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Feng Shui Woods of Hong Kong / South China
Behind Hakka/Punti villages, Hong Kong & Guangdong
China
Active (many neglected)
Regional cluster
- Location
- Behind Hakka/Punti villages, Hong Kong & Guangdong
- Coordinates
- ~22.4°N 114.1°E
- Elevation
- Mostly lowland (<100 m)
- Size
- 600 m² (Wong Chuk Yeung) to ~6 ha (Shing Mun)
- Age / Founded
- >300 years (some >600 years)
- Status
- Active (many neglected)
- Deity & Religion
- Geomancy (feng shui); Chinese folk belief
- Community & Guardians
- Hakka & Punti village communities
- Vernacular name
- Fung shui wood (fengshui forest)
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Geomantic protection behind villages; typhoon shelter, water/fuel/food; taboo-protected
Plant species
Oldest remnant subtropical forest; Endospermum chinense, Schima superba; Mui Tsz Lam has 72 indicator species
Biome & fauna
South China subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest
Threats & protection
Shielded from war/urbanization by taboo; now threatened by neglect & development
Source
HK Herbarium — Overview of Fung Shui Woods; HKFP 2025