{"id":31409,"date":"2016-09-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/discover-historic-hong-kong-the-ping-shan-heritage-trail\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T20:37:07","slug":"hongkong-ping-shan-heritage-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/en\/hongkong-ping-shan-heritage-trail\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover historic Hong Kong: the Ping Shan Heritage Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who sees the impressive skyline of Hong Kong<\/strong><\/a> sees a large modern city full of skyscrapers. But behind that gray facade is more: old colonial villages where you imagine yourself in the historic Far East. Hiking trails take you back into Hong Kong’s history. We hiked the Ping Shan Heritage Trail and literally discovered the other side of this city. Read on and let Hong Kong amaze you once again!<\/p>\n

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Hong Kong Ping Shan Heritage Trail: discover history in the New Territories<\/h2>\n

The Ping Shan Heritage Trail is a walk through Hong Kong’s history, where you will pass temples, ancient quarters and a walled village. The trail is between 1 and 2 kilometers long, depending on how you walk and whether you want to see everything. Because of its location in the New Territories in the northwest of Hong Kong, you will literally see the other side of the city on this hike. During the heritage trail, you can visit 12 historic buildings and a museum, all dedicated to the powerful Tang family: the discoverers of this 500-year-old village and the first immigrants to settle in Hong Kong. In 1993, this first heritage trail opened in Hong Kong. How do you get to the trail?<\/strong> Take the subway and get off at Ping Shan Station (start trail: Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery Visitors Centre) or at West Rail Tin Shui Wai (start trail: Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda). All sights along the heritage trail are free<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t