TSUI SING LAU PAGODA

Approximate age: 650 years

Hong Kong’s only surviving ancient pagoda, Tsui Sing Lau is close to Tin Shui Wai MTR station (exit E3) in Ping Shan. The threestorey hexagonal pagoda is made of mud bricks and granite and dates to the Ming Dynasty (13681644); historians believe it used to be seven stories tall.

Walk along the Ping Shan Heritage Trail (1.6km) and you’ll also come across the 700-year-old Tang Ancestral Hall, whose timbers are carved with auspicious motifs, as well as some centuries-old study halls, where budding officials took public examinations.