An alleyway inside the village

roof detail on the Tang ancestral hall

inside the study hall

The study hall- entrance way

The pagoda

Ping Shan Heritage Trail

OK , so I feel rather ashamed to say that in all time  we have lived in Hong Kong we have not ever visited this beautiful, picturesque and peaceful little village in the New territories. The photo opportunities are endless, in the hours that Odila and I spent wandering the heritage trail I took almost 200 shots. This will definitely be a place to take the children on a weekend outing before it gets too warm. There is no way I can share with you the multitude of pictures so I will just have to choose a few favourites. For those of you who live in HK, I urge you,  please go and explore this lovely little village. There is a 600 year old pagoda and a 700 year old Tang clan ancestral hall.  A beautiful old colonial style 2 storey police station has been converted into a museum with artefacts from the Tang clan including documents from before the British colonisation as well as Japanese occupation documents.  There is a beautiful bridal sedan chair cabinet  and bridal picnic boxes on display. Definitely worth a visit, to appreciate the old HK instead of the high rise concrete jungle of  modern day HK Island that is our daily life. 

Speed racers of a different kind!

OK, so turn back the clock a little here, Beijing, October 2008, just wanted to share the boys fun and games with you all. 

Speed racing of an entirely different kind. 

The journalling reads.......

Risky ?? Maybe

Lots of fun?? Definitely

OK, so every now and then we are faced with decisions , in this increasingly "cautious" world. Play it safe or take a chance and enjoy the moment.

This was one of those moments when I decided to let boys be boys!

Riley and Callum had the very best time playing catch with the rickshaw driver behind them, racing through the streets of a Hutong in old Beijing. He loved playing cat and mouse, speeding up and encouraging them to reach out to him. We weren't going fast although I guess the potential was there for a nasty spill. Still, the looks on those faces, the joy, living life.......so worth the chance !!!