Kuk Po, a 300-year-old village in Hong Kong, is experiencing a surge in tourism as visitors seek a tranquil escape from the city's hustle and bustle. Once a thriving Hakka community, the village was largely abandoned in recent decades, but Hong Kong's government is promoting off-the-beaten-path destinations, making Kuk Po more accessible via speedboat.
Tourists in Hong Kong are flocking to the 300-year-old village of Kuk Po, whose decaying mansions and reed fields offer a respite from the city’s famously frenetic pace.
On a recent January weekend, tourists thronged to the village’s picturesque sights, surrounded on three sides by gentle valleys. She started welcoming visitors into her family’s two-storey ancestral home – built nearly a century ago – in 2022. The Hakka – whose name means “guest people” – are known for their long history of migration and transformed Kuk Po into a market town, though its numbers dwindled after Hong Kong urbanised in the 1960s.
The Hong Kong government hopes eco-tours can promote nature conservation while generating cash for the city. Kuk Po was among the rural townships listed in a tourism policy blueprint in December.
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