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Before the fall

Updated: 2016-01-26 08:15

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Just before it is demolished for redevelopment, Parker Zheng captures snapshots of Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen, HK's last remaining walled village in Kowloon.

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The name of the village is half-hidden under unchecked growth of branches. Photos By Parker Zheng / China Daily

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A worshipper appears in the archway leading to Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen after a visit to the Tin Hau Temple inside the village.

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A list of donors who funded the reconstruction of the Tin Hau Temple in old days.

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Two people bid goodbye to an ancient structure that will be demolished quite soon.

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Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen, with a history of around 600 years, had co-existed with the modernized metropolitan city of Hong Kong, until now.

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A woman goes about doing the daily chores a few days before the wrecking ball comes down on the existing structures in the village.

(HK Edition 01/26/2016 page11)