In Love with Tiu Keng Leng: stories of 20 villagers

To many Hong Kong people, Tiu Keng Leng is just another MTR station in the city among a hundred others. But for those born and raised there, it carries many precious memories of their lives, which are closely relaed to the modern Chinese history. Shortly after the Japanese occupation in 1945, the Chinese Civil War broke out. To escape the war, many compatriots went south to Hong Kong, including many officials and soldiers of the Nationalist government. They might not have expected to set foot on Tiu Keng Leng and eventually call it their home. With Hong Kong's handover to China in 1997, Tiu Keng Leng faced the fate of being demolished, and its resident were resettled in different communities. Today's Tiu Keng Leng is a residential area with high-rise buildings. Little did people know that this community has its unique historical background and way of life, especially how its people built their own homes with little means on this barren land. It would not be an exaggeration to call them the pioneers of the "Lion Rock Spirit". With the twenty stories in this book, we can savor the emotional words and appreciate the life of the people in the past; we can also look closely at the fading photos to re-create the past of Tiu Keng Leng.