History
Fanling Wai is the centre of the Pang Clan who arrived in Hong Kong late in the Song Dynasty. The wai (walled village) was constructed in the Wanli (1572–1620) reign of the Ming Dynasty. Pang Kwei (彭桂) was the founding ancestor of the Pang Clan who went to Lung Shan (龍山), now known as Lung Yeuk Tau of Fanling from Dongguan in 1190. He then moved to Fan Leng Lau in 1220 and established a village over there. As the population of the clan increased, they moved westward to settle in Fanling Wai and other places.
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