跑遊元朗八鄉 (5) - 金錢圍江夏圍

第三次跑遊才成功找到八鄉江夏圍,硬要去尋訪,一來要完成跑遊金錢圍一篇文章,二來對「江夏」為名的建築物有一份情意結,因為江夏正是黃氏郡望,一看就知道江夏圍主人姓黃的,跟我一樣的姓氏。

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↑ 網絡(香港掌故之元朗 – Our Dj 討論區)上的江夏圍舊照片

新五月花

從元朗跑到八鄉金錢圍的分叉路靠金水南路走,就會看到江夏圍的門樓,門樓寫上「江夏圍」大字,兩旁大門聯「秀山環抱、俊傑超群」,大門上殘留著破鐵閘,印著「新五月花園藝有限公司」。

「江夏」二字,其實直指黃姓氏族,江夏實為湖北安陸的江夏郡,一直以來,江夏成為黄姓的郡望,要說夏春秋年代,潢川地區建有「黃國」,黃國國君延續繁衍了1500年之久,其後被楚國所滅 (公元前648年),黃氏族人逃亡至湖南湖北一帶,其中一支遷至楚都郢 (後被稱為「江陵黄氏」),還一支人遷至江夏安陸 (今湖北雲夢縣東南一帶),後來發展成漢魏之世中著名之「江夏黄氏」。就算在元朗區中,有橫洲江夏堂、八鄉江夏圍、大生圍江夏樓等

江夏圍早已荒廢,據村民講述,江夏圍已經賣出給建築商等待發展。從公司註冊處找到一家新五月花園藝有限公司 ( New May Landscape Ltd),地址是錦田錦上路中段江夏圍,這家公司由江夏圍黃氏於八十年代成立。

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↑ 江夏圍的門樓,門樓寫上「江夏圍」大字

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↑ 江夏圍主樓

歷史建築物

從江夏圍門樓進入,頓時看到另一個景貌,眼前是雜草叢生的花園,右方一幢單幢式樓房,左方一幢被舖上鐵皮的客家大宅,估不到裡頭有這樣子的客家大宅,不過場面混亂得有點像野戰場。

而這三幢建築物,江夏圍門樓、工人宿舍和主樓,正是八鄉其中三個歷史性建築物。

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↑ 江夏圍工人宿舍 (右) 及主樓 (左)

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↑ 工人宿舍「瑞寓」

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↑ 從主樓看工人宿舍

源遠堂

走到主樓正門,仍然看到保存良好的正門裝飾,石門框刻有「福祿」二字和象徵吉祥的飾紋,門上有一對獅子石雕,看到石獅子就想起另一幢元朗客家圍龍大屋蔭華廬,源遠堂門匾刻上「源遠堂」和兩旁門聯「源思相澤、遠樹家風」,所謂源遠綿長,正表達了傳統客家人的思想。

大門兩側有西洋柱狀裝飾,外牆有金錢狀的透窗,這幢「源遠堂」的規模也不少,好比崇正新村的客家大宅「慎遠堂」和逢吉鄉上將府等。相信昔日源遠堂裝潢華麗,當年主樓前面有一個蓮花塘及魚塘,魚塘旁並建了兩個精緻的鳥塔,不過魚塘後來給園藝公司填平使用。

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↑ 江夏圍主樓源遠堂

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↑ 外牆有金錢狀的透窗

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↑ 相信昔日源遠堂裝潢華麗,當年主樓前面有一個蓮花塘及魚塘,魚塘旁並建了四個精緻的鳥塔,不過魚塘後來給園藝公司填平使用。

新精美

主樓走廊天花還可以看到西洋石雕園案,不過外牆早已被挖出幾個大門和破洞,大宅內外滿佈發泡膠粒,可以追溯到大宅前身是「新精美發泡膠廠有限公司」,香港有一家同名稱的私人公司 New Perfect Polyfoam Factory Ltd,於 1980 年成立,後來於 2007年解散。相信江夏圍主樓內剩餘的發泡膠粒,隨著新精美解散,而成為了這幢江夏圍近年來的長期住客。

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↑ 大宅內外滿佈發泡膠粒

江夏圍

談歷史,「江夏圍」建於 1933-1936 年,屬於客家建築特色,梅縣籍屋主黃仿僑是著名黃金商人,向鄧氏買入吳家村旁的土地興建大屋,既然不是圍村,亦毫不客氣地稱之為「圍」,顯出屋主的豪氣。大屋內曾經同時住上二十人,而大宅的工人是金錢圍的村民。日佔時期 1941 年,江夏圍主樓借給八鄉同益學堂作為臨時校舍,後來因為元朗凹頭警署被日軍破壞,江夏圍又被暫作為臨時警署直至 1953年。戰後 1963 年開始,黃氏先後將花園及主樓陸續改建成廠房,客家大宅原貌亦受到破壞。

80年代,黃仿僑的孫兒移民到海外,黃瑞麟居住在江夏圍「瑞寓」,直至 1997 年整個物業出售予發展商。

江夏圍靠近錦田河,環境幽美,跑遊至此會令人感嘆元朗區又有一幢如此大宅被荒廢,正如其他歷史建築 東頭圍娛苑大旗嶺村筱廬蔭華廬都面對著同一命運,古宅被空置任由風吹雨打,當建築物日久失修,失去保存價值的時候,將會被重建成別墅式豪宅出售。

事實上這一區正會面對新發展的衝擊,恒基已獲准在江夏圍一帶發展17座千餘方呎兩層高低密度洋房,還有獨立會所,很難想像江夏圍這一個門樓還能夠迄立多久。

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↑ 江夏圍外精緻的圍牆

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↑ 江夏圍花園一角

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15 Responses

  1. Emi says:

    Hi. This used to be my home. I think I am the 23 rd generation of this Wong family. My grandfather is Wong shui lan. Our family now live in Sydney Australia. Great research. Half of the stuff I don’t even know. Thank you. Emi Wong

  2. terewong says:

    @Emi So great to meet you here! Do you have any story or photo can share with me about 江夏圍,my family is also from 江夏黃 that is why I like all the 江夏 buildings in Yuen Long or even Hong kong.

  3. Emi Wong says:

    Hello. I didn’t know you replied to my comments. I do have so photos. Email me and I will send some to you. Did our family know each other. I was talking to my cousin today that’s why I revisited this site. Regards Emi

  4. Kelvin Wong says:

    Woo… I born in this place too, but I don’t know much about the background and the history. And yes you are corrected, my dad told me there was a fountain in front of the main house long time ago.

  5. terewong says:

    @Kelvin thanks for your sharing and may I ask when did you live in 江夏圍 ?

  6. A says:

    Should be 黄彷僑 not 黃廣僑
    And there is no 水池but had a very big 蓮花塘and a big 魚塘 with garden beside the 人工魚塘 and with 4 big birds house surrounded the big pond!

  7. Allen Wong says:

    Hi Tere,

    New May landscaping is owned by two good Brother Wong family.

    One of them is my father.

    Both Brother is the sons of Mr Wong owned the property previously.

    I hope this answer your query.

  8. terewong says:

    Thanks A, thanks a lot, I can imagine that the scene was so beautiful there

  9. terewong says:

    @Allen Thanks for your comment, may I ask if you have any old photo and more stories about this house.

  10. terewong says:

    A 請問,一般說「江夏圍大宅屬於著名黃金商人黃廣僑,育有黃德麟及黃瑞麟兩名兒子」,依你所指,黃廣僑應該是黃彷僑嗎

  11. Allen Wong says:

    Hi A,

    May I ask who r u?

  12. Wes says:

    Like the stories and history here.

  13. terewong says:

    @Crystal 謝謝你的分享,江夏圍裡面仍然留下不少珍貴的文物,跟屋主有關的物件

  14. Vincent says:

    Hello. Thank you for your information.
    I am interested about the history of 八鄉同益學堂. Do you know when did the school move in and move out from 江廈圍? Thanks

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