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MA WAN RURAL COMMITTEE 馬灣鄉事委員會-馬灣村公所
Hong Kong

馬灣大街舊村 戀戀昔日漁村情 沿淺石灘綑邊行或原路離開,回到原來的大路繼續走,不久抵達馬灣大街舊村。這裏原是一條淳樸的漁村,現時大部分居民已搬遷至新的大街村。整條村差不多已人去樓空,只留下殘垣斷壁;但仔細尋找,不難發現昔日居民留下的生活痕跡;部分樹木已與磚石融為一體,瀰漫著神秘的氣氛。  戲肉是村內一間臨海的天后廟,建於嘉慶年間( 1796 - 1820 年 ),據說還是港版「海賊王」張保仔所建,現在仍香火鼎盛。每年 7 至 8 月,對出空地會布滿木架,看見居民在上面曬蝦膏,散發出陣陣鹹蝦味和海水味,還有那濃濃的傳統漁村風味,絲毫沒有褪色。一場到來,不妨到附近小店買樽蝦膏回家。  沿海邊往前走不久,便抵達馬灣舊碼頭,曾經有街渡往來深井。從碼頭可看到破落的舊村,和一格一格的魚排;背景卻是壯闊的青馬及汀九橋,以及一幢幢新的豪宅,形成新舊交錯的奇特風景。  碼頭後是已空置的馬灣文化康樂中心、格格不入的海豚銀像,以及馬灣大街村公所。附近就是著名的「九龍關」石碑。九龍關是早於 1868 年由清廷建立,用來檢查往來船隻,打擊走私活動。關口已經不在,現時只留下「九龍關」及「借地七英尺」兩塊碑石。  另外,在岬角盡處,可見到一塊刻有「喃無阿彌陀佛」六個大字的石碑。傳說當年汲水門(前名「急水門」)海峽因水流湍急,船隻經常發生意外,鄉民請高僧作法,分別在馬灣馬角咀、龍蝦灣及大嶼山豎立三塊「鎮流碑」,並將海峽改名為汲水門,自此意外果真減少了。

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Tags: ma wan rural committee; 馬灣鄉事委員會; 馬灣村公所
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