Yi Tai Study Hall,
Shui Tau Village

According to local legends, Yi Tai Study Hall was built towards the end of
Daoguang reign (1821-1850) to accommodate the two immortals,
Man Cheong and Kwan Tai (literary and martial gods respectively).
Both were originally worshipped in a fung shui pagoda erected nearby to boost
scholarship but the pagoda was later demolished.

Subsequently, a group of 16 local scholar-gentry formed a society called
the Tang Yi Tai Wui (The Tang Society of the Two Immortals) for
the construction and operation of a new study hall which was named Yi Tai
Study Hall, i.e. study hall of the two immortals. The building was built purely
for use as a study hall and its architecture is therefore simple and functional.
Restoration work was completed in 1994. The building was declared
a monument in June 1992 and is now open to the public.

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