Muk Wu Village () is a Punti walled village in Ta Kwu Ling, in the north of the New Territories across the Man Kam To border crossing point in Hong Kong. Before 4 January 2016, it was inaccessible to non-permit holders (see Closed Area Permit). These were obtained in Fanling, Sheung Shui Closed Area Permit police station. As the name suggests, originally the village had fertile land with trees and streams derived from the Chinese characters: "wood" (); "lake" (). This name derived from the location on the northern periphery right next to the border fence; the Shenzhen River is only a few feet away. Administration Muk Wu is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the villages represented within the Ta Kwu Ling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Muk Wu is part of the Sha Ta constituency, which is currently represented by Ko Wai-kei. Features The village road meanders down into the village court and main door. This gate tower and stone floor has the original Qing dynasty design; a few houses have been unoccupied. Within the village there also stands a Tin Hau Temple, village hall (sun teng) or shrine and several Ancestral rooms (xi fong). The temple is decorated and very well kept by the villagers. It was built around 1912-1913. It is located about 50 metres away left as one faces the village door. Man-made water wells are plentiful but the main one where most villagers used to draw water from is large in comparison. Its disuse came about when alternative means of transporting water was sought. Efficient and effective land cultivation was of prime importance and therefore improvements of water pipe systems obviously meant that they no longer had to depend on it. Going through the village gate tower straight down the narrow lane is a derelict building called the village hall (shrine). This building was used for worshiping of idols, wedding receptions, birth ancestral registrations and village gatherings. The two walled partitions can clearly be identified and one half was once used as a school. Ancestral rooms look similar to residential houses from the outside but the presence of idols and offerings is a common feature. There have been archeological finds of ancient kilns unearthed in Muk Wu; details of this can be found in the Hong Kong Museum of History. The famous Muk Wu pumping