So Lo Pun
So Lo Pun (鎖羅盆) is a village in the northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong, within the Plover Cove Country Park. It is located northwest of Lai Chi Wo and northeast of Kuk Po.
The village was once the home of generations of the Wong family. Recorded history suggests that after migrating movement in a south easterly direction (supposedly from, what is now, Mainland China), the name Wong Wai Hing was an early settler and founding forefather of So Lo Pun village. Other early settler's are Tsu Kim Gong; Sing Lueng Gong; Yuk Chung Gong; Si Yuen Gong. (Gong meaning forefather in the Hakka Language). These people lived circa 872 AD.
Today, the village is now derelict and is uninhabited. Descendants have either emigrated abroad or have relocated elsewhere, for example, to Hong Kong City.
The closest researched descendants of the So Lo Pun village are as follows: Si Chow Gong; Tsip Yuen Gong; Chun Kee Gong; Yuk Man Gong; Si Tak Gong; Yuk Choi Gong (all deceased).
According to urban legend, the village is haunted.[1] Hikers have also reported that compasses tend to stop working when they enter the village area, leading to the village being dubbed 'So Lo Pun', which in Chinese literally means that 'the compass is locked'.
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Coordinates: 22°32′13″N 114°15′11″E / 22.5369°N 114.253°E