Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery

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Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery is a major public burial ground in Hong Kong, known as one of the territory’s largest and most prominent cemeteries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf burial ground
cemetery
public cemetery
accessibleBy bus
minibus
country Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong
district North District NERFINISHED
governedBy Cemeteries and Crematoria regulation of Hong Kong
hasAdjacentFacility Wo Hop Shek Columbarium NERFINISHED
Wo Hop Shek Crematorium NERFINISHED
hasBurialType earth burial
grave burial
hasCategory Cemeteries in Hong Kong
North District, Hong Kong NERFINISHED
Public cemeteries
hasCulturalContext Chinese folk religion
ancestor veneration
hasLanguageOfGravestones Chinese
English
hasNotableFeature Chinese-style grave designs
ancestral graves
extensive grave plots
large hillside burial terraces
hasTransportationAccess Wo Hop Shek Public Transport Interchange NERFINISHED
hasType Chinese permanent cemetery
Chinese public cemetery
isImportantFor Chinese traditional burial customs in Hong Kong
observance of Ching Ming Festival
observance of Chung Yeung Festival
isKnownAs Wo Hop Shek Cemetery NERFINISHED
isKnownFor being one of the largest public cemeteries in Hong Kong
high concentration of graves on terraced hillsides
isMajorCemeteryIn Hong Kong NERFINISHED
isOneOfLargestCemeteriesIn Hong Kong NERFINISHED
isPublic true
isSubjectOf Hong Kong government cemetery management policies
location Wo Hop Shek NERFINISHED
near Fanling NERFINISHED
Sheung Shui NERFINISHED
operator Food and Environmental Hygiene Department NERFINISHED
ownedBy Government of Hong Kong NERFINISHED
region New Territories NERFINISHED
servesPopulationOf Hong Kong residents
usedFor ancestral worship
burial
interment of human remains

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Fanling hasCemetery Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery
Juan Luna burialPlace Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery
this entity surface form: Hong Kong Cemetery (remains later transferred to the Philippines)