燈火傳千年——話說香港新界五大族

在香港新界，居住著約80萬原居民。其中，鄧氏、文氏、廖氏、侯氏、彭氏因人口和土地較多，被稱為「五大家族」。宋朝時期，這五大族先後從江西、福建、廣東遷居新界一帶，世代在這片土地上繁衍生息。1898年英國強行租借新界後，五大族曾奮起反抗。儘管經歷百年的殖民統治和現代化洗禮，新界鄉村至今仍保留著濃厚的中華傳統文化，成為香港一道獨特文化景觀。節目通過實地拍攝和採訪，介紹作為新界原民代表的「五大家族」的歷史與現狀。

The New Territories of Hong Kong houses about 800,000 indigenous residents. Among them, the Tang, Man, Liu, Hau, and Pang families, known as the 'Five Great Clans,' make up a larger population and own more land than the other residents. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, these five clans successively migrated from Jiangxi, Fujian, and Guangdong to settle in the New Territories, where they have thrived for generations. After 1898 when the British forced the lease of the New Territories, the 'Five Great Clans' led the local villagers in resistance and fought a six-day war known as the 'Six-Day War' against British rule. Despite enduring a century of colonial rule, the rural areas of the New Territories still retain a solid traditional Chinese culture, becoming a unique cultural landscape in Hong Kong. Through on-site filming and interviews, this documentary introduces the past and present perspectives of the 'Five Great Clans' as representatives of the indigenous people in the New Territories.