Tseung Kong Wai
Tseung Kong Wai
Chinese: 祥降圍 | |
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Village | |
 Tseung Kong Wai. | |
  Tseung Kong Wai | |
| Coordinates: 22°27′01″N 113°59′16″E / 22.450331°N 113.987727°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
| District | Yuen Long District |
| Area | Ha Tsuen |
| Time zone | UTC+8:00 (HKT) |
Tseung Kong Wai (Chinese: 祥降圍) aka. Lo Wai (老圍), formerly Sai Tau Lei (西頭里),[1][2] is a walled village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration[edit]
Tseung Kong Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[3]
History[edit]
During the Hungwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, two members of Tang clans in Kam Tin left for Ha Tsuen as they saw the potentials of this place as markets and places of producing fish and salt. These two members of Tang clans, Tang Hung Wai and Tang Hung Chih, built two villages there.[4] The two villages are Tseung Kong Wai (formerly Sai Tau Lei) and Tung Tau Tsuen (東頭村, formerly Tung Tau Lei).[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Tseung Kong Wai
- ^ "Ha Tsuen Tang Clan's Historic Building compound". Hulu Culture.
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Fung Chi Ming. 1996. Yuen Long Historical Relics and Monument. Yuen Long District Board.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Tung Tau Tsuen
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tseung Kong Wai.
- Delineation of area of existing village Tseung Kong Wai (Pha Tsuen) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Webpage about Tseung Kong Wai
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