San Wai (Ha Tsuen)
San Wai
Chinese: 新圍 | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Yeung Hau Temple (楊侯古廟) in San Wai. | |
  San Wai | |
| Coordinates: 22°27′06″N 113°59′26″E / 22.451724°N 113.990628°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) |
San Wai (Chinese: 新圍) is a walled village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration
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San Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] For electoral purposes, San Wai is part of the Ha Tsuen constituency.
History
[edit]The village was originally called San Hing Wai (新慶圍)[2]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of San Wai was 487. The number of males was 215.[3]
Features
[edit]The Yeung Hau Temple of San Wai, also called the Sai Tau Miu (西頭廟; 'the western temple'),[4] was renovated in 1901. It serves as the social venue which plays the dual roles as a temple and an ancestral hall of San Wai. Basin meal feasts are organized in front of the Temple during Yeung Hau Festival and Lunar New Year.[5]
Shi Wang Study Hall (士宏書室), also transliterated as Sze Wang Study Hall.
See also
[edit]- Walled villages of Hong Kong
- Hong Mei Tsuen, Lo Uk Tsuen, Sik Kong Tsuen: adjacent villages
- Sik Kong Wai, Tseung Kong Wai: nearby walled villages
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yeung Hau Temple, San Wai, Ha Tsuen
- ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 78. ISSN 1991-7295.
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yeung Hau Temple, San Wai, Ha Tsuen
- ^ Brief Information on proposed Grade Nil Items. Item #1415
External links
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- Delineation of area of existing village San Wai (Ha Tsuen) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Shi Wang Study Hall, No. 124 San Wai, Ha Tsuen Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yau Sin Study Hall, San Wai, Ha Tsuen Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of Yeung Hau Temple, San Wai, Ha Tsuen
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Entrance Gate, San Wai, Ha Tsuen Pictures
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