Kiu Tau Wai
Kiu Tau Wai (Chinese: 橋頭圍) is a walled village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration[]
Kiu Tau Wai is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee.
History[]
Kiu Tau Wai is one of the three wais (walled villages) and six tsuens (villages) established by the Tang Clan of Ping Shan, namely: Sheung Cheung Wai, Kiu Tau Wai, Fui Sha Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen, Hang Mei Tsuen, Tong Fong Tsuen, San Tsuen, Hung Uk Tsuen and San Hei Tsuen.[1]
In 1911, Kiu Tau Wai's population was 152. The number of males was 71.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
- ^ 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.
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- Delineation of area of existing village Kiu Tau Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Kiu Tau Wai
- Webpage about Kiu Tau Wai (in Chinese)
- Pictures of Kiu Tau Wai
- Pictures of the Kiu Tau Wai Da Jiu Festival
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Coordinates: 22°26′35″N 114°00′15″E / 22.443011°N 114.004257°E
Categories:
- Walled villages of Hong Kong
- Ping Shan
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