San Wai (Ha Tsuen)
San Wai (Chinese: 新圍) is a walled village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration[]
For electoral purposes, San Wai is part of the Ha Tsuen constituency.
Features[]
The Yeung Hau Temple of San Wai, also called the Sai Tau Miu (西頭廟; 'the western temple'),[1] 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.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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 and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. San Wai (Ha Tsuen)
Coordinates: 22°27′06″N 113°59′26″E / 22.451724°N 113.990628°E
Categories:
- Walled villages of Hong Kong
- Ha Tsuen
- Hong Kong geography stubs