San Wai (North District)
San Wai | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 新圍 | ||||||||
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Kun Lung Wai | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 覲龍圍 | ||||||||
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San Wai (Chinese: 新圍), also called Kun Lung Wai (覲龍圍), is a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong. It is one of the Five Wai (walled villages) and Six Tsuen (villages) in Lung Yeuk Tau.[1]
Administration[]
San Wai is one of the villages represented within the Fanling District Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, San Wai is part of the Queen's Hill constituency, which is currently represented by Law Ting-tak.[2][3]
Conservation[]
San Wai is located along the Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail.[4] The gate tower of San Wai is a declared monument since 1988,[5] while the enclosing walls and watch towers are declared monuments since 1993.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail: San Wai
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared monuments of Hong Kong. Kun Lung Gate Tower
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared monuments of Hong Kong. Enclosing Walls and Corner Watch Towers of Kun Lung Wai
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Wai. |
- Delineation of area of existing village Lung Yeuk Tau (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) (includes San Wai)
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Kun Lung Wai
Coordinates: 22°30′26″N 114°08′55″E / 22.50717°N 114.14872°E
Categories:
- Walled villages of Hong Kong
- Declared monuments of Hong Kong
- Lung Yeuk Tau
- Hong Kong geography stubs