Shan Pui Tsuen
Shan Pui Tsuen (Chinese: 山背村) is a village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration[]
For electoral purposes, Shan Pui Tsuen is located in the Shap Pat Heung North constituency of the Yuen Long District Council. It is currently represented by Shum Ho-kit, who was elected in the 2019 elections.[1][2]
Geography[]
Shan Pui Tsuen is located north of a hill separating it from Yuen Long Kau Hui. A small boat near the village entrance serves as a ferry across the Kam Tin River towards Nam Sang Wai in the north.[3]
History[]
Shan Pui Tsuen was founded by Lam Siu-yuen (林兆元), a 13th generation member of the Lam Clan, who moved from Tai Wai Tsuen some 200 years ago.[4] Historically, the village was facing a large piece of fishing ponds.[5]
Shan Pui Tsuen is part of the Tung Tau alliance (東頭約)[6] or "Joint Meeting Group of Seven Villages", together with Nam Pin Wai, Tung Tau Tsuen, Choi Uk Tsuen, Ying Lung Wai, Wong Uk Tsuen and Tai Wai Tsuen.[7] The Yi Shing Temple in Wong Uk Tsuen is an alliance temple of the Tung Tau Alliance.[6]
Features[]
Lam Ancestral Hall (林氏家祠), located at No. 157 Shan Pui Tsuen, in the eastern part of the village,[5] was probably built in the 19th century.[8] The building was used as the classrooms of a school for teaching village children in the 1930s-1960s, and as classrooms of a kindergarten in 1967–1968.[4]
Several old residential houses in the village are Qing vernacular buildings and are considered to have built heritage value.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ thaiworldview.com - Shan Pui Tsuen
- ^ a b Brief Information on No Grade Items, pp.455-456 Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Brief Information on Proposed Grade III Items, p.447 Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yi Shing Temple, Wong Uk Tsuen
- ^ Press Release: "Property development projects at Nam Cheong and Yuen Long Stations", May 13, 2009
- ^ Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.1335 Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Brief Information on Proposed Grade III Items Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
External links[]
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Coordinates: 22°27′10″N 114°02���14″E / 22.45271°N 114.037195°E
- Villages in Hong Kong
- Shap Pat Heung