Tai Wai Tsuen (Yuen Long District)
Tai Wai Tsuen (Chinese: 大圍村) is a walled village in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration[]
For electoral purposes, Tai Wai 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]
History[]
Tai Wai Tsuen was founded by the Wong clan and the Choi clan around the early 16th century.[3]
Tai Wai Tsuen is part of the Tung Tau alliance (東頭約)[4] or "Joint Meeting Group of Seven Villages", together with Nam Pin Wai, Tung Tau Tsuen, Choi Uk Tsuen, Ying Lung Wai, Shan Pui Tsuen and Wong Uk Tsuen.[5] The Yi Shing Temple in Wong Uk Tsuen is an alliance temple of the Tung Tau Alliance.[4]
See also[]
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.
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Entrance Gate, Tai Wai Tsuen, Yuen Long
- ^ 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
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- Delineation of area of existing village Tai Wai (Shap Pat Heung) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Pictures of the entrance gate of Tai Wai Tsuen
Coordinates: 22°26′49″N 114°02′16″E / 22.447055°N 114.03767°E
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