Tong Yan San Tsuen
Tong Yan San Tsuen (Chinese: 唐人新村) is a village in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration[]
Tong Yan San Tsuen is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tong Yan San Tsuen is part of the Ping Shan South constituency, which was formerly represented by Leung Tak-ming until July 2021.[1][2]
History[]
The village was established by Tong Hung-ki (唐鴻基) in 1932 and was settled by the Lam (林) and Tong (唐) families from Zhongshan, in Guangdong province. After World War II, it was inhabited by immigrants from mainland China, with most of them speaking a Shanghai dialect.[3]
Features[]
There is a Yeung Hau Temple in Tong Yan San Tsuen. It was built in 1711.[3] The temple is listed as a Grade III historic building.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yeung Hau Temple, Tong Yan San Tsuen
- ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
External links[]
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- Delineation of area of existing village Tong Yan San Tsuen (I) (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Delineation of area of existing village Tong Yan San Tsuen (II) (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Delineation of area of existing village Tong Yan San Tsuen (III) (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of the Yeung Hau Temple
Coordinates: 22°26′06″N 114°00′37″E / 22.43508°N 114.010241°E
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