Hang Tau Tsuen (Chinese: 坑頭村) is a village in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. It is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.
Administration edit
Hang Tau Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
History edit
Hang Tau Tsuen is one of the three wais (walled villages) and six tsuens (villages) established by the Tang Clan of Ping Shan, namely: Sheung Cheung Wai, Kiu Tau Wai, Fui Sha Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen, Hang Mei Tsuen, Tong Fong Tsuen, San Tsuen, Hung Uk Tsuen and San Hei Tsuen.[2]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Hang Tau was 394. The number of males was 171.[3]
References edit
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
- ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 78. ISSN 1991-7295.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hang Tau Tsuen.
- Delineation of area of existing village Hang Tau Tsuen (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Hang Tau Tsuen
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yeung Hau Temple, Sheung Cheung Wai, Ping Shan Pictures
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Yan Tun Kong Study Hall
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Nos. 89 and 124 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. No. 99 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. No. 55 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Ng Kwai Tong, No. 1 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan Pictures
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