Nam Wai

Nam Wai (Chinese: 南圍) is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.

Yau ancestral hall in Nam Wai.
Nam Wai on the "Map of the San-On District" by Simeone Volonteri (1866).
Tin Hau Temple in Nam Wai.

Administration

Nam Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

History

Nam Wai is a village of the Shing (成) and Yau (邱) clans, established during the 18th century. It appears on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by Simeone Volonteri.[2]

See also

References
  1. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. Hill, Ronald D. (1985). "Fragments and speculations: the walled villages of Hong Kong". Journal of the Hong Kong Archaeological Society. Hong Kong Archaeological Society. 11: 25-38. OCLC 02465191.
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