San Wai (Ha Tsuen)
San Wai (Chinese: 新圍) is a walled village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Shi Wang Study Hall in San Wai (Ha Tsuen)
Administration
San Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] For electoral purposes, San Wai is part of the Ha Tsuen constituency.
History
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of San Wai was 487. The number of males was 215.[2]
Features
The Yeung Hau Temple of San Wai, also called the Sai Tau Miu (西頭廟; 'the western temple'),[3] was renovated in 1901. It serves as the social venue which plays the dual roles as a temple and an ancestral hall of San Wai. Basin meal feasts are organized in front of the Temple during Yeung Hau Festival and Lunar New Year.[4]
References
- "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- 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.
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yeung Hau Temple, San Wai, Ha Tsuen
- Brief Information on proposed Grade Nil Items. Item #1415
External links
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- Delineation of area of existing village San Wai (Ha Tsuen) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. San Wai (Ha Tsuen)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of Yeung Hau Temple, San Wai, Ha Tsuen
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