San Tin
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San Tin (Chinese: 新田; lit. 'new fields'), or San Tin Heung (新田鄉), is an area located near Lok Ma Chau in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The area is not one of Hong Kong's highly urbanised areas due to the historical marshland of the area meaning the major population centres of the area comprises of 9 villages. San Tin Interchange connects the New Territories Circular Road with a road to the border at nearby Shenzhen in mainland China. Administratively part of Yuen Long District, San Tin in this instance should not be confused with San Tin village in Tai Wai also in Hong Kong.
History
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The area was largely settled and inhabited by the clan with surname Man (文). According to their genealogical document, they are the descendants of the second cousin of folk hero Man Tin Cheung from the late Song Dynasty. Their ancestors came to Hong Kong with the young emperors to flee from Mongolian invaders.
Geography
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The area was originally marshland and not suitable for cultivation; few people lived in the area. The Man clan decided to settle in the area in the 15th century. They dried the marshes and gradually filled them with soil, turning them into 800 hectare of rice paddies. This is reflected by the name San Tin, which means new fields.
Administration
Subdivisions
The San Tin areas are divided into nine villages within the area most notable areas are Wing Ping Tsuen (永平村), which is close to the Tai Fu Tai Mansion, and Fan Tin Tsuen (蕃田村).
Governance
San Tin constituency (Chinese: 新田) is one of the 31 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong. The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years. San Tin constituency is loosely based on San Tin, Mai Po, Ngau Tam Mei and Nam Sang Wai with estimated population of 20,990.[1]
Transport
Road
San Tin Highway
San Tin Highway (Chinese: 新田公路; pinyin: Xīntián Gōnglù; Cantonese Yale: san1 tin4 gung1 lou6) is an expressway in North-Western New Territories of Hong Kong, leading off Fanling Highway near San Tin village and connects the Tsing Long Highway and the Yuen Long Highway north of Au Tau, near the new town of Yuen Long. It is also part of Route 9. The road was completed between 1991 and 1993. The speed limit of the expressway is 100 km/h.
The intersection between San Tin Highway and Fanling Highway is the San Tin Interchange which joins the Sam Sham Road to Lok Ma Chau. It connects to the third vehicle cross-boundary facility between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Two bypasses were built here specially for lorries and goods vehicles so they did not need to use the roundabout. They opened on 27 May 2007. Before their construction, the vast amount of lorries and goods vehicles using the roundabout cause serious traffic congestion, on San Sham Road and occasionally on San Tin Highway.
Before the completion of Tsing Long Highway, the southern end of the Highway connected to Castle Peak Road and Au Tau Interchange. When Tsing Long Highway was opened in 1998, San Tin Highway was connected to it, thus linking up with Tai Lam Tunnel and Yuen Long Highway. The interchange near Fairview Park is the roundabout which has the most exits in Hong Kong. It has 7 entrances and exits which lead to:
- Fairview Park (Joining Fairview Park Boulevard)
- San Tin Highway (Bidirectional)
- Castle Peak Road — Tam Mi (Bidirectional)
- San Tam Road (Bidirectional)
San Tin Public Transport Interchange
San Tin Public Transport Interchange (San Tin PTI) is a bus interchange adjacent to San Tin Interchange. San Tin PTI offers bus connections serving 2 separate border checkpoints within Lok Ma Chau to Shenzhen, destinations in and around 4 major settlements in New Territories (Fanling[2], Sheung Shui[2], Yuen Long[3] and Tuen Mun[4]), Hong Kong International Airport[2] and a much more infrequent service to destinations en route to and from Kwun Tong[5].
Rail
San Tin Station (Chinese: 新田) is a proposed station on the Northern Link of the MTR in Hong Kong. There were originally no stations planned on the main section of the Northern Link, between Kam Sheung Road and Kwu Tung/Lok Ma Chau, but three stations, including San Tin, will be built on this section provided that significant development can be seen in the surrounding area. As of 2012, there are still no construction plans for the station, although the Yuen Long District Council has pressed the government to construct the station "as soon as possible".[6]
Attractions
One of the most important sights in the area is the Tai Fu Tai Mansion, a large study hall built in the 1860s. There are also numerous historic village temples scattered around the area, as well as a park dedicated to Man Tin Cheung.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.
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- ^ Red Minibus 17 on 16seats.net
- ^ Green Minibus 44B on 16seats.net
- ^ Unnumbered minibus between Lok Ma Chau and Kwun Tong on 16seats.net
- ^ "Summary of Discussion Items - The 5th Meeting of the Yuen Long District Council in 2012" (PDF). Yuen Long: Yuen Long District Council. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ "A village on the edge: San Tin".
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