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Tai Wai Tsuen (Yuen Long District)

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Coordinates: 22°26′49″N 114°02′16″E / 22.447055°N 114.03767°E / 22.447055; 114.03767
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For the village and area in Sha Tin District, see Tai Wai.
Paifang and entrance gate of Tai Wai Tsuen.
central axis and village shrine of Tai Wai Tsuen.

Tai Wai Tsuen (Chinese: 大圍村) is a walled village in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

History

Tai Wai Tsuen was founded by the Wong clan and the Choi clan around the early 16th century.[1]

Tai Wai Tsuen is part of the Tung Tau alliance (東頭約)[2] or "Joint Meeting Group of Seven Villages", together with Nam Pin Wai, Tung Tau Tsuen, Choi Uk Tsuen, Ying Lung Wai, Shan Pui Tsuen and Wong Uk Tsuen.[3] The Yi Shing Temple in Wong Uk Tsuen is an alliance temple of the Tung Tau Alliance.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Entrance Gate, Tai Wai Tsuen, Yuen Long
  2. ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yi Shing Temple, Wong Uk Tsuen
  3. ^ Press Release: "Property development projects at Nam Cheong and Yuen Long Stations", May 13, 2009
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