Au Ha
Au Ha (Chinese: 凹下) is a Hakka village in northern New Territories in Hong Kong.[1] Au Ha is located on the south side of Sha Tau Kok Road (Wo Hang Section) between Fanling and Sha Tau Kok, north of Sheung Wo Hang and west of Ha Wo Hang.[2] Its name means "below the mountain pass" in Cantonese.
History
The villages of Ma Tseuk Leng (upper and lower), Yim Tso Ha, Wu Shek Kok and Au Ha formed a yeuk (約),[3] a form of oath-sworn, inter-village, mutual-aid alliance.[4]
References
- ^ "Appendix B: A List of Existing Village, Indigenous Village and Composite Indigenous Village" (PDF). Guidelines on Election-related Activities in respect of the Rural Representative Election. Hong Kong Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ GeoInfo Map (Map). Cartography by HKSARG Geospatial Information Hub. Hong Kong Lands Department. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ Faure, David (1986). The structure of Chinese rural society: lineage and village in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. p. 217. ISBN 9780195839708.
- ^ Hase, Patrick H. (2013). Custom, Land and Livelihood in Rural South China: The Traditional Land Law of Hong Kong's New Territories, 1750-1950. Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series. Hong Kong University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-988-8139-08-8.
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22°31′39″N 114°11′44″E / 22.527625°N 114.195578°E
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