Chung Sum Wai (Tai Hang)

Coordinates: 22°28′09″N 114°08′59″E / 22.469228°N 114.149808°E / 22.469228; 114.149808
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Entrance gate of Chung Sum Wai (Tai Hang)
Interior of the walled village.

Chung Sum Wai (Chinese: 中心圍) or Tsing Chuen Wai (青磚圍) is a walled village in Tai Hang, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.[1]

Administration[edit]

Chung Sum Wai is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Chung Sum Wai is part of the Lam Tsuen Valley constituency, which is currently represented by Richard Chan Chun-chit.[2][3]

History[edit]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tai Hang Chung San Wai was 112. The number of males was 52.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ip, Hing-fong (1995). An historical geography of the walled villages of Hong Kong (Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Philosophy). University of Hong Kong. p. 90.
  2. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ 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: 80. ISSN 1991-7295.

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