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San Wai (Ha Tsuen)

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San Wai
Chinese: 新圍
Village
Yeung Hau Temple (楊侯古廟) in San Wai.
Yeung Hau Temple (楊侯古廟) in San Wai.
San Wai is located in Hong Kong
San Wai
San Wai
Coordinates: 22°27′06″N 113°59′26″E / 22.451724°N 113.990628°E / 22.451724; 113.990628
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Special administrative regionHong Kong
DistrictYuen Long District
AreaHa Tsuen
Time zoneUTC+8:00 (HKT)

San Wai (Chinese: 新圍) is a walled village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

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Shi Wang Study Hall (士宏書室) in San Wai (Ha Tsuen)

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

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The village was originally called San Hing Wai (新慶圍)[2]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of San Wai was 487. The number of males was 215.[3]

Features

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The Yeung Hau Temple of San Wai, also called the Sai Tau Miu (西頭廟; 'the western temple'),[4] 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.[5]

Shi Wang Study Hall (士宏書室), also transliterated as Sze Wang Study Hall.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yeung Hau Temple, San Wai, Ha Tsuen
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yeung Hau Temple, San Wai, Ha Tsuen
  5. ^ Brief Information on proposed Grade Nil Items. Item #1415
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