Hang Tau Tsuen, Yuen Long District Explained

Hang Tau Tsuen is a village in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. It is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.

Administration

Hang Tau Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1]

History

Hang Tau Tsuen is one of the three wais (walled villages) and six tsuens (villages) established by the Tang Clan of Ping Shan, namely: Sheung Cheung Wai, Kiu Tau Wai, Fui Sha Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen, Hang Mei Tsuen, Tong Fong Tsuen, San Tsuen, Hung Uk Tsuen and San Hei Tsuen.^[2]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Hang Tau was 394. The number of males was 171.^[3]

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Hang Tau Tsuen (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Hang Tau Tsuen
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yeung Hau Temple, Sheung Cheung Wai, Ping Shan Pictures
• Antiquities and Monuments Office. Yan Tun Kong Study Hall
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Nos. 89 and 124 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan Pictures
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. No. 99 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan Pictures
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. No. 55 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan Pictures
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Ng Kwai Tong, No. 1 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan Pictures

22.4458°N 114.0086°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
2. [Antiquities and Monuments Office]
3. Hase. Patrick . Patrick Hase. Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36. 78. 1996. 1991-7295.