Kiu Tau Wai Explained

Kiu Tau Wai
Settlement Type:	Village
Pushpin Map:	Hong Kong
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	People's Republic of China
Subdivision Type1:	Special administrative region
Subdivision Name1:	Hong Kong
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Yuen Long District
Subdivision Type3:	Area
Subdivision Name3:	Ping Shan
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	HKT
Utc Offset1:	+8:00

Kiu Tau Wai is a walled village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Kiu Tau Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1] It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee.

History

Kiu Tau Wai 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 Kiu Tau Wai was 152. The number of males was 71.^[3]

See also

• Walled villages of Hong Kong
• Ping Shan Heritage Trail

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Kiu Tau Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Kiu Tau Wai
• Webpage about Kiu Tau Wai
• Pictures of Kiu Tau Wai
• Pictures of the Kiu Tau Wai Da Jiu Festival

22.443°N 114.0043°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.