San Wai (Ha Tsuen) Explained

San Wai
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Hong Kong
Coordinates:22.4517°N 113.9906°W
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:Ha Tsuen
Established Title:San Hing Wai
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:HKT
Utc Offset1:+8:00

San Wai is a walled village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

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

The village was originally called San Hing Wai [2]

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

Features

The Yeung Hau Temple of San Wai, also called the Sai Tau Miu,[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, also transliterated as Sze Wang Study Hall.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy . September 2009 . .
  2. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
  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.
  4. [Antiquities Advisory Board]
  5. http://www.aab.gov.hk/form/brief_information_no_grade.pdf Brief Information on proposed Grade Nil Items. Item #1415