Tai Po Tau Shui Wai | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Hong Kong |
Coordinates: | 22.4525°N 114.1574°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: | Tai Po District |
Subdivision Type3: | Area |
Subdivision Name3: | Tai Wo |
Founder: | Tang Clan of Kam Tin |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | HKT |
Utc Offset1: | +8:00 |
Tai Po Tau Shui Wai aka. Tai Po Tau Lo Wai [1] is a Punti walled village[2] in Tai Wo, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.
Tai Po Tau Shui Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[3] It is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tai Po Tau Shui Wai is part of the Po Nga constituency, which was formerly represented by Chow Yuen-wai until July 2021.[4] [5]
Tai Po Tau Shui Wai was established during the Song Dynasty by a branch of the Tang Clan of Kam Tin. The enclosing walls were constructed during the Ming Dynasty. A part of the Clan later branched out and settled in Tai Po Tau Tsuen.[1]