Hang Tau Tsuen, Yuen Long District

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Hang Tau Tsuen ({{zh|t=坑頭村}}) 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.landsd.gov.hk/doc/en/small-house/rv0909.pdf |title=List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy |last= |first= |date=September 2009 |website= |publisher=Lands Department |access-date= |quote=}}

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.Antiquities and Monuments Office. [https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/heritage-trails/ping-shan-heritage-trail/index.html Ping Shan Heritage Trail]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Hang Tau was 394. The number of males was 171.{{Cite journal| last = Hase| first = Patrick |author-link=Patrick Hase| title = Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses| journal =Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch| volume = 36| page = 78| year = 1996| url = https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/ecc123316b3526a31a101b3c4cf08a12.pdf| issn = 1991-7295}}

References

External links

[https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/M/m-ps-29.pdf 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. [https://hktais.amo.gov.hk/hktais/PblVilSearchAction.do?vilName=PIN1 Hang Tau Tsuen]
Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/924_Appraisal_En.pdf Yeung Hau Temple, Sheung Cheung Wai, Ping Shan] [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/924_Photo.pdf Pictures]
Antiquities and Monuments Office. [https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_94/index.html Yan Tun Kong Study Hall]
Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/291_Appraisal_En.pdf Nos. 89 and 124 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan] [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/291_Photo.pdf Pictures]
Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/898_Appraisal_En.pdf No. 99 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan] [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/898_Photo.pdf Pictures]
Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/1356_Appraisal_En.pdf No. 55 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan] [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/1356_Photo.pdf Pictures]
Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/1397_Appraisal_En.pdf Ng Kwai Tong, No. 1 Hang Tau Tsuen, Ping Shan] [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/1397_Photo.pdf Pictures]

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Category:Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong

Category:Ping Shan