Tai Wan Village, Lamma Island
{{Short description|Village of Hong Kong}}
File:Chan Study Hall, Tai Wan San Tsuen, Lamma Island 01.jpg
File:Bronze Dagger & Spearhead, Lamma Island (10097956496).jpg. Excavated at Tai Wan and exhibited at the Hong Kong Museum of History.]]
Tai Wan Village ({{zh|t=大灣村}}) is a village located in the area of Yung Shue Wan on the North side of Lamma Island, the third largest island in the territory of Hong Kong. It comprises the two settlements Tai Wan Kau Tsuen ({{zh|t=大灣舊村|l=Tai Wan Old Village|labels=no}}) and Tai Wan San Tsuen ({{zh|t=大灣新村|l=Tai Wan New Village|labels=no}}).
Administration
Tai Wan Kau Tsuen and Tai Wan San Tsuen are 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
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Tai Wan was 113. The number of males was 52.{{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 = 80| year = 1996| url = https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/ecc123316b3526a31a101b3c4cf08a12.pdf| issn = 1991-7295}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/T/t-ln-05.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Tai Wan Kau Tsuen (Lamma North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)]
- [https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/T/t-ln-01.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Tai Wan San Tsuen (Lamma North) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)]
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/1357_Appraisal_En.pdf Chan Study Hall, Tai Wan San Tsuen, Yung Shue Wan] [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/1357_Photo.pdf Pictures]
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Category:Villages in Islands District, Hong Kong
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