Tung Tau Tsuen (Ha Tsuen)

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Tung Tau Tsuen ({{zh|t=東頭村}}), formerly Tung Tau Lei,Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. [https://hktais.amo.gov.hk/hktais/PblVilSearchAction.do?vilName=HAT6 Tung Tau Tsuen] is a village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

File:HK YeungHauTemple HaTsuen.JPG in Tung Tau Tsuen in February 2010.]]

File:HK Old Village School Tung Tau Tsuen.jpgTung 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

During the Hungwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, two members of Tang clans in Kam Tin left for Ha Tsuen as they saw the potentials of this place as markets and places of producing fish and salt. These two members of Tang clans, Tang Hung Wai and Tang Hung Chih, built two villages there.Fung Chi Ming. 1996. Yuen Long Historical Relics and Monument. Yuen Long District Board. The two villages are Tseung Kong Wai ({{zh|t=祥降圍|labels=no}}, formerly Sai Tau Lei) and Tung Tau Tsuen (formerly Tung Tau Lei).

Features

The Yeung Hau Temple in Ha Tsuen ({{zh|t=廈村楊侯宮|labels=no}}) also known as Tung Tau Miu ({{zh|t=東頭廟|l=eastern temple|labels=no}}),Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/en/content_4/20181212_historic_3_new_items.pdf Entrance Gate, San Wai, Ha Tsuen] is located in Tung Tau Tsuen. It was built before 1871. It is believed to have been built by the local Tang clan of Tung Tau Sam Tsuen ({{zh|t=東頭三村|l=three villages in the east|labels=no}}), comprising Tung Tau Tsuen, Lo Uk Tsuen and Hong Mei Tsuen. It was declared a monument in 1988.Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared Monuments in Hong Kong. [https://www.amo.gov.hk/en/historic-buildings/monuments/new-territories/monuments_34/index.html Yeung Hau Temple, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long]

References

External links

[https://www.had.gov.hk/rre/images/village_map1922/M/m-ht-02.pdf Delineation of area of existing village Tung Tau Tsuen (Ha Tsuen) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)]
Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/N201_Appraisal_En.pdf Old village school, No. 1 Tung Tau Tsuen, Ha Tsuen] [https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/photo/N201_Photo.pdf Pictures]

Category:Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong

Category:Ha Tsuen