Ha Tsuen (), or Ha Tsuen Heung () is an area at the west of

Yuen Long Town Yuen Long Town (formerly Un Long Town or Un Long Hui) is located in the district centre of Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the heart of Yuen Long and Yuen Long New Town, with a population of around 200,000. Geography ...

in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to

Yuen Long District Yuen Long District (formerly romanised as Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021 Geography Yuen Long District contains the largest alluvial pla ...

History

During the Hungwu reign (1368-1398) of the

Ming Dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

, two members of

Tang clan The Tang Clan of Hong Kong () is one of the Five Great Clans of the New Territories (). The others are Man (Wen Wen, wen, or WEN may refer to: * WEN, New York Stock Exchange symbol for Wendy's/Arby's Group * WEN, Amtrak station code for Columbi ...

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Kam Tin Kam Tin, or Kam Tin Heung, is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies on a flat alluvial plain north of Tai Mo Shan mountain and east of Yuen Long town. It was formerly known as Sham Tin (岑田). Administratively, it is part o ...

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-chi, 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 (, formerly Sai Tau Lei) and Tung Tau Tsuen (, formerly Tung Tau Lei). The Tang Ancestral Hall (), also known as Yau Kung Tong (), was constructed by the Tang Clan of Ha Tsuen to commemorate their two founding ancestors, Tang Hung-chi and Tang Hung-wai, for establishing the village settlements in Ha Tsuen. Construction of the Ancestral Hall began in 1749 and was completed in 1750. It is a

declared monument Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to receive the highest level of protection. In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Exec ...

Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for iden ...

Tang Ancestral Hall, Ha Tsuen
/ref> It was once an important port and market because of the water transport system. There are rivers flowing to Deep Bay; boats from Canton and other places can reach Ha Tsuen.

Villages

Villages in Ha Tsuen include: *

Fung Kong Tsuen Fung Kong Tsuen () is a village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Fung Kong Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong ...

() * Ha Pak Nai Tsuen () *

Ha Tsuen Shi Ha Tsuen Shi () is a village Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Ha Tsuen Shi is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For electoral purposes, Ha Tsuen Shi is part of the Ha Tsuen constituency. ...

() * Hong Mei Tsuen () () *

Lee Uk Tsuen Lee Uk Tsuen, also transliterated as Lei Uk Tsuen, () is a village Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. San Lee Uk Tsuen () forms a part of Lee Uk Tsuen, while Kau Uk Tsuen () is located to the north. Administration Lee Uk Tsuen is a recogniz ...

() * Lo Uk Tsuen () () *

Pak Nai Tsuen Pak Nai () is a wetland area, partly mud-bank, surrounded by mountain ranges, in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong facing Deep Bay (aka. Shenzhen Bay). Pak Nai makes up the coastline as Sheung Pak Nai () and Ha Pak Nai () geographically. Pak N ...

() *

San Sang Tsuen San Sang Tsuen () is a village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration San Sang Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong ...

() () * San Uk Tsuen () * San Wai () () (*) *

Sha Chau Lei Sha Chau Lei () is a village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration For electoral purposes, Sha Chau Lei is part of the Ha Tsuen Ha Tsuen (), or Ha Tsuen Heung () is an area at the west of Yuen Long Town in Hong Kong. Admi ...

() () *

Sik Kong Tsuen Sik Kong Tsuen () is a village Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Sik Kong Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sik Kong Tsuen wa ...

() *

Sik Kong Wai Sik Kong Wai () is a walled village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Sik Kong Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Sik Kong Wai was one of the old villages of the Tang Clan wh ...

() (*) * Tin Sum Tsuen () (*) * Tseung Kong Wai () (*) * Tung Tau Tsuen () () (*) Indicates

walled villages of Hong Kong Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories. History During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the shore of Guangdong suffered from pirates, and the area of present-day Hong Kong was particularly vulnerable to pira ...

Education

Ha Tsuen is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 72. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school:

Tin Shui Wai Tin Shui Wai New Town is a satellite town in the northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. Originally a ' fish pond area, it was developed in the 1980s as the second new town in Yuen Long District and the eighth in Hong Kong. It is due northw ...

Government Primary School (天水圍官立小學).

References

External links

The incredible journey of Yuen Long - Tang Ancestral Hall, Ha Tsuen
Yuen Long District Areas of Hong Kong {{HK-geo-stub

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