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San Wai () is a
walled village A walled village () is a type of large traditional multi-family communal living structure found in China, that is designed to be easily defensible. It is completely surrounded by thick defensive walls, protecting the residents from the attack o ...
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Ha Tsuen Ha Tsuen (), or Ha Tsuen Heung () is an area at the west of Yuen Long Town in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District. History During the Hungwu reign (1368-1398) of the Ming Dynasty, two members of Tang clans in Kam Tin ...
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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 ...
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Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
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Administration

San Wai is a recognized village under the
New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The Policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 ye ...
. For electoral purposes, San Wai 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. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District. History During the Hungwu reign (1368-1398) of the Ming Dynasty, two members of Tang clans in Kam Tin ...
constituency.


History

The village was originally called San Hing Wai () At the time of the 1911 census, the population of San Wai was 487. The number of males was 215.


Features

The
Yeung Hau Temple Hau Wong or Hou Wang () is a title that can be translated as ''"Prince Marquis"'' or ''"Holy Marquis"''. It is not any one person's name. Hau Wong refers usually to (), a loyal and courageous general. Despite his failing health, he remained in th ...
of San Wai, also called the Sai Tau Miu (), was renovated in 1901. It serves as the social venue which plays the dual roles as a temple and an ancestral hall of San Wai. Basin meal feasts are organized in front of the Temple during Yeung Hau Festival and
Lunar New Year Lunar New Year is the beginning of a calendar year whose months are moon cycles, based on the lunar calendar or lunisolar calendar. The Lunar New Year as a celebration is observed by numerous cultures. It is also named " Chinese New Year" becau ...
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See also

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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 ...
* Hong Mei Tsuen, Lo Uk Tsuen,
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 ...
: adjacent villages *
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 ...
, Tseung Kong Wai: nearby walled villages


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Delineation of area of existing village San Wai (Ha Tsuen) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was establish ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
Shi Wang Study Hall, No. 124 San Wai, Ha TsuenPictures
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was establish ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
Yau Sin Study Hall, San Wai, Ha TsuenPictures
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was establish ...

Pictures of Yeung Hau Temple, San Wai, Ha Tsuen
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Antiquities Advisory Board The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was establish ...
. Historic Building Appraisal
Entrance Gate, San Wai, Ha TsuenPictures
Villages in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong Ha Tsuen {{HK-geo-stub