The Shan Pui River (also known as Yuen Long Creek) () is a river in
Yuen Long
Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north Nam Sang W ...
,
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 ...
,
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 ...
. It has many tributaries, most of them starting from inside
Tai Lam Country Park
Tai Lam Country Park, established on 23 February 1979, is a country park located in Tai Lam, at the south of Yuen Long Town, Kam Tin and Shek Kong and east of Tuen Mun Town, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. This country park has an a ...
. It passes six villages and is joined by a few more streams. After flowing through
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 ...
, it continues northeast into
Yuen Long Industrial Estate
Yuen Long Industrial Estate (, branded as ) is an industrial estate in Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is at the north of Yuen Long Town and opposite to Nam Sang Wai across Shan Pui River. It is administered by the Hong Kong S ...
and
Nam Sang Wai
Nam Sang Wai is a wetland area in San Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong to the north of Yuen Long. It is considered ecologically important, and serves as a stopping place for migratory birds. It is also a popular recreational destination, e ...
. The
Kam Tin River flows into it on the way. It eventually empties into the
Mai Po Nature Reserve
Mai Po Marshes (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Mi3bu4 Sip5ti4'') is a nature reserve located in San Tin near Yuen Long in Hong Kong. it is within Yuen Long District.
It is part of Deep Bay, an internationally significant wetland that is actually a s ...
and then
Deep Bay.
Crocodile
The river was at the centre of attention in November 2003, when a 1.5 metre-long female crocodile was found in the river near Nam Sang Wai. It attracted many people to the village, all wanting to see the once-in-a-lifetime sight.
Many efforts were made to catch the crocodile, but it wasn't until over six months later, in June 2004, before it was caught. Afterwards, the
AFCD and
RTHK
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) is the public broadcasting service in Hong Kong. GOW, the predecessor to RTHK, was established in 1928 as the first broadcasting service in Hong Kong. As a government department under the Commerce and Econom ...
held a naming contest for the crocodile. On 12August 2004, the crocodile was named
Pui Pui (貝貝), a transliteration of the Chinese characters, meaning that it came from the Shan ''Pui'' River.
After it was caught, it was housed in
Kadoorie Farm
Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) (), formerly known as Kadoorie Experimental and Extension Farm (), or Kadoorie Farm (), was originally set up to aid poor farmers in the New Territories in Hong Kong. It later shifted its focus to promote ...
. It was moved to
Hong Kong Wetland Park
Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation, education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in Yuen Long. It was to be an ecological mitigation area (EMA) for the wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development ...
in August 2006.
See also
*
List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong
The location of Hong Kong, adjacent to the coast, is not close to the system of major rivers in southern China, though the water to the west of Hong Kong is influenced by Pearl River. In 1,103 km2 of land, the territory is largely hilly with over ...
*
Fung Lok Wai
Fung Lok Wai () is an area of Yuen Long District that features fish ponds.
Location
Fung Lok Wai is located south of the Deep Bay, China, Inner Deep Bay, between Yuen Long Industrial Estate and Hong Kong Wetland Park. Immediately south of Fung L ...
References
*This article draws some information from the
corresponding article in Chinese Wikipedia.
*2006. ''Hong Kong Driving Guide''. Universal Publications Ltd.
External links
Rivers of Hong Kong in Chinese
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Rivers of Hong Kong
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