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Shap Pat Heung is an area in the
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of Hong Kong. Located south of
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 ...
and northeast of
Tai Tong Tai Tong is an area southwest of Shap Pat Heung, in Yuen Long District, in the northwestern part of Hong Kong. Tai Tong Village or Tai Tong Tsuen () is located in the area. Administration Tai Tong Tsuen is a recognized village under the New ...
, the area occupies the plain north of hills of
Tai Lam Tai Lam () or Tai Lam Chung () is an area of Tuen Mun District, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Village Tai Lam Chung Tsuen () is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the 36 villages represented wi ...
. The
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name 'Shap Pat Heung' means 'eighteen villages'
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. Historic Building Appraisal
Entrance Gate, No. 7 Tin Liu Tsuen
/ref> at its beginning. It was later expanded to thirty villages. Administratively, it is part of the
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 ...
. The area is famous for the celebration of
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on the 23rd day of the 3rd month every year of
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.
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and Fa Pao attracts many visitors and pilgrims from other villages and towns.


List of villages

# Tai Tong Tsuen () # Shan Pui Tsuen () # Tai Wai Tsuen () () (
Yuen Long Kau Hui Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly no ...
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Ha Yau Tin Tsuen Ha Yau Tin Tsuen () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Ha Yau Tin Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For District councils of Hong Kong, district coun ...
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Sheung Yau Tin Tsuen Sheung Yau Tin Tsuen () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Sheung Yau Tin Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was int ...
() # Tai Kiu Tsuen () #
Muk Kiu Tau Tsuen Muk Kiu Tau Tsuen () is a Walled villages of Hong Kong, walled village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Muk Kiu Tau Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Education Muk Kiu Kau ...
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Shui Tsiu Lo Wai Shui Tsiu Lo Wai () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong Administration Shui Tsiu Lo Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Education Shui Tsiu Lo Wai is divided between Prima ...
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Shui Tsiu San Tsuen Shui Tsiu San Tsuen () is a village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Part of the village is a historic walled village. Administration Shui Tsiu San Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. His ...
() # Nga Yiu Tau Tsuen () #
Pak Sha Tsuen Pak Sha Tsuen () is a walled village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Pak Sha Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History In May 2021, 100kg of cocaine was seized inside of ...
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Tin Liu Tsuen Tin Liu Tsuen () is a walled village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building AppraisalEntrance Gate, No. 7 Tin Liu Tsuen/ref> Administration Tin Liu Tsuen is a recognized village under the ...
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Sai Pin Wai Sai Pin Wai (), sometimes transliterated as Sai Bin Wai, is a walled village in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Sai Pin Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For ele ...
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Yuen Long Kau Hui Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly no ...
) # Tung Tau Tsuen () () (
Yuen Long Kau Hui Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly no ...
) # Nam Pin Wai () (
Yuen Long Kau Hui Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly no ...
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Nam Hang Tsuen Nam Hang Tsuen () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. The village of Nam Hang Pai () is located directly to its west. Administration Nam Hang Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small Ho ...
() # Ying Lung Wai () () (
Yuen Long Kau Hui Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly no ...
) # Hung Tso Tin Tsuen () # Ma Tin Tsuen () # Sham Chung Tsuen () #
Wong Uk Tsuen Wong Uk Tsuen or Wong Uk Village may refer to: * Wong Uk Village (Sha Tin District) (), a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong * Wong Uk Tsuen (Yuen Long District) (), a village in Yuen Long Kau Hui, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong * Luk Keng Wong U ...
() () (
Yuen Long Kau Hui Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly no ...
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Wong Nai Tun Tsuen Wong Nai Tun Tsuen () is a small village situated in the area of Shap Pat Heung, located in Tai Tong, which is situated in the south of Yuen Long, in the New Territories in Hong Kong. Administration Wong Nai Tun Tsuen is a recognized village unde ...
() # Kong Tau Tsuen () # Tong Tau Po Tsuen () # Yeung Uk Tsuen () # Tsoi Uk Tsuen or Choi Uk Tsuen () () (
Yuen Long Kau Hui Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly no ...
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Tai Kei Leng Tai Kei Leng () is a village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Features Several buildings in the village have been listed as Grade III historic buildings: they are the houses at Nos. 26, 27, 45, 112, 119, 173, 186 and 188, Siu Lo ...
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Shan Pui Chung Hau Tsuen Shan Pui Chung Hau Tsuen () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SA ...
() # Shung Ching San Tsuen () #
Lung Tin Tsuen Lung Tin Tsuen () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong Administration Lung Tin Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Education Lung Tin Tsuen is in Primary One Admission ( ...
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Education

Shap Pat Heung is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 74. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: Yuen Long Government Primary School (元朗官立小學).


References

Yuen Long District Places in Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub