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Wong Tai Sin is an area in Discovery Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin. Retrieved 2018-09-27
/ref> The area was previously known as Chuk Yuen or Chuk Un, prior to the intake of two Wong Tai Sin Estates. The populace of the estates, the prosperity of Wong Tai Sin Temple and the completion of Wong Tai Sin MTR station gradually eclipses its former name.
Wong Tai Sin is an area in Wong Tai Sin District
Wong Tai Sin District is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the only landlocked district in Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon, and is the northernmost district in Kowloon. It borders the districts of Kwun Ton ...
, New Kowloon
New Kowloon is an area in Hong Kong, bounded to the south by Boundary Street, and to the north by the ranges of the Eagle's Nest, Beacon Hill, Lion Rock, Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak. It covers the present-day Kwun Tong District and Wong ...
, Hong Kong. The area was named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple./ref> The area was previously known as Chuk Yuen or Chuk Un, prior to the intake of two Wong Tai Sin Estates. The populace of the estates, the prosperity of Wong Tai Sin Temple and the completion of Wong Tai Sin MTR station gradually eclipses its former name.
Location
Wong Tai Sin is surrounded by northeastTsz Wan Shan
Tsz Wan Shan () is a residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Located below Temple Hill, it is administratively part of Wong Tai Sin District. Temple Hill is also called ''Tsz Wan Shan'' , but Tsz Wan Shan usually refers to the area.
It is ...
, east Diamond Hill
Diamond Hill is a hill in the east of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The name also refers to the area on or adjacent to the hill. It is surrounded by Ngau Chi Wan, San Po Kong, Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan. Its northeast is limited by the ridge. It is ...
, south San Po Kong
San Po Kong () is an area in New Kowloon in Hong Kong. It is largely industrial and partly residential. Administratively, it belongs to Wong Tai Sin District.
Location
San Po Kong is located south of Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin and ...
, south west Tung Tau and west Wang Tau Hom
Wang Tau Hom () is an area in mid-north New Kowloon of Hong Kong. A public housing estate, Wang Tau Hom Estate, is situated in the area. Administratively, it is part of Wong Tai Sin District.
The area is regarded as part of Lok Fu
Lok Fu ...
. Lion Rock
Lion Rock, or less formally Lion Rock Hill, is a List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong, mountain in Hong Kong. It is located in Sha Tin District, between Kowloon Tong of Kowloon and Tai Wai of the New Territories, and is high. The ...
is located north west of Wong Tai Sin.
History
For history before the completion Wong Tai Sin Estates in 1960s, see Chuk Yuen.Features
Public housing estates in the area include Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate, Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate, Chuk Yuen North Estate and Chuk Yuen South Estate. Fung Wong San Tsuen is also considered part of Wong Tai Sin. Two shopping centres, Temple Mall North (previously: Lung Cheung Mall) and Temple Mall South (previously: Wong Tai Sin Shopping Centre).Transport
The area of Wong Tai Sin is centre at the main roadLung Cheung Road
Lung Cheung Road () is a major road in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It forms part of Route 7 linking Kwun Tong Road at Ngau Chi Wan and Ching Cheung Road near Tai Wo Ping. It is a dual 3-lane carriageway running in the east-west direction for its ...
which connects Kwun Tong Road
Kwun Tong Road () is a major thoroughfare in Kwun Tong District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Location
Kwun Tong Road starts at the junction with Prince Edward Road East, Clear Water Bay Road and Lung Cheung Road in Ngau Chi Wan. It runs along th ...
at Ngau Chi Wan and Ching Cheung Road near Tai Wo Ping. The Wong Tai Sin station
Wong Tai Sin () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR . It is named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple, which is managed by Taoist organisation Sik Sik Yuen.
Livery
The station's livery is yellow to reflect the character "Wong" in Chinese (), which m ...
of MTR
The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...
runs beneath the road.
See also
* Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen, a walled village in the area. *Public housing estates in Wong Tai Sin
The following is a list of Public housing, public housing estates in Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme, Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme, Private Sector Parti ...
References
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