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Walled village in Hong Kong From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sheung Cheung Wai (Chinese: 上璋圍) is a walled village in the Ping Shan area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. It is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.
Sheung Cheung Wai
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Coordinates: 22.446739°N 114.006539°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
District | Yuen Long District |
Area | Ping Shan |
Time zone | UTC+8:00 (HKT) |
Sheung Cheung Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Sheung Cheung Wai is part of the Ping Shan Central constituency.[2]
Sheung Cheung Wai is one of the three wais (walled villages) and six tsuens (villages) established by the Tang Clan of Ping Shan, namely: Sheung Cheung Wai, Kiu Tau Wai, Fui Sha Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen, Hang Mei Tsuen, Tong Fong Tsuen, San Tsuen, Hung Uk Tsuen and San Hei Tsuen.[4]
It was built about 200 years ago by a line of the Tang Clan that branched out from nearby Hang Tau Tsuen.[5]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sheung Cheung Wai was 119. The number of males was 52.[6]
The moat that once surrounded the village has been filled.[5] Three of the original watchtowers have collapsed and only the lower storey of the southwest one remains, which has been converted for residential use.[3]
Sheung Cheung Wai is the only walled village along the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.[5]
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