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Walled village in Hong Kong From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Wai (Chinese: 新圍) is a walled village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
San Wai
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Coordinates: 22.451724°N 113.990628°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
District | Yuen Long District |
Area | Ha Tsuen |
Time zone | UTC+8:00 (HKT) |
San Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] For electoral purposes, San Wai is part of the Ha Tsuen constituency.
The village was originally called San Hing Wai (新慶圍)[2]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of San Wai was 487. The number of males was 215.[3]
The Yeung Hau Temple of San Wai, also called the Sai Tau Miu (西頭廟; 'the western temple'),[4] 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.[5]
Shi Wang Study Hall (士宏書室), also transliterated as Sze Wang Study Hall.
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