Sheung Cheung Wai
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Sheung Cheung Wai Chinese: 上璋圍 | |
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Village | |
 Entrance gate of Sheung Cheung Wai. | |
  Sheung Cheung Wai | |
| Coordinates: 22°26′48″N 114°00′24″E / 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 (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.
Administration[edit]
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]
History[edit]
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]
Features[edit]
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]
Conservation[edit]
Sheung Cheung Wai is the only walled village along the Ping Shan Heritage Trail.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ a b Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Entrance Gate, Sheung Cheung Wai, Ping Shan
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
- ^ a b c Antiquities and Monuments Office: Sheung Cheung Wai
- ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 78. ISSN 1991-7295.
External links[edit]
- Delineation of area of existing village Sheung Cheung Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Sheung Cheung Wai
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of Entrance Gate, Sheung Cheung Wai, Ping Shan
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Shrine, Sheung Cheung Wai, Ping Shan Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yeung Hau Temple, Sheung Cheung Wai, Ping Shan Pictures