East Asia
Hong Kong
Yuen Long District

Yuen Long

Yuen Long is a town in the western , Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu, , and , to the south Shap Pat Heung and , to the east and , and to the north Nam Sang Wai.
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  • Type: Town with 200,000 residents
  • Description: town in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Un long hui”, “Yuan-lang-hsü”, “Yuanlang”, “Yuanlang Xu”, “Yuen long kou hui”, and “Yuen Long Old Town”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda and Yuen Long station.

Photo: Alan law, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the only surviving ancient pagoda in Hong Kong near MTR and Light Rail . It is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail and a declared monument.

Railway station
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Yuen Long is an MTR station in the north-eastern part of , , Hong Kong, on the Tuen Ma line between Kam Sheung Road and Long Ping. It is an interchange between the Tuen Ma line and of the Light Rail system.

Peak
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hill in , in the of Hong Kong, separating the new towns of Yuen Long and . It has a height of 121 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Territories and Tin Shui Wai.

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The of were leased by China to the British in 1898. Largely rural and often ignored by travellers who have little time to spare, they offer a diverse landscape that takes time to get to know.

Town
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New Town is a satellite town in the northwestern of . Originally a gei wai fish pond area, it was developed in the 1980s as the second new town in and the eighth in Hong Kong.

Suburb
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is an area in the , Hong Kong. It is located west of and Shui Pin Wai, and south of . Administratively, it is part of the .

Yuen Long

Latitude
22.4445° or 22° 26′ 40″ north
Longitude
114.026° or 114° 1′ 34″ east
Population
200,000
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
7PJPC2VG+R9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 313159855
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1818225
Wiki­data ID
Q847174
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Yuen Long” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “يوين لونغ”
  • Basque: “Yuen Long”
  • Chinese: “元朗”
  • Chinese: “元朗墟”
  • Dutch: “Yuen Long”
  • Finnish: “Yuen Long”
  • French: “Yuen Long”
  • German: “Yuen Long”
  • Hebrew: “יואן לונג”
  • Hungarian: “Jűnlóng”
  • Indonesian: “Yuen Long”
  • Italian: “uen Long”
  • Japanese: “元朗”
  • Korean: “위안랑”
  • Korean: “윈롱”
  • Polish: “Yuen Long”
  • Portuguese: “Yuen Long”
  • Russian: “Юньлон”
  • Serbian: “Јуен Лунг”
  • Spanish: “Yuen Long”
  • Swedish: “Yuen Long”
  • Vietnamese: “Nguyên Lãng”
  • Wu Chinese: “元朗”
  • Yue Chinese: “Un Long”
  • Yue Chinese: “Yuen Long”
  • Yue Chinese: “元朗”
  • Yue Chinese: “圓塱”
  • Yue Chinese: “圓朗”
  • Yue Chinese: “圓蓢”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include C.C.C. Chun Kwong Primary School and Yuen Long Centre.

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