Siu Lek Yuen
Siu Lek Yuen is an area in Sha Tin District, New Territories East. Located to the east of Yuen Chau Kok, the area is surrounded on three sides by the Ma On Shan Country Park. Nowadays it is a residential area.- Type: Hamlet with 57,300 residents
- Description: Area in Sha Tin District, New Territories East, Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Siu Lek Yuen Village”, “Siu Lik Yuen”, and “Xiaoliyuan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hong Kong Heritage Museum and West Buffalo Hill.
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Museum
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is a public museum of history, art and culture in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, located beside the Shing Mun River. The museum opened on 16 December 2000 and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.
West Buffalo Hill
Peak
Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
West Buffalo Hill or Wong Ngau Shan is a 604-metre-high hill within Ma On Shan Country Park, New Territories, Hong Kong. It lies directly west of Buffalo Hill, thus receiving its name. Stage 4 of the MacLehose Trail passes through the hill.
Sha Tin Centre
Shopping center
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Sha Tin Airfield was a small military airfield in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong, which had a single concrete runway. The airfield was located along the Shing Mun River and looked out to Tide Cove.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shatin and Wong Tai Sin.
Shatin
Town
Photo: Rseric, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District.
Wong Tai Sin
Suburb
Photo: Maxfield, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wong Tai Sin is an area in Wong Tai Sin District, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area was named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple. The area was previously known as Chuk Yuen or Chuk Un, prior to the intake of two Wong Tai Sin Estates. Wong Tai Sin is situated 5 km southwest of Siu Lek Yuen.
Ma On Shan
Town
Photo: WiNG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ma On Shan is a new town along the eastern coast of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The neighbourhood takes its name from the twin peaks of Ma On Shan, which are partially located within the town. Ma On Shan is situated 5 km north of Siu Lek Yuen.
Siu Lek Yuen
- Categories: geographical area and locality
- Location: Sha Tin District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.3815° or 22° 22′ 53″ northLongitude
114.2124° or 114° 12′ 45″ eastPopulation
57,300Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
7PJP96J6+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 7429187597OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
1818781Wikidata ID
Q7532198
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Siu Lek Yuen” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “小瀝源”
- Chinese: “小瀝源村”
- Yue Chinese: “小瀝源”
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