Shui Tau
Shui Tau is a locality in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Shui Tau is situated nearby to the hamlet Kam Hing Wai, as well as near the village Shui Mei Tsuen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Yi Tai Study Hall and Kam Tin Tree House.
Chau Wong Yi Kung Study Hall
School building
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Chou Wong Yi Kung Study Hall is a Grade II historic building in Shui Tau Tsuen, Yuen Long, Hong Kong. It was erected in 1685 by the Tang Clan, in honour of Zhou Youde and Wang Lairen, two imperial officials whose pleading with the Emperor ended the coastal evacuation, and enabled the inhabitants to return to their homes in 1669.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shui Tau Tsuen and Kam Hing Wai.
Shui Tau Tsuen
Village
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shui Tau Tsuen is a 17th century village in Kam Tin area, Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Kam Tin is the origins of Tang Clan, one of the Five Great Clans of Hong Kong.
Kam Hing Wai
Hamlet
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Kam Hing Wai is a walled village located in the Kam Tin area of Yuen Long District, in Hong Kong. Three other walled villages; Kat Hing Wai, Wing Lung Wai, and Tai Hong Wai) are located nearby and were built around the same time.
Shui Mei Tsuen
Village
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shui Mei Tsuen is a village in the Kam Tin area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Shui Tau
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Shuitou”
- Location: Yuen Long District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.44558° or 22° 26′ 44″ northLongitude
114.06032° or 114° 3′ 37″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
7PJPC3W6+64GeoNames ID
1818804
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In Other Languages
“Shui Tau” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “水头”
- Chinese: “水頭”
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Highlights include Wing Lung Wai and Kam Sheung Road station.
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