East Asia
Hong Kong
Wong Tai Sin District

Chuk Yuen

Chuk Yuen or Chuk Un was a village and an area in of Hong Kong. The area located in the approximate area of present-day . The name now also refers to two public housing estates, Chuk Yuen North and Chuk Yuen South Estates.
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  • Type: Quarter with 28,600 residents
  • Description: area and former village of Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “Chuk Un” and “Zhuyuan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wong Tai Sin Temple and Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital.

Place of worship
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
is a well known shrine and tourist attraction in . It is dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, or the Great Immortal Wong. The 18,000 m2 Taoist temple is famed for the many prayers answered: "What you request is what you get" via a practice called kau chim.

Hospital
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a Roman Catholic at area in of .

Hospital
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Tai Sin Hospital is Charitable hospital, It is Rehabilitation Hospital under the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals. It is most commonly referred to by its short name "TWGHs Wong Tai Sin Hospital" or just "Wong Tai Sin Hospital".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wong Tai Sin and Wang Tau Hom.

Suburb
Photo: Maxfield, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an area in , , Hong Kong. The area was named after the . The area was previously known as Chuk Yuen or Chuk Un, prior to the intake of two Estates.

Suburb
is an area in mid-north of Hong Kong. A public housing estate, , is situated in the area. Administratively, it is part of . The area is regarded as part of due to the .

Neighborhood
Photo: WiNG, CC BY 3.0.
was the largest squatter village in , . Its demolition was completed in 2001, though a few historically significant structures were preserved.

Chuk Yuen

Latitude
22.34501° or 22° 20′ 42″ north
Longitude
114.19353° or 114° 11′ 37″ east
Population
28,600
Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)
Open location code
7PJP85WV+2C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5114175830
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1819923
Wiki­data ID
Q5116002
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Chuk Yuen” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “竹园”
  • Chinese: “竹園”
  • Dutch: “Chuk Yuen”
  • Yue Chinese: “竹園”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Chuk Yuen United Village and Fung Wong New Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chuk Yuen Estate Community Centre and Chuk Yuen Sports Centre.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Chuk Yuen”. Photo: Lord Jaraxxus, CC BY-SA 4.0.