East Asia
Hong Kong
Yuen Long District

Shui Tau Tsuen

Shui Tau Tsuen is a 17th century village in area, , , Hong Kong. Kam Tin is the origins of Tang Clan, one of the Five Great Clans of Hong Kong.
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Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Kam Tin, Hong Kong
  • Address: 錦田 Kam Tin

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yi Tai Study Hall and Kam Tin Tree House.

Museum
Photo: Chingleung, Public domain.
is a museum.

Photo: Fran1001hk, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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, , . It was erected in 1685 by the Tang Clan, in honour of Chou Yu-te and Wang Lai-jen, 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 Mei Tsuen and Kam Hing Wai.

Village
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the area of , .

Hamlet
is a walled village located in the area of , in . Three other walled villages; , , and Tai Hong Wai) are located nearby and were built around the same time.

Neighborhood
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Punti walled village in the of . The village is popularly known as , from the name of the local area.

Shui Tau Tsuen

Latitude
22.44573° or 22° 26′ 45″ north
Longitude
114.06136° or 114° 3′ 41″ east
Open location code
7PJPC3W6+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1956553003
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Wiki­data ID
Q7504743
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Shui Tau Tsuen” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “水頭村”
  • Dutch: “Shui Tau Tsuen”
  • Yue Chinese: “水頭村”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pak Wai Tsuen and Kam Tin North.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include YWAM Harbour City and Tang Yu Kai Study Hall.

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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 “Shui Tau Tsuen”. Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.