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Main entrance of Tai Wai Village.
Model of San Wai (新圍) aka. Kun Lung Wai (覲龍圍), displayed in Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
Location of walled villages in Hong Kong

Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories.

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Walled villages of Hong Kong

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Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the shore of Guangdong suffered from pirates...

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List of villages in Hong Kong

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following is a list of villages in Hong Kong. Non-indigenous villages are italicised. Composite villages are bolded. Each village has one resident representative...

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Walled village

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villages of Hong Kong Chinese clans Dapengcheng, a walled village in Shenzhen Fujian Tulou Kowloon Walled City "Walled Villages of Hong Kong". ibiblio.org...

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Tai Wai Village

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Village (Chinese: 大圍村), also known as Chik Chuen Wai (積存圍), is a walled village in the Tai Wai area of Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. Tai Wai Village is...

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Kowloon Walled City

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Kowloon Walled City was an extremely densely populated and largely ungoverned enclave of China within the boundaries of Kowloon City, British Hong Kong. Built...

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Hakka walled village

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Wo, the largest and most well-preserved Hakka walled village in Hong Kong Walled villages of Hong Kong Knapp 2000, p. 277 Fujian Tulou – UNESCO World...

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Tsang Tai Uk

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known as Shan Ha Wai (山下圍; 'Walled Village at the Mountain's Foot'), is a Hakka walled village in Hong Kong, and one of the best preserved. The complex...

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Culture of Hong Kong

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many walled villages (Jyutping: Wai4 cyun1; Traditional Chinese: 圍村) in New Territories and Hakka ethnic communities in Hong Kong, being one of the indigenous...

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Kei Ling Ha

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Walled villages of Hong Kong List of villages in Hong Kong Ip, Hing-fong (1995). An historical geography of the walled villages of Hong Kong (Postgraduate...

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Sam Tung Uk Museum

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'three-beam-dwelling', which describes the original floorplan), a Hakka walled village in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. It was built by a Chan (Chinese: 陳, pronounced "chin2 (or...

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Kat Hing Wai

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(Chinese: 吉慶圍) is a Punti walled village in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong. The village is popularly known as Kam Tin, from the name of the local area. Kat...

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Fanling Wai

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Fanling Wai is a village in Fanling, North District, Hong Kong, built by the Pang (彭) Clan. It is composed of a walled village and its two extensions:...

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Wing Ning Wai

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(Chinese: 永寧圍) is a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong. It is one of the Five Wai (walled villages) and Six Tsuen (villages) in Lung Yeuk Tau...

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Sik Kong Wai

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the descendants of Tang Tiu-yuet (鄧釣月). Walled villages of Hong Kong San Wai (Ha Tsuen) Sik Kong Tsuen "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories...

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Hong Kong Island

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Hong Kong Island (Chinese: 香港島; Jyutping: Hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng dóu) is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island...

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Ma Wat Wai

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a walled village in Lung Yeuk Tau, Fanling, Hong Kong. Ma Wat Wai and the adjacent village of Ma Wat Tsuen (麻笏村) are part of the Five Wai (walled villages)...

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Sha Kong Wai

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Sha Kong Wai (Chinese: 沙江圍; lit. 'walled village of sandy river') is a village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Part of it is a historic walled...

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Shui Tsiu San Tsuen

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(Chinese: 水蕉新村) is a village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Part of the village is a historic walled village. Shui Tsiu San Tsuen is...

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Ping Kong

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Ping Kong (Chinese: 丙岡) is a walled village in Sheung Shui, North District, Hong Kong. Ping Kong is a recognized village under the New Territories Small...

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Wai

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mall on top of Tai Wai station Wai, a term referring to the walled villages of Hong Kong Wai, the Cantonese-derived orthography for the Chinese surname...

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Hong Kong Heritage Museum

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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...

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Sheung Shui Wai

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northern part of the New Territories of Hong Kong. Its population is around 6,000 people. For electoral purposes, Sheung Shui Wai is part of the Fung Tsui...

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Kuk Po

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of Hong Kong, to the south of the Starling Inlet (Shataukok Hoi, Sha Tau Kok Hoi), opposite the town of Sha Tau Kok. Kuk Po is a recognized village under...

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Tai Kiu Tsuen

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lit. 'Village of Big Bridge') is a historic walled village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Tai Kiu Tsuen is a recognized village under...

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Kowloon Walled City Park

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The Kowloon Walled City Park is a park in Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Kowloon Walled City had been a military stronghold since the 15th century...

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Nai Wai

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(Chinese: 泥圍) aka. Wong Kong Wai (黃崗圍) is a walled village in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Nai Wai is a recognised village under the New Territories...

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Tseung Kong Wai

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The two villages are Tseung Kong Wai (formerly Sai Tau Lei) and Tung Tau Tsuen (東頭村, formerly Tung Tau Lei). Walled villages of Hong Kong Antiquities...

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Sun Fung Wai

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constituency. Sun Fung Wai is a multi-lineage village established around 300 years ago. Walled villages of Hong Kong, including nearby Nai Wai (adjacent), Tsing...

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Languages of Hong Kong

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be spoken in Hong Kong. Most notable is the Weitou dialect (圍頭話), which is mostly spoken by the older generation living in walled villages in New Territories...

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