Tung Tau Tsuen (Ha Tsuen)

For other places with the same name, see Tung Tau Tsuen.

Tung Tau Tsuen Chinese: 東頭村
Village
Entrance gate of Tung Tau Tsuen in December 2014.
Tung Tau Tsuen
Coordinates: 22.452966°N 113.992720°E / 22.452966; 113.992720
Country	People's Republic of China
Special administrative region	Hong Kong
District	Yuen Long District
Area	Ha Tsuen
Time zone	UTC+8:00 (HKT)

Tung Tau Tsuen (Chinese: 東頭村), formerly Tung Tau Lei,[1] is a village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Yeung Hau Temple in Tung Tau Tsuen in February 2010.

Old Village School in Tung Tau Tsuen.

Tung Tau Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2]

History

During the Hungwu reign of the Ming Dynasty, two members of Tang clans in Kam Tin left for Ha Tsuen as they saw the potentials of this place as markets and places of producing fish and salt. These two members of Tang clans, Tang Hung Wai and Tang Hung Chih, built two villages there.[3] The two villages are Tseung Kong Wai (祥降圍, formerly Sai Tau Lei) and Tung Tau Tsuen (formerly Tung Tau Lei).[1]

References

1. Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Tung Tau Tsuen
2. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
3. Fung Chi Ming. 1996. Yuen Long Historical Relics and Monument. Yuen Long District Board.

External links

• Delineation of area of existing village Tung Tau Tsuen (Ha Tsuen) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
• Antiquities and Monuments Office. Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - New Territories. Yeung Hau Temple, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long
• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Old village school, No. 1 Tung Tau Tsuen, Ha Tsuen Pictures