Fui Sha Wai (Yuen Long District)
Fui Sha Wai
Chinese: 灰沙圍 | |
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Village | |
_07.jpg) Entrance gate of Fui Sha Wai | |
  Fui Sha Wai | |
| Coordinates: 22°26′18″N 114°00′23″E / 22.438439°N 114.006388°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
| District | Yuen Long District |
| Area | Ping Shan |
| Time zone | UTC 8:00 (HKT) |
Fui Sha Wai (Chinese: 灰沙圍) is a walled village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration
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Fui Sha Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee.[citation needed]
History
[edit]Fui Sha Wai is one of the three wais (walled villages) and six tsuens (villages) established by the Tang Clan of Ping Shan, namely: Sheung Cheung Wai, Kiu Tau Wai, Fui Sha Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen, Hang Mei Tsuen, Tong Fong Tsuen, San Tsuen, Hung Uk Tsuen and San Hei Tsuen.[2]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Fui Sha Wai was 165. The number of males was 72.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
- ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 78. ISSN 1991-7295.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fui Sha Wai (Yuen Long District).
- Delineation of area of existing village Fui Sha Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Fui Sha Wai Archived 2020-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
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