Shan Pui Tsuen
Shan Pui Tsuen (Chinese: 山背村) is a village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
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Geography
Shan Pui Tsuen is located north of a hill separating it from Yuen Long Kau Hui. A small boat near the village entrance serves as a ferry across the Kam Tin River towards Nam Sang Wai in the north.[1]
History
Shan Pui Tsuen was founded by Lam Siu-yuen (林兆元), a 13th generation member of the Lam Clan, who moved from Tai Wai Tsuen some 200 years ago.[2] Historically, the village was facing a large piece of fishing ponds.[3]
Shan Pui Tsuen is part of the Tung Tau alliance (東頭約)[4] or "Joint Meeting Group of Seven Villages", together with Nam Pin Wai, Tung Tau Tsuen, Choi Uk Tsuen, Ying Lung Wai, Wong Uk Tsuen and Tai Wai Tsuen.[5] The Yi Shing Temple in Wong Uk Tsuen is an alliance temple of the Tung Tau Alliance.[4]
Features
Lam Ancestral Hall (林氏家祠), located at No. 157 Shan Pui Tsuen, in the eastern part of the village,[3] was probably built in the 19th century.[6] The building was used as the classrooms of a school for teaching village children in the 1930s-1960s, and as classrooms of a kindergarten in 1967–1968.[2]
Several old residential houses in the village are Qing vernacular buildings and are considered to have built heritage value.[7]
References
- thaiworldview.com - Shan Pui Tsuen
- Brief Information on No Grade Items, pp.455-456 Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Brief Information on Proposed Grade III Items, p.447 Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yi Shing Temple, Wong Uk Tsuen
- Press Release: "Property development projects at Nam Cheong and Yuen Long Stations", May 13, 2009
- Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.1335 Archived 2012-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Brief Information on Proposed Grade III Items Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
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