Tung Tau Wai

Tung Tau Wai (Chinese: 東頭圍; lit.: 'East End Wai')[1] is a village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

I Shing Temple in Tung Tau Wai.
Yu Yuen in Tung Tau Wai.
Shrine in Tung Tau Wai.

Administration

Tung Tau Wai is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tung Tau Wai is part of the Ping Shan North constituency.

Features

I Shing Temple or I Shing Kung (二聖宮) is a temple in Tung Tau Wai. Built in 1718, it is dedicated to Hung Shing and Che Kung. It was declared a monument in 1996.[2]

Yu Yuen (娛苑) is the largest house in Tung Tau Wai. Built in 1927 as a summer villa by Tsoi Po-tin (蔡寶田) (1872-1944), a businessman born in the village, it was the private residence of the Tsoi family until 1990. The building was featured in the 1984 film Hong Kong 1941.[3] It is listed as a Grade II historic building.[4]

References
  1. Ip, Hing-fong (1995). An historical geography of the walled villages of Hong Kong (Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Philosophy). University of Hong Kong. p. 78.
  2. "I Shing Temple, Wang Chau, Yuen Long". Antiquities and Monuments Office.
  3. Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: Yu Yuen, Tung Tau Wai
  4. Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results


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