Shan Pui Tsuen (Chinese: 山貝村) is a village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration[edit]
Shan Pui Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] For electoral purposes, Shan Pui Tsuen is located in the Shap Pat Heung North constituency of the Yuen Long District Council. It is currently represented by Shum Ho-kit, who was elected in the 2011 Yuen Long District Council Shap Pat Heung North Constituency elections.[2][3]
Geography[edit]
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.[4]
History[edit]
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.[5] Historically, the village was facing a large piece of fishing ponds.[6]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shan Pui was 273. The number of males was 118.[7]
Shan Pui Tsuen is part of the Tung Tau alliance (東頭約)[8] 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.[9] The Yi Shing Temple in Wong Uk Tsuen is an alliance temple of the Tung Tau Alliance.[8]
Features[edit]
Lam Ancestral Hall (林氏家祠), located at No. 157 Shan Pui Tsuen, in the eastern part of the village,[6] was probably built in the 19th century.[10] 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.[5]
Several old residential houses in the village are Qing vernacular buildings and are considered to have built heritage value.[11]
Education[edit]
Shan Pui is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 74. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: Yuen Long Government Primary School (元朗官立小學).[12]
References[edit]
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Yuen Long District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Yuen Long District Council - Yuen Long DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ thaiworldview.com - Shan Pui Tsuen
- ^ a b Brief Information on No Grade Items, pp.455-456 Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Brief Information on Proposed Grade III Items, p.447 Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ "POA School Net 74" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
External links[edit]
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Nos. 191-197 Shan Pui, Shap Pat Heung Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Nos. 223-226 Shan Pui, Shap Pat Heung Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. No. 158 Shan Pui, Shap Pat Heung Pictures
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. No. 162 Shan Pui, Shap Pat Heung Pictures (demolished)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. No. 163 Shan Pui, Shap Pat Heung Pictures (demolished)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Nos. 21-24, Lane 5, Shan Pui, Shap Pat Heung Pictures (demolished)
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Lam Ancestral Hall, No. 157 Shan Pui, Shap Pat Heung Pictures
