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Ping Shan San Tsuen

Coordinates: 22°26′30″N 114°00′28″E / 22.441641°N 114.007748°E / 22.441641; 114.007748
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Ping Kwai Road (屏葵路) at Ping Shan San Tsuen.

Ping Shan San Tsuen (Chinese: 屏山新村) is a village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

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Ping Shan San Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

History

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Ping Shan San Tsuen 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, Ping Shan San Tsuen, Hung Uk Tsuen and San Hei Tsuen.[2]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of San Tsuen was 50. The number of males was 22.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
  3. ^ 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.
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22°26′30″N 114°00′28″E / 22.441641°N 114.007748°E / 22.441641; 114.007748