Fui Sha Wai (Yuen Long District)

For the other walled village with the same name, see Fui Sha Wai (Tai Po District).
Fui Sha Wai
Chinese: 灰沙圍
Village
Entrance gate of Fui Sha Wai
Entrance gate of Fui Sha Wai
Fui Sha Wai is located in Hong Kong
Fui Sha Wai
Fui Sha Wai
Coordinates: 22°26′18″N 114°00′23″E / 22.438439°N 114.006388°E / 22.438439; 114.006388
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Special administrative regionHong Kong
DistrictYuen Long District
AreaPing Shan
Time zoneUTC+8:00 (HKT)

Fui Sha Wai (Chinese: 灰沙圍) is a walled village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Interior of the village shrine of Fui Sha Wai.
Pond of Fui Sha Wai.

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

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

References

  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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