Kiu Tau Wai

Kiu Tau Wai Chinese: 橋頭圍
Village
Entrance gate of Kiu Tau Wai
Country	People's Republic of China
Special administrative region	Hong Kong
District	Yuen Long District
Area	Ping Shan
Time zone	UTC+8:00 (HKT)

Kiu Tau Wai (Chinese: 橋頭圍) is a walled village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Altar of the village shrine of Kiu Tau Wai.

Pond of Kiu Tau Wai.

Kiu Tau 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.

History

Kiu Tau 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 Kiu Tau Wai was 152. The number of males was 71.^[3]

See also

References

^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
^ 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.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kiu Tau Wai.

Delineation of area of existing village Kiu Tau Wai (Ping Shan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Kiu Tau Wai
Webpage about Kiu Tau Wai (in Chinese)
Pictures of Kiu Tau Wai
Pictures of the Kiu Tau Wai Da Jiu Festival

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