Tai Po Tau Shui Wai

Walled village in Hong Kong

Village in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China

Tai Po Tau Shui Wai Chinese: 大埔頭水圍
Village
Gate tower and pond of Tai Po Tau Shui Wai.
22°27′09″N 114°09′27″E / 22.452524°N 114.157438°E / 22.452524; 114.157438
Country	People's Republic of China
Special administrative region	Hong Kong
District	Tai Po District
Area	Tai Wo
Founded by	Tang Clan of Kam Tin
Time zone	UTC+8:00 (HKT)

Tai Po Tau Shui Wai (Chinese: 大埔頭水圍) aka. Tai Po Tau Lo Wai (大埔頭老圍)^[1] is a Punti walled village^[2] in Tai Wo, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Administration

Tai Po Tau Shui Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[3] It is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tai Po Tau Shui Wai is part of the Po Nga constituency, which was formerly represented by Chow Yuen-wai until July 2021.^[4]^[5]

History

Tai Po Tau Shui Wai was established during the Song Dynasty by a branch of the Tang Clan of Kam Tin. The enclosing walls were constructed during the Ming Dynasty. A part of the Clan later branched out and settled in Tai Po Tau Tsuen.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Tai Po Tau Shui Wai
^ Ip, Hing-fong (1995). An historical geography of the walled villages of Hong Kong (Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Philosophy). University of Hong Kong. p. 92.
^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Tai Po District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
^ "Tai Po District Council - Tai Po DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 14 October 2021.