Tin Shui Wai Park, Urban park in Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Tin Shui Wai Park covers 14.8 hectares in the centre of Tin Shui Wai New Town, enclosed by housing estates such as Kingswood Villas, Tin Shui Estate and Tin Yiu Estate. Water features, fountains and an artificial lake echo the "tin" (sky) and "shui" (water) of its name. Facilities include a tai chi garden, lookout pavilion, model boat and model car areas, a fragrance garden, gateball and tennis courts, an amphitheatre, skate park, maze and children's playground.
Tin Shui Wai Park was planned as the main park of the new town, first called Tin Shui Wai Town Park and known in early plans as Area 22 District Park. It formed part of the Kingswood Villas development, built by Wai Shing Ltd, a Cheung Kong subsidiary, at a cost of over HK$110 million. Phase one opened on 26 March 1993 and phase two on 16 January 1997. The park stands on land reclaimed from low-lying fish ponds.
The park's water features, fountains and artificial lake were designed to echo the name Tin Shui Wai, meaning 'sky-water-enclosure'. The artificial lake once offered pedal-boat rentals and a snack kiosk, but boating stopped in 2003; the lake now serves as a model boat area. A tai chi garden and an open-air theatre host regular community activities.
Tin Shui Wai Park covers 14.8 hectares and is ringed by buildings, with Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground, Tin Shui Wai Sports Centre and Tin Shui Wai Swimming Pool beside it. The park has a designated smoking area; smoking is banned elsewhere on the grounds. The model boat zone occupies the former artificial lake, where boating was stopped in 2003.
The artificial lake once rented pedal boats and had a snack kiosk, but boating was stopped in 2003 for unexplained reasons; the lake now serves as a model boat area. In September 2019 residents noticed a new gate by the children's playground that could be walked around via the grass, and some called it the year's best design.
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