Tsuen Wan Environmental Resource Centre, Environmental resource center in Tsuen Wan District, Hong Kong
The Tsuen Wan Environmental Resource Centre is located in a traditional house built with rammed earth, green bricks, and timber, featuring displays on environmental education. The spaces include a library, computer area, audiovisual facilities, and exhibition rooms dedicated to conservation and sustainable practices.
The house was built by Yau Yuen-cheung (1865–1937), a village scholar of Hoi Pa Village, a Hakka mixed-lineage settlement. It was declared a monument in 1986, and after renovation it opened as the Tsuen Wan Environmental Resource Centre in December 1997, run jointly by the Environmental Protection Department and the Conservancy Association.
The building displays traditional Chinese design through its entrance plaques and painted couplets that speak of harmony with nature. These elements tie the space to the values of the people who once lived here.
The centre occupies the Old House inside Tak Wah Park on Tak Wah Street in Tsuen Wan; the entrance carries a Chinese plaque reading Eco Place and a bamboo-and-trees couplet. Inside are a library, computer room, AV room, exhibition area and Green Home Exhibition Area. The building is a declared monument, so visitors should treat the historic fabric with care.
The building functions as both a protected monument and a working education center, blending heritage preservation with active learning. Visitors experience traditional architecture while engaging with modern environmental lessons in the same space.
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