Tai Wai Tsuen, Walled village in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong
Tai Wai Tsuen is a walled village in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. It is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy and, for electoral purposes, falls within the Shap Pat Heung North constituency of the Yuen Long District Council. The village gate (圍門) is the structure most often photographed by visitors.
Tai Wai Tsuen was founded by the Wong and Choi clans around the early 16th century. It belongs to the Tung Tau alliance, also called the Joint Meeting Group of Seven Villages, together with Nam Pin Wai, Tung Tau Tsuen, Choi Uk Tsuen, Ying Lung Wai, Shan Pui Tsuen and Wong Uk Tsuen. The Yi Shing Temple in Wong Uk Tsuen serves as the alliance temple. The village is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.
Tai Wai Tsuen belongs to the Tung Tau alliance, or Joint Meeting Group of Seven Villages, with Nam Pin Wai, Tung Tau Tsuen, Choi Uk Tsuen, Ying Lung Wai, Shan Pui Tsuen and Wong Uk Tsuen. The alliance temple is the Yi Shing Temple in Wong Uk Tsuen. With Tung Tau Tsuen, Choi Uk Tsuen, Ying Lung Wai and Wong Uk Tsuen the village also forms the "Five Harmonies", remembered in the name of Wu Wo Road.
The village is reachable by public transportation to Yuen Long station, followed by a short walk through surrounding farmland to reach the main entrance. Wear comfortable shoes since the internal pathways are narrow and uneven in places.
Tai Wai Tsuen belongs to the Tung Tau alliance, or "Joint Meeting Group of Seven Villages", alongside Nam Pin Wai, Tung Tau Tsuen, Choi Uk Tsuen, Ying Lung Wai, Shan Pui Tsuen and Wong Uk Tsuen. The Yi Shing Temple in Wong Uk Tsuen serves as the alliance temple for these seven villages.
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