Nai Wai () aka. Wong Kong Wai ()

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Entrance Gate, Nai Wai
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walled village A walled village () is a type of large traditional multi-family communal living structure found in China, that is designed to be easily defensible. It is completely surrounded by thick defensive walls, protecting the residents from the attack ...

Lam Tei Lam Tei () is an area in the Tuen Mun District of the New Territories, Hong Kong. The region lies at the north end of Tuen Mun city. It is highly rural, with Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery being a landmark of the region. History Several villages ...

Tuen Mun District The Tuen Mun District () is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, administrative districts of Hong Kong. As of 2021, the population was 506,879, of which 64,000 were under the age of 18. Part of the district is the Tuen Mun New Town (or sim ...

, Hong Kong.

Recognised status

Nai Wai is a recognised village under the

New Territories The New Territories (N.T., Traditional Chinese characters, Chinese: ) is one of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of H ...

Small House Policy The Small House Policy (SHP, ) was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 ye ...

. It is one of the 36 villages represented within the

Tuen Mun Rural Committee The Tuen Mun Rural Committee (, TMRC) is a rural committee in Hong Kong. It was founded by rural leader Chan Yat-sen in 1953 with representatives from 29 villages in Tuen Mun. Today the rural committee consisted of 36 villages and 69 village r ...

. For electoral purposes, Nai Wai is part of the Tuen Mun Rural constituency, which is currently represented by Kenneth Cheung Kam-hung.

History

Nai Wai was established by the To ()

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Tsing Chuen Wai - History
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. Originally from Poyang,

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Tuen Tsz Wai - History
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To Ancestral Hall Tuen Tze Wai
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Ngau Tam Mei Ngau Tam Mei (), also known as Yau Tam Mei (), is a suburb located in San Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong near Yuen Long. It is located at the east of Fairview Park (Hong Kong), Fairview Park, the north of San Tin village and Kai Kung Leng, the ...

and then to

Tuen Mun Tai Tsuen Tuen Mun () or Castle Peak is an List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong, area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and ...

. Following the increase of the clan population, the village dispersed and developed into five villages in the Lam Tei area: Nai Wai,

Tsing Chuen Wai Tsing Chuen Wai () is a walled village located in the Lam Tei area, in the northern part of Tuen Mun District, in Hong Kong. Recognised status Tsing Chuen Wai is a recognised village under the Small House Policy of the New Territories. It is ...

Tuen Tsz Wai Tuen Tsz Wai () is a village of Hong Kong, located in the Lam Tei area, in the northern part of Tuen Mun District. Part of the village is a historic Punti walled village. Administration Tuen Tsz Wai is a recognized village under the New Terr ...

Lam Tei Tsuen Lam Tei Tsuen () is a walled village in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Administration Lam Tei Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the 36 villages represented within the Tuen Mun Rural ...

and

Tuen Mun San Tsuen Tuen Mun San Tsuen () is a walled village in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. The walled village is also called San Tsuen Wai () or Tai Yuen Wai ().Antiquities and Monuments OfficeTsing Chuen Wai - History/ref> Administration Tuen Mun San T ...

, which were all

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. According to different sources, Nai Wai may have been established around 1368-1398 or during the reign of

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(1735-1796). Nai Wai appears on the "Map of the San-On District", published in 1866 by

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Features

Nai Wai was a walled village with four watch towers at the four corners of the square village. The entrance gate was moved to the present southern outer row of houses with its entrance facing south about 200 years ago due to

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reasons.

References

External links

Delineation of area of existing village Nai Wai (Tuen Mun) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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Nai Wai
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Picture of the entrance gate
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Shrine, Nai WaiPicture

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Recognised status

History

Features

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