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Ping Shan () is an area in the
Ping Shan Heritage Trail
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Ping Shan is served by the
Ping Shan () is an area in the New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...
, Hong Kong. It is located west of Yuen Long Town and Shui Pin Wai, and south of Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Wai New Town is a satellite town in the northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. Originally a ' fish pond area, it was developed in the 1980s as the second new town in Yuen Long District and the eighth in Hong Kong. It is due nort ...
. Administratively, it is part of the Yuen Long District
Yuen Long District (formerly romanised as Un Long) is one of the districts of Hong Kong. Located in the northwest of the New Territories, it had a population of 662,000 in 2021
Geography
Yuen Long District contains the largest alluvial pl ...
.
Geography
Although sandwiched between Yuen Long New Town and Tin Shui Wai New Town, the area remains largely rural and villages spread in the area. Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda and sea shore was once splendid picture surviving till early 20th century. Ping Shan later became landlocked due to sedimentation along the estuary in water north. Ping Shan comprises three ''wais'' ( walled villages) and six ''tsuens'' (villages) established by the Tang Clan, namely: Sheung Cheung Wai, Kiu Tau Wai, Fui Sha Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen, Hang Mei Tsuen, Tong Fong Tsuen,San Tsuen
San Tsuen () is a village situated in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong, to the west of the town of Sha Tau Kok.
The village is inhabited by the Yau (, Hakka: khiu33) clan. It is a Hakka speaking village.
San Tsuen was the village t ...
, Hung Uk Tsuen and San Hei Tsuen.Antiquities and Monuments Office
The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) was established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve Hong Kong's historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO is responsible for ide ...
Ping Shan Heritage Trail
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Sights
The Ping Shan Heritage Trail was inaugurated on 12 December 1993 and was the first of its kind in Hong Kong. It includes several declared monuments and graded buildings, such as the Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda.Tang Ancestral Hall
Tang or TANG most often refers to:
* Tang dynasty
* Tang (drink mix)
Tang or TANG may also refer to:
Chinese states and dynasties
* Jin (Chinese state) (11th century – 376 BC), a state during the Spring and Autumn period, called Tang (唐) b ...
is one of the declared monuments in the area.
Transportation
Ping Shan is served by the Tin Shui Wai station
Tin Shui Wai () is an MTR station on the , located in Ping Shan near Tin Shui Wai New Town, Yuen Long District. It is the only heavy rail station serving Tin Shui Wai, which has a population of around 300,000.
History
On 20 December 2003 ...
of the West Rail line and several stations of the Light Rail. There is a station named " Ping Shan".
Education
Ping Shan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 72. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school:Tin Shui Wai
Tin Shui Wai New Town is a satellite town in the northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. Originally a ' fish pond area, it was developed in the 1980s as the second new town in Yuen Long District and the eighth in Hong Kong. It is due nort ...
Government Primary School (天水圍官立小學).
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