Shap Pat Heung 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 ...

of Hong Kong. Located south of

Yuen Long Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north ...

and northeast of Tai Tong, the area occupies the plain north of hills of Tai Lam. The

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...

name 'Shap Pat Heung' means 'eighteen villages' Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal
Entrance Gate, No. 7 Tin Liu Tsuen
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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 ...

. The area is famous for the celebration of Tin Hau Festival on the 23rd day of the 3rd month every year of Chinese calendar.

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and Fa Pao attracts many visitors and pilgrims from other villages and towns.

List of villages

Tai Tong Tsuen Tai Tong is an area southwest of Shap Pat Heung, in Yuen Long District, in the northwestern part of Hong Kong. Tai Tong Village or Tai Tong Tsuen () is located in the area. Administration Tai Tong Tsuen is a recognized village under the ...

() # Shan Pui Tsuen () # Tai Wai Tsuen () () ( Yuen Long Kau Hui) #

Ha Yau Tin Tsuen Ha Yau Tin Tsuen () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Ha Yau Tin Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For district councils electoral purposes, H ...

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Sheung Yau Tin Tsuen Sheung Yau Tin Tsuen () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Sheung Yau Tin Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For district councils electoral purpo ...

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Tai Kiu Tsuen Tai Kiu Tsuen () is a Walled villages of Hong Kong, historic walled village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Tai Kiu Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For electoral purpose ...

() # Muk Kiu Tau Tsuen () # Shui Tsiu Lo Wai () # Shui Tsiu San Tsuen () # Nga Yiu Tau Tsuen () # Pak Sha Tsuen () # Tin Liu Tsuen () # Sai Pin Wai () ( Yuen Long Kau Hui) # Tung Tau Tsuen () () ( Yuen Long Kau Hui) # Nam Pin Wai () ( Yuen Long Kau Hui) # Nam Hang Tsuen () #

Ying Lung Wai Ying Lung Wai () is a walled village in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Ying Lung Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History Ying Lung Wai was established by a b ...

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Hung Tso Tin Tsuen Hung Tso Tin Tsuen () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Hung Tso Tin Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. References External links Delineation of ...

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Sham Chung Tsuen Sham Chung Tsuen () is a village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Sham Chung Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. See also * Tin Liu Tsuen, a village adjacent to Sham ...

() # Wong Uk Tsuen () () ( Yuen Long Kau Hui) # Wong Nai Tun Tsuen () #

Kong Tau Tsuen Kong Tau Tsuen () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Kong Tau Tsuen and Kong Tau San Tsuen () are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy. History At the time of ...

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Tong Tau Po Tsuen Tong Tau Po Tsuen () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Tong Tau Po Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Ho ...

() # Yeung Uk Tsuen () # Tsoi Uk Tsuen or Choi Uk Tsuen () () ( Yuen Long Kau Hui) # Tai Kei Leng () # Shan Pui Chung Hau Tsuen () #

Shung Ching San Tsuen Shung Ching San Tsuen () is a village in the Shap Pat Heung area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Administration Shung Ching San Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Education Shung Ching San Tsuen is di ...

() # Lung Tin Tsuen ()

Education

Shap Pat Heung is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 74. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: Yuen Long Government Primary School (元朗官立小學).

References

Yuen Long District Places in Hong Kong {{HongKong-geo-stub