Siu Hang Tsuen (Tuen Mun District)

Siu Hang Tsuen (Chinese: 小坑村) is a village in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong.

For other villages with the same name, see Siu Hang Tsuen.
Siu Hang Tsuen
Chinese: 小坑村
Village
Siu Hang Tsuen
Coordinates: 22.414433°N 113.971553°E / 22.414433; 113.971553
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Special administrative regionHong Kong
DistrictTuen Mun District
Time zoneUTC+8:00 (HKT)

Administration

Siu Hang Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the 36 villages represented within the Tuen Mun Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Siu Hang Tsuen is part of the Po Tin constituency.

History

Archaeological deposits in Siu Hang Tsuen and Kei Lun Wai were discovered in 1997 during a survey carried out by a team from Zhongshan University. The findings indicated occupation of the area from the Song, Ming and Qing periods.[2]

Features

The Hong Kong Fengshan Temple (香港鳳山寺) is located in Siu Hang Tsuen.[3][4][5]

See also
  • Po Tong Ha, a village located directly north of Siu Hang Tsuen

References
  1. "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. "Agreement No. CE 21/2005 (CE). Additional Services No. 2. EIA for Tuen Mun Area 54 Sewage Pumping Station. Final EIA Report" (PDF). Environmental Protection Department. August 2008. p. 8-2.
  3. "香港凤山寺十年福泽，搭建文化交流桥梁！". Sohu (in Chinese). 27 October 2017.
  4. 葉德平 (2019). 香港鳳山寺與廣潭尊王研究 (in Chinese). Chung Hwa Book Company (Hong Kong) Limited. ISBN 9789888573028.
  5. The Relationship Between the Belief of "Guangzezunwang" and the Fujian Ethnic Group in Hong Kong
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