Yung Shue Au
Yung Shue Au (Chinese: 榕樹凹) is a Hakka village and the name of the surrounding area located in northeast the New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it falls within the North District.
Administration
Yung Shue Au is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
Geography
The location of Yung Shue Au is adjacent to Starling Inlet and close to the maritime border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
Yung Shue Au means 'banyan pass', a mountain pass next to the north bay of Yung Shue Au Bay on the peninsula northeast of Pat Sin Leng.
History
The village was founded by a person named WAN Mein Cheong who came from Huizhou.
References
- "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
Further reading
- Lau, Jessie (27 July 2017). "The Ghost Villages: A Guide to Hong Kong's Abandoned Hakka Settlements". Zolima CityMag.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yung Shue Au.
- Website about Yung Shue Au Village
- Delineation of area of existing village Yung Shue Au (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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