Kiu Tau Wai (Chinese: 橋頭圍) is a walled village in Ping Shan, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Kiu Tau Wai
Chinese: 橋頭圍
Village
Entrance gate of Kiu Tau Wai
Entrance gate of Kiu Tau Wai
CountryPeople's Republic of China
Special administrative regionHong Kong
DistrictYuen Long District
AreaPing Shan
Time zoneUTC+8:00 (HKT)

Administration

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Altar of the village shrine of Kiu Tau Wai.
 
Pond of Kiu Tau Wai.

Kiu Tau Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] It is one of the 37 villages represented within the Ping Shan Rural Committee.

History

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Kiu Tau Wai is one of the three wais (walled villages) and six tsuens (villages) established by the Tang Clan of Ping Shan, namely: Sheung Cheung Wai, Kiu Tau Wai, Fui Sha Wai, Hang Tau Tsuen, Hang Mei Tsuen, Tong Fong Tsuen, San Tsuen, Hung Uk Tsuen, and San Hei Tsuen.[2]

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Kiu Tau Wai was 152. The number of males was 71.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
  3. ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 78. ISSN 1991-7295.
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