Sun Fung Wai, sometimes transliterated as Shun Fung Wai (Chinese: 順風圍), is a walled village in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong.
Sun Fung Wai
Chinese: 順風圍 | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 22°25′28″N 113°59′19″E / 22.424334°N 113.988679°E | |
Area | Lam Tei |
District | Tuen Mun District |
Statutorily-defined area | New Territories |
Special administrative region | Hong Kong |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Time zone | UTC+8:00 (HKT) |
Recognised status
editShun Fung Wai is a recognised village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1] Sun Fung Wai is one of the 36 villages represented within the Tuen Mun Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Sun Fung Wai is part of the Tuen Mun Rural constituency.
History
editSun Fung Wai is a multi-lineage village established around 300 years ago.[2]
See also
edit- Walled villages of Hong Kong, including nearby Nai Wai (adjacent), Tsing Chuen Wai and Tuen Tsz Wai
References
edit- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Brief Information on proposed Grade III Items. Item #875 Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Sun Fung Wai.
- Delineation of area of existing village Sun Fung Wai (Tuen Mun) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Antiquities and Monuments Office. Hong Kong Traditional Chinese Architectural Information System. Sun Fung Wai
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Entrance Gate, Shun Fung Wai Picture
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Shrine, Shun Fung Wai Picture
- Pictures of Sun Fung Wai and other villages of Lam Tei