The Tea Terraces Beneath Hong Kong’s Highest Peak
On Tai Mo Shan, grassy slopes preserve traces of an older tea landscape, while rain and streams still shape the mountain.
Tsuen Wan.
On Tai Mo Shan, grassy slopes preserve traces of an older tea landscape, while rain and streams still shape the mountain.
A 1904 village house preserves the materials and architectural skill of a Hakka settlement absorbed into modern Tsuen Wan.
The Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail crosses the country-park landscape between Tsuen Wan and the western New Territories. AFCD records Tin Fu Tsai as a former resting point for commuters and a village settlement beside the trail.
Tsuen Wan
Hoi Pa Village’s Old House: Earth, Brick and Timber
A 1904 village house preserves the materials and architectural skill of a Hakka settlement absorbed into modern Tsuen Wan.
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Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail: A Historic Route through Tai Lam
The Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail crosses the country-park landscape between Tsuen Wan and the western New Territories. AFCD records Tin Fu Tsai as a former resting point for commuters and a village settlement beside the trail.
ReadSam Tung Uk: Three Rows and a Growing Hakka Village
The village plan at Sam Tung Uk records how a Chan clan settlement in Tsuen Wan expanded around a central ancestral hall.
ReadShing Mun’s Fung Shui Woodland
Near the old Tai Wai village site beside Shing Mun Reservoir, a protected fung shui woodland preserves a cluster of old trees. The forest’s relationship to settlement and later conservation makes it a distinct story from the reservoir itself.
ReadThe Mills: Tsuen Wan’s Textile Past in a New Form
The Mills keeps traces of Nan Fung’s textile factory within a cultural complex shaped by the changing fortunes of Tsuen Wan industry.
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Tai Mo Shan
On Tai Mo Shan, grassy slopes preserve traces of an older tea landscape, while rain and streams still shape the mountain.
Old House, Hoi Pa Village
A 1904 village house preserves the materials and architectural skill of a Hakka settlement absorbed into modern Tsuen Wan.
Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail
The Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail crosses the country-park landscape between Tsuen Wan and the western New Territories. AFCD records Tin Fu Tsai as a former resting point for commuters and a village settlement beside the trail.
Sam Tung Uk
The village plan at Sam Tung Uk records how a Chan clan settlement in Tsuen Wan expanded around a central ancestral hall.
Shing Mun Fung Shui Woodland
Near the old Tai Wai village site beside Shing Mun Reservoir, a protected fung shui woodland preserves a cluster of old trees. The forest’s relationship to settlement and later conservation makes it a distinct story from the reservoir itself.
The Mills
The Mills keeps traces of Nan Fung’s textile factory within a cultural complex shaped by the changing fortunes of Tsuen Wan industry.
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A hazy view towards Tsing Yi’s waterfront from the Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail.ystsoi · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized proportionally and converted to WebP; no cropping or changes to image content.