Tsuen Wan

Tsuen Wan

Tsuen Wan is a place in the new territories of Hong Kong, a major part of the new town and district of Tsuen Wan. Tsuen Wan was called Qianwan in ancient times. It is said that it got its name because of its shallow water. It is said that song duanzong, the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty, once stayed here when he fled to the south. Tsuen Wan used to be a local Bay in the past. It was located at the foot of the mountain to the south of Tai Mo Shan and to the southwest of the narrow rambler Strait. It was on the other side of Tsing Yi Island. Later, it was borrowed as the name of the neighboring place.

General situation

Tsuen Wan is the first new town in Hong Kong. The MTR in Kowloon Peninsula is divided into East and West lines at Prince Edward Station. The end of west line is Tsuen Wan Station. There is a big difference between the north end and the south end of the subway station. To the north of the station is a big mountain with few buildings. There are Buddhist temples and tin huts in the mountain. To the northeast is a high-rise residential building of Hong Kong style, and to the south is a shop street.

The town is not very big. It has cruise ships and the first container terminal in Hong Kong, extending to Kwai Chung in the East. In addition, across the Bay, there is Qingyi Island, an island of heavy industry in the West. The recent rapid development has made Tsuen Wan a transport hub in the Western New Territories and a gateway to the airport. Whenever passengers enter the urban area from the airport, they will be deeply impressed by the magnificent Tsing Ma Bridge and Ting Kau Bridge.

In addition to the private housing estates and commercial buildings that have been completed in recent years, many buildings with regional characteristics have been preserved in the area. For example, the San Dong Wu museum next to the Tsuen Wan MTR station and the "Kowloon pass" on Ma Wan island can give visitors a glimpse of the relics of the rural past. Besides, there are many famous temples in Tsuen Wan district. Yuanxuan college, Xixi temple and Zhulin temple are all places for good faith believers to visit. There are endless stream of good faith visitors every day.

Visitors can also enjoy delicious food in the deep well, then stroll on the nearby beach, listen to the waves and enjoy the quiet side of Tsuen Wan. Adventurous people can take a hike in Tai Mo Shan Country Park to enjoy the charming scenery of Tsuen Wan and Kowloon from the top of the mountain. In addition, there are buses from Tsuen Wan Station to Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Kam Tin, new territories and other western areas. This is an important transport hub for these streets. There is a shopping center called Nanfeng center and many restaurants in front of the station, which is suitable for rest and dining on the way.

Historical evolution

Tsuen Wan, formerly known as shallow bay, is said to be named for its shallow water. In the early Qing Dynasty, Tsuen Wan was known as the Tsuen Wan treaty. Later, it was also known as the whole bay treaty. As for when it was called Tsuen Wan, it is impossible to test.

According to archaeological findings before the war, Tsuen Wan district was inhabited as early as years ago. The relics discovered by archaeologists are very similar to Li Zhengwu's tomb, which is believed to belong to the same period (Eastern Hanzhong, i.e. from the first century to the middle of the second century A.D.). It is said that there was a village named Qianwan in Tsuen Wan District in the Song Dynasty. At the end of the Song Dynasty, the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty went south and the two emperors fled to the south. Emperor Zheng once fled to Qianwan and met the soldiers of the Yuan Dynasty.

More accurate historical records can be traced back to the early Qing Dynasty. In 1649, residents surnamed Zhang lived in Tsuen Wan. Later, Zeng, Huang, Xu and Deng came to live. In the Qing Dynasty, about 26 villages were built along Qingshan Road, among which laowei village was the earliest.

In 1898, there were about 3000 people in Tsuen Wan District, but there were already family temples and ancestral halls in their villages. Before the 1930s, local residents mostly planted rice, pineapple, sweet potato and so on. Before the Second World War, the development of Tsuen Wan district was still slow. However, around 1950, a large number of mainlanders poured into Hong Kong, introducing capital, technology and cheap labor. Various manufacturing industries were set up along Texaco Road, Yeung UK Road and Chai Wan Kok. Since then, in the 1960s, they have developed into large-scale new towns.

The development of Tsuen Wan is in full swing. The project of moving mountains and reclaiming sea has been carried out continuously. However, problems often occur when the government expropriates private land, and it is difficult for the villagers to move. Therefore, as a bridge between the government and the people, the Tsuen Wan Rural Committee is becoming more and more complicated, and the busy club is not enough to be used. After that, a complete club was built at 277 Sha Tsui Road, Tsuen Wan, which is the permanent foundation of Tsuen Wan Rural Committee.

The population of Tsuen Wan was only over 3000 years ago. In the 1960s, it increased to more than 300000. In the 1980s, it increased to more than 700000. The buildings in Tsuen Wan are nearly saturated. If we want to expand further, we have to rely on reclamation.

Before the war, pineapples were well-known in Tsuen Wan. In the coastal area, some villagers built fishing to help them make a living. There were also factories in the early days of Tsuen Wan, but only a few of them were well-known, such as a Liquan distillery and a Castle Peak pottery factory. After the Japanese invasion of China, a large-scale Nanhai yarn factory appeared in Tsuen Wan, while the enamel factory was located in the area near the entrance of Tsuen Kam Highway. So far, these products have been eliminated due to the lack of purchase and use. Today, the land price in Tsuen Wan has risen rapidly, reaching the level of gold. The general industries have closed down and moved to other places, but it has also made Tsuen Wan a prosperous new town.

At the end of the 19th century, Tsuen Wan was divided into four Treaties: Haiba, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi and Shek Wai Kok. The leaders of the four treaties formed the Tsuen Wan Security Bureau to maintain law and order in Tsuen Wan.

In 1898, Britain leased the new territories and divided them into eight treaties. At that time, Tsuen Wan belonged to the Kowloon treaty.

In 1906, the government began to set up the Limin government system to govern the new territories. The new territories were divided into North and South treaties. The north of Tsuen Wan belonged to NATO, while Tsuen Wan belonged to the South treaty, located on Hong Kong Island.

In December 1941, Hong Kong was occupied by Japan, and Tsuen Wan was incorporated into Kowloon to form its own district called Tsuen Wan district.

In 1948, the Legislative Council passed the new territories administrative law, and Tsuen Wan was again brought under the jurisdiction of the South treaty.

In 1966, Tsuen Wan was separated from the South treaty and became an independent treaty, which is called the Tsuen Wan treaty.

In 1977, the government announced the establishment of different district advisory committees in the new territories and the Tsuen Wan District Advisory Committee in Tsuen Wan, consolidating the foundation for the future establishment of the Tsuen Wan District Council.

physical geography

terrain

From 1981 to 1985, the jurisdiction of Tsuen Wan District Council covers the entire new town of Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi). It extends to the west boundary of Jinshan country park in the East, Jiuhua path and Lai King terrace on Lai King Shan Road in the south, Ka Lung Tsuen on Tsing Lung tau in the west, Tai Mo Shan Country Park near Tsuen Kam Au and Shing Mun Country Park near Pang Au in the north, and Ma Wan and the northern part of Lantau Island in the East are also the model areas of Tsuen Wan district It's all around.

With the development of new towns, the population of Tsuen Wan District has been increasing. In order to reduce the burden of resource allocation of the District Council, the government re divided the districts. On April 1, 1985, the Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi District Council (renamed Kwai Tsing District Council on April 1, 1988) was established to serve the residents of Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi. The redefinition of Tsuen Wan district is bounded by Wo Yi Hop Road, Shing Mun Road, Castle Peak Road and Texaco road in the East, Ting Kau coastline and Ma Wan Strait in the south, Ka Lung Tsuen in Tsing Lung tau in the west, Tai Mo Shan Country Park near Tsuen Kam Au and Shing Mun Country Park near Pang Au in the north, and Ma Wan and the northern part of Lantau Island in the east still belong to Tsuen Wan district. The total area of the region is about 60.01 square kilometers (current figure).

mountain range

Located in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Tai Mo Shan, also known as Dawu Mountain, is 959 meters above sea level, the highest peak in Hong Kong. It is named for its shape like Tai Mo Shan. Surrounded by the country park of Tai Mo Shan, which covers an area of 1440 hectares, it is an ideal place for mountaineering and hiking. Frosting occurs at the top of the mountain in severe cold weather. From the top of the mountain, you can overlook the new territories and Hong Kong Island. The scenery is very charming. It's a great place to see the world-famous night view of Hong Kong at night.

Tai Mo Shan is a paradise for mountaineers. There are many trails in the park, such as MacLehose trail, Tai Po country trail, Shing Mun Country Park woodland trail, Tai Po Kau nature reserve Sanse forest trail, etc., as well as the north slope of Caoshan mountain, songzai garden, lead mine cove, rotary Park, etc., as well as barbecue places for suburban visitors.

hydrology

Shing Mun reservoir: also known as silver jubilee reservoir. Located in the northwest of Shatin, new territories. Construction began in 1923. The 16 foot wide and 1.92 mile long waterway from Tsuen Wan to Apple Cove was completed in 1925. In 1926, the dam from Chengmen River to the pond, the 6000 foot long temporary sump, the 2900 foot long North dike, the 2000 foot long South dike, the 2160 foot long Beishan cave passing through the smuggling bridge, and the 4689 foot long Nanshan cave passing through Jinshan, were successively completed. It took 13 years to complete the whole project in 1936. Three billion gallons of water.

Tai Lam Chung reservoir: located between Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan in the new territories. The reservoir was planned to be built before the Second World War. Due to the impact of the war, construction was delayed until 1951. The reservoir construction project is magnificent, with a total cost of 125 million yuan. The Shuitang tunnel is divided into three sections: the first section is from Tai Lam Chung to Sham Tseng, with a length of 10720 feet; the second section is at the edge of Sham Tseng hill, with a length of 1600 feet; and the third section is from Sham Tseng hill to Ting Kau, with a length of 13900 feet. The main dam is more than 1000 feet long, 200 feet high and 153 feet thick, and there are three auxiliary dams with a total length of more than 9000 feet. By March 1957, the project had been completed, with a water storage capacity of 4.5 billion gallons.

climate

Hong Kong has a subtropical climate. It is cool and dry in winter, warm and rainy in spring and summer, not cool and sunny in autumn. Hong Kong is occasionally hit by typhoons.

Special spectacle

Three House Museum: Tsuen Wan now has about 1 million residents, but it was still a museum until 1977

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