San Wai () is a walled village in Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.
Administration
San Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. For electoral purposes, San Wai is part of the Ha Tsuen constituency.
History The village was originally called San Hing Wai ()Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yeung Hau Temple, San Wai, Ha Tsuen
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of San Wai was 487. The number of males was 215.
Features The Yeung Hau Temple of San Wai, also called the Sai Tau Miu (),Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yeung Hau Temple, San Wai, Ha Tsuen was renovated in 1901. It serves as the social venue which plays the dual roles as a temple and an ancestral hall of San Wai. Basin meal feasts are organized in front of the Temple during Yeung Hau Festival and Lunar New Year.
Shi Wang Study Hall (), also transliterated as Sze Wang Study Hall.
See also Walled villages of Hong Kong Hong Mei Tsuen, Lo Uk Tsuen, Sik Kong Tsuen: adjacent villages Sik Kong Wai, Tseung Kong Wai: nearby walled villages
References
External links
Delineation of area of existing village San Wai (Ha Tsuen) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022) Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Shi Wang Study Hall, No. 124 San Wai, Ha Tsuen Pictures Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Yau Sin Study Hall, San Wai, Ha Tsuen Pictures Antiquities Advisory Board. Pictures of Yeung Hau Temple, San Wai, Ha Tsuen Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Entrance Gate, San Wai, Ha Tsuen Pictures