Ha Tsuen
Ha Tsuen, or Ha Tsuen Heung is an area at the west of Yuen Long Town in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to Yuen Long District.
History
During the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, two members of the Tang clan in Kam Tin left for Ha Tsuen as they saw the potential of this place as a market and area for producing fish and salt.These two members of the Tang clan, Tang Hung-wai and Tang Hung-chi, built the two villages of Tseung Kong Wai and Tung Tau Tsuen.
As the Tang clan grew, additional villages were established. These included Tung Tau Tsuen, Hong Mei Tsuen, Lo Uk Tsuen, Tseung Kong Wai, San Wai, Sik Kong Tsuen and Sik Kong Wai.
The Tang Ancestral Hall, also known as Yau Kung Tong, was constructed by the Tang Clan of Ha Tsuen to commemorate their two founding ancestors, for establishing the village settlements in Ha Tsuen. Construction of the Ancestral Hall began in 1749 and was completed the following year, it has since become a declared monument of Hong Kong.
Ha Tsuen was once an important port and market because of the water-based transport system. There are rivers that flow into Deep Bay; in the past, boats from Canton and other areas in the Pearl River Delta could reach Ha Tsuen.
Villages
Ha Tsuen Heung is mainly composed of 16 villages:- Fung Kong Tsuen
- Ha Pak Nai Tsuen
- Ha Tsuen Shi
- Hong Mei Tsuen
- Lee Uk Tsuen
- Lo Uk Tsuen
- Pak Nai Tsuen
- San Sang Tsuen
- San Uk Tsuen
- San Wai
- Sha Chau Lei
- Sik Kong Tsuen
- Sik Kong Wai
- Tin Sum Tsuen
- Tseung Kong Wai
- Tung Tau Tsuen