Yung Shue Au

Yung Shue Au (Chinese: 榕樹凹) is a Hakka village and the name of the surrounding area located in northeast the New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it falls within the North District.

Administration

Yung Shue Au is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

Geography

The location of Yung Shue Au is adjacent to Starling Inlet and close to the maritime border between Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

Yung Shue Au means 'banyan pass', a mountain pass next to the north bay of Yung Shue Au Bay on the peninsula northeast of Pat Sin Leng.

History

The village was founded by a person named WAN Mein Cheong who came from Huizhou.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.

Further reading

  • Lau, Jessie (27 July 2017). "The Ghost Villages: A Guide to Hong Kong's Abandoned Hakka Settlements". Zolima CityMag.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yung Shue Au.
  • Website about Yung Shue Au Village
  • Delineation of area of existing village Yung Shue Au (Sha Tau Kok) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

22°32′38″N 114°14′52″E / 22.5438°N 114.2479°E / 22.5438; 114.2479


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