Tan Chuk Hang
Tan Chuk Hang (Chinese: 丹竹坑) is a village of Hong Kong, located in Fanling, North District. It comprises Tan Chuk Hang Lo Wai (丹竹坑老圍; 'Tan Chuk Hang Old Village') and Tan Chuk Hang San Wai (丹竹坑新圍; 'Tan Chuk Hang New Village') aka. Sheung Tan Chuk Hang (上丹竹坑; 'Upper Tan Chuk Hang').[1]
| Tan Chuk Hang | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 丹竹坑 | ||||||||
| Cantonese Yale | dāan jūk hāang | ||||||||
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Administration
Tan Chuk Hang is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[2] For electoral purposes, it is part of the Queen's Hill constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Law Ting-tak, who was elected in the local elections.[3][4]
History
Tan Chuk Hang Lo Wai is a walled village that appeared in the 1688 edition of the Gazetteer of Xin'an County. It was therefore probably established before 1688.[1]
Tan Chuk Hang is part of the Four Yeuk (四約; 'Four Villages Alliance'), which comprises Loi Tung, Lung Yeuk Tau, Lin Ma Hang and Tan Chuk Hang. The centre of the Alliance is the Hung Shing Temple at Hung Leng.[5]
At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Sheung Tan Chuk Hang was 102. The number of males was 43.[6]
See also
References
- Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works -Environmental Impact Assessment Report. Appendix 12.2f: Detailed Records of Identified Built Heritage Features within CHIA Study Area of the Lau Shui Heung Tunnel Section (South Tunnel).
- "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (North District)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- "North District Council - North DC Members". District Council. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Hung Shing Temple, Hung Leng Tsuen
- Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 77. ISSN 1991-7295.
External links
- Delineation of area of existing village Tan Chuk Hang (Fanling) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works -Environmental Impact Assessment Report. Appendix 12.2f: Detailed Records of Identified Built Heritage Features within CHIA Study Area of the Lau Shui Heung Tunnel Section (South Tunnel). Includes pictures and a brief description of several historic houses of Tan Chuk Hang Lo Wai.