Au Ha

Au Ha (Chinese: 凹下) is a Hakka village in northern New Territories in Hong Kong.[1] Au Ha is located on the south side of Sha Tau Kok Road (Wo Hang Section) between Fanling and Sha Tau Kok, north of Sheung Wo Hang and west of Ha Wo Hang.[2] Its name means "below the mountain pass" in Cantonese.

History

The villages of Ma Tseuk Leng (upper and lower), Yim Tso Ha, Wu Shek Kok and Au Ha formed a yeuk (約),[3] a form of oath-sworn, inter-village, mutual-aid alliance.[4]

References
  1. "Appendix B: A List of Existing Village, Indigenous Village and Composite Indigenous Village" (PDF). Guidelines on Election-related Activities in respect of the Rural Representative Election. Hong Kong Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  2. GeoInfo Map (Map). Cartography by HKSARG Geospatial Information Hub. Hong Kong Lands Department. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  3. Faure, David (1986). The structure of Chinese rural society: lineage and village in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Oxford University Press. p. 217. ISBN 9780195839708.
  4. Hase, Patrick H. (2013). Custom, Land and Livelihood in Rural South China: The Traditional Land Law of Hong Kong's New Territories, 1750-1950. Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series. Hong Kong University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-988-8139-08-8.

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