Lam Tei Tsuen

Lam Tei Tsuen (Chinese: 藍地村) is a walled village in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong.

Entrance gate of Lam Tei Tsuen

View of Lam Tei Tsuen, including Lam Tei Main Street (藍地大街) and Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery (right).

Administration

Lam Tei Tsuen is one of the 36 villages represented within the Tuen Mun Rural Committee.

History

Several villages of the Lam Tei area were established by the To (陶) Clan. Originally from Poyang, Jiangxi[1] (other sources mention Watlam in Guangxi),[2] the To Clan moved to Ngau Tam Mei and then to Tuen Mun Tai Tsuen. Following the increase of the clan population, the village dispersed and developed into five villages in the Lam Tei area: Nai Wai, Tsing Chuen Wai, Tuen Tsz Wai, Lam Tei Tsuen and Tuen Mun San Tsuen, which were all fortified.[2]

See also

Walled villages of Hong Kong

References

Antiquities and Monuments Office: Tuen Tsz Wai - History
Antiquities and Monuments Office: Historic Building Appraisal. To Ancestral Hall Tuen Tze Wai

External links

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Delineation of area of existing village Lam Tei (Tuen Mun) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)

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