Co-existence of pools and new town buildings

Tin Shui Wai (Traditional Chinese: 天水圍; Simplified Chinese: 天水围; Cantonese Jyutping: tin1 seoi2 wai4; Mandarin Pinyin: Tiānshuǐwéi), located in northwestern New Territories, Hong Kong.It is a place of Yuen Long District.It was a gei wai fish pond area. In late 1980s, the fish ponds were reclaimed for the development of the Tin Shui Wai New Town. The new town is next to and at the northwest of Ping Shan. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1304 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Tin Shui Wai New Town Tin Shui Wai Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1304 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Tin Shui Wai New Town Tin Shui Wai Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; also Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) refer to one of two standard Chinese character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language, officially simplified by the government of the Peoples Republic of China in an attempt to promote literacy. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... Standard Mandarin is the official Chinese spoken language used by the Peoples Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Singapore. ... It has been suggested that Pinyin_method be merged into this article or section. ... A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ... Yuen Long District (元朗區, Jyutping: jyun4 long5, pinyin: YuánlÇŽng, used to be known as Un Long), is one of the districts of Hong Kong located in the northwest of the New Territories. ... Tin Shui Wai New Town (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: ; Cantonese Jyutping: tin1 seoi2 wai4; Mandarin Pinyin: Tiānshuǐwéi) is located in northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. ... Ping Shan (屏山) is an area of Hong Kong, part of Yuen Long District, in the New Territories. ...

History and geography

The land of Tin Shui Wai did not exist at the beginning of 1900s while Ping Shan in the adjacent is by the sea. The water north of Ping Shan gradually became marshes and villages made use of it by coverting into pools and rice paddies. The pools became gei wai fish ponds where most of the residents were fishermen before new town development. Because of the decline in aquaculture, most of the fish ponds were abandoned. The Hong Kong Government developed the area into a new town by land reclamation. // First flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903. ... Freshwater marsh in Florida In geography, a marsh is a type of wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, cat tails, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water. ... Look up pool in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Terrace of rice paddies in Yunnan Province, southern China. ... Workers harvest catfish from the Delta Pride Catfish farms in Mississippi Aquaculture is the cultivation of the natural produce of water (such as fish or shellfish, algae and other aquatic organisms). ... On July 1, 1997, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending more than 150 years of British colonial control. ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ...

Sights

Parts of Tin Shui have a picturesque and tranquil environment. The Hong Kong Wetland Park, demonstrating the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystem, is located in Tin Shui Wai. Hong Kong Wetland Park (香港濕地公園) is located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in Hong Kong. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ...

See also

• list of areas of Hong Kong
• list of villages in Hong Kong

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External links

• Wetland Park