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Encyclopedia > Tsuen Wan District

Tsuen Wan (荃灣區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan Line of the MTR metro system. Population (as of 2000): 290,500. The territory of Hong Kong is divided in 18 administrative districts (Population as of 2000) Hong Kong Island Central and Western (274,400) Eastern (620,800) Southern (282,400) Wan Chai (190,300) Kowloon (New Kowloon included) Kowloon City (406,000) Kwun Tong (564,700) Sham Shui Po (372,200... The New Territories (Chinese: 新界, Pinyin: XÄ«njiè) is the area of land in Hong Kong, north of the Kowloon peninsula, south of Shenzhen He / Shum Chun River (深圳河) and Hong Kongs outlying islands (including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau), leased from Qing China to Britain in... Tsuen Wan Line route map (with detailed interchanges) The Tsuen Wan Line is one of the six lines of the metro network in Hong Kong known as the MTR. It is indicated in red on the MTR map. ... Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ... This article is in need of attention. ...


Tsuen Wan district is part of Tsuen Wan New Town. Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. ...

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Sights

The Sam Tung Uk Museum was set up in a former Hakka walled village. Hakka (Chinese: 客家; pinyin: kèjiā, literal meaning guest families) are a Han Chinese people whose ancestors are said to originate from around Henan and Shanxi in northern China over 2700 years ago. ... Most of the walled villages in Hong Kong are located in the New Territories. ...


Islands

The following islands of Hong Kong are administratively part of the district: The territory of Hong Kong consists of a mainland area and 236 islands. ...

  • Cheung Sok (長索)
  • Ma Wan (馬灣)
  • Ngam Hau Shek (岩口石)
  • Pun Shan Shek (半山石)
  • Tang Lung Chau (燈籠洲)

Ma Wan (馬灣) is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. ...

Transportation

There are two railways serving the town:

Park Island Transport Co., Ltd. operates bus services between Park Island on Ma Wan Island and Tsing Yi MTR station, Ma Wan and Kwai Fong, and a ferry service between Ma Wan and Central and between Ma Wan and Tsuen Wan West (next to the KCRC station). Tsuen Wan Line route map (with detailed interchanges) The Tsuen Wan Line is one of the six lines of the metro network in Hong Kong known as the MTR. It is indicated in red on the MTR map. ... Logo of the MTR corporation Causeway Bay station on the Island Line. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ... Tsuen Wan Station is the northern terminus of the MTR Tsuen Wan Line, Hong Kong. ... The Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (九廣鐵路公司), frequently abbreviated to KCRC or just KCR, is wholly owned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and based in Hong Kong. ... Opening Date 20 December 2003 Stations 9 Number of trains 23 Service Area Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Tsuen Wan, Sham Shui Po The West Rail is one of the three lines of the KCRC network in Hong Kong. ... Outside view of the station from southern entrance Tsuen Wan West (荃灣西站) is a KCRC station located in Tsuen Wan, Kowloon. ... Park Island Transport Company Limited (PITCL) operates bus and ferry services between Ma Wan Island and other parts of Hong Kong territory. ... Tsing Yi Station (青衣站) is an interchange station of Tung Chung Line of MTR and Airport Express on Tsing Yi Island. ... Kwai Fong (葵芳) is an area of Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...


There are also tens of bus routes serving Tsuen Wan, mostly operated by Kowloon Motor Bus. Citybus also operated a few. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Citybus is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. ...


See also

The following is a list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong: List of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, with a partial list of their sub-areas and streets Hong Kong Island Central and Western Central Admiralty Kennedy Town Mid-levels Sai Ying Pun Shek Tong Tsui Sheung...

External links

  • Tsuen Wan District Council
  • Electoral Boundary Map
  • Tsuen Wan & Kwai Tsing Transport Website (in Traditional Chinese)
  • Tsuen Wan New Town
  • An unofficial site about Tsuen Wan new town (in Traditional Chinese)
  • Hong Kong: Mass Transit Railway by NYC Subway


Districts of Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island: Central and Western | Eastern | Southern | Wan Chai
Kowloon (including New Kowloon): Kowloon City | Kwun Tong | Sham Shui Po | Wong Tai Sin | Yau Tsim Mong
New Territories: Islands | Kwai Tsing | North | Sai Kung | Sha Tin | Tai Po | Tsuen Wan | Tuen Mun | Yuen Long


The territory of Hong Kong is divided in 18 administrative districts (Population as of 2000) Hong Kong Island Central and Western (274,400) Eastern (620,800) Southern (282,400) Wan Chai (190,300) Kowloon (New Kowloon included) Kowloon City (406,000) Kwun Tong (564,700) Sham Shui Po (372,200... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Hong Kong Island (香港島, colloquially the Island side) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory, Victoria City, was founded. ... District slogan: none Location within Hong Kong S.A.R. (Click here for satellite image) District Council Chairman Chan Tak-chor Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 12. ... The Eastern district (東區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... The Southern District (南區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... District slogan: none Location within Hong Kong S.A.R. (Click here for satellite image) District Council Chairman Ada Wong Ying-kay JP Area   â€“Land   â€“Water ? km² km² km² Population   â€“Total (2000)   â€“Density 190,300 /km² Latitude Longitude  ?°? N ?°? E Official website: Wanchai District Council The Wan Chai District (灣仔區, literally... Location within China In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon (九龍; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4; Mandarin Pinyin: JiÇ”lóng; lit. ... New Kowloon is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, bounded in the south by Boundary Street, and in the north by the ranges of the Lion Rock, Beacon Hill, Tates Cairn and Kowloon Peak. ... Kowloon City (Chinese: 九龍城; pinyin: ; Cantonese IPA:; Jyutping: gau2 lung4 sing4) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Kwun Tong (觀塘區; Jyutping: gwun1 tong4 keoi1; Cantonese IPA: ) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Sham Shui Po District (深水埗區) is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Wong Tai Sin (黃大仙; Pinyin Huang2da4xian1) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Yau Tsim Mong (油尖旺) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... The New Territories (Chinese: 新界, Pinyin: XÄ«njiè) is the area of land in Hong Kong, north of the Kowloon peninsula, south of Shenzhen He / Shum Chun River (深圳河) and Hong Kongs outlying islands (including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau), leased from Qing China to Britain in... Kwai Tsing (Chinese: 葵青區, Jyutping: kwai4 cing1 keoi1, pinyin: kuí qÄ«ng qÅ«) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... North District (北區) is the northernmost district of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Sai Kung (西貢; pinyin: Xi1gong4; Cantonese: sai1 gung3) is the second-largest of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... District slogan: none Location within Hong Kong S.A.R. (Click here for satellite image) District Council Chairman WAI Kwok-hung, JP Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 60 km² km² km² Population   â€“Total (2001)   â€“Density > 600,000 /km² Latitude Longitude 22°39 N 114°21 E Official website: Sha Tin District Council... Tai Po district (大埔區; lit. ... Tuen Mun (屯門) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Yuen Long (元朗, Jyutping: jyun4 long5, pinyin: YuánlÇŽng) (used to be known as Un Long), one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the North-West of the New Territories, is a post-war new town set in the centre of Hong Kongs largest alluvial plain. ...

New towns in Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong
Tsuen Wan (Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi) | Sha Tin (Sha Tin and Ma On Shan) | Tuen Mun | Tai Po | Fanling-Sheung Shui (Fanling and Sheung Shui) | Yuen Long | Tseung Kwan O | Tin Shui Wai | North Lantau (Tung Chung and Tai Ho)

  Results from FactBites:
 
Tsuen Wan District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (412 words)
Tsuen Wan District (Traditional Chinese: 荃灣區) is one of the 18 districts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China.
Tsuen Wan of the district is part of the Tsuen Wan New Town.
Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi District was split in the mid-1980s, and subsequently renamed as Kwai Tsing District.
Tsuen Wan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (333 words)
Tsuen Wan (Traditional Chinese: 荃灣, formerly also Tsun Wan) is a bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel.
A market town of the Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area.
Tsuen Wan has some special landmarks for tourists.
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