Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen

Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen (Chinese: 錦田城門新村) or Kam Tin San Tsuen (錦田新村) is a village in the Kam Tin area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen archway.

Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen
Traditional Chinese	錦田城門新村
Simplified Chinese	锦田城门新村
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jǐn Tián Chéngmén Xīncūn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gam2 tin4 sing4 mun4 san1 cyun1
Kam Tin San Tsuen
Traditional Chinese	錦田新村
Simplified Chinese	锦田新村
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jǐn Tián Xīncūn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping gam2 tin4 san1 cyun1

Administration

Kam Tin San Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.^[1]

History

Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen was populated by inhabitants of Shing Mun Valley villages, who were displaced for the construction of the Shing Mun Reservoir in the late 1920s.^[2]

Features

A Hip Tin temple is located within Kam Tin Shing Mun San Tsuen. The temple is owned by the Cheng clan. It was probably built around 1920.^[3] It was relocated from Shing Mun Valley in the 1920s due to the construction of the Shing Mun Reservoir and the resulting resettlement of Shing Mun San Tsuen.^[4]