San Tsuen
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San Tsuen is situated in the north eastern New Territories
of Hong Kong
, to the west the town of Shataukok.
The village is inhabited by the Yau (邱, Hakka: khiu33) clan. It is a Hakka speaking village.
San Tseun was the village that linguist Henry Henne
chose to source his informant Khjew Fuj (邱惠) for the Hakka dialect of Shataukok. He collected his information between July 1949 and April 1950.
New Territories
New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, to the west the town of Shataukok.
The village is inhabited by the Yau (邱, Hakka: khiu33) clan. It is a Hakka speaking village.
San Tseun was the village that linguist Henry Henne
Henry Henne
Henry Henne was a Norwegian linguist.He was born in Bergen, and grew up in Solheimsviken, as a son of Halvar Henne og Hansine Ellingsdatter . He was married twice, the second time to an American citizen....
chose to source his informant Khjew Fuj (邱惠) for the Hakka dialect of Shataukok. He collected his information between July 1949 and April 1950.