Shap Pat Heung is an area in the New Territories

New Territories

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 of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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. Located south of Yuen Long

Yuen Long

Yuen Long , formerly Un Long, is an area and town located in the northwest of Hong Kong, on the Yuen Long Plain. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai.-Name:The Cantonese name Yuen Long 元朗...

 and northwest of Tai Tong

Tai Tong

Tai Tong is a village situated in Yuen Long, Northwest of Hong Kong. Tai Tong is famous for its Lychee mountain. Over there, it has been a prime spot for Hong Kong programs set in the olden times....

, the area occupied the plain north of hills of Tai Lam. Cantonese name Shap Pat Heung means eighteen villages at its beginning. It is later expanded to thirty villages. Administratively, it is part of Yuen Long District

Yuen Long District

Yuen Long District , is one of the districts of Hong Kong located in the northwest of the New Territories. It had a population of 449,070 in 2001. The district has the youngest population of Hong Kong and the lowest income in the New Territories.-Geography:...

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The area is famous for the celebration of Tin Hau Festival on the 23rd days of the 3rd month every year of Chinese calendar

Chinese calendar

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. Parade

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 and Fa Pao is the attracted lot of visitors and pilgrims from other villages and towns.

List of villages

1. Tai Tong Tsuen (大棠村)
2. Shan Pui Tsuen
   Shan Pui Tsuen
   Shan Pui Tsuen is a village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.-Geography:Shan Pui Tsuen is located north of a hill separating it from Yuen Long Kau Hui...
   
    (山貝村)
3. Tai Wai Tsuen
   Tai Wai Tsuen
   Tai Wai Tsuen may refer to several places in Hong Kong:* Tai Wai Tsuen, the original village of Tai Wai, Sha Tin District* Tai Wai Tsuen, a village in the Yuen Long Kau Hui and Shap Pat Heung areas of Yuen Long District...
   
    (大圍村) （五和）
4. Ha Yau Tin Tsuen (下攸田)
5. Sheung Yau Tin Tsuen (上攸田)
6. Tai Kiu Tsuen (大橋村)
7. Muk Kiu Tau Tsuen (木橋頭)
8. Shui Tsiu Lo Wai (水蕉老圍)
9. Shui Tsiu San Tsuen (水蕉新村)
10. (瓦窰頭)
11. Pak Sha Tsuen (白沙村)
12. Tin Liu Tsuen (田寮村)
13. Sai Pin Wai (西邊圍) (Yuen Long Kau Hui
    Yuen Long Kau Hui
    Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong.-Geography:Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly north of Yuen Long MTR Station. It comprises several...
    
    )
14. Tung Tau Tsuen (東頭村) （五和）
15. Nam Pin Wai
    Nam Pin Wai
    Nam Pin Wai is the name of two villages in Hong Kong:* Nam Pin Wai , in the Ho Chung area of Sai Kung* Nam Pin Wai , in the Yuen Long Kau Hui area of Yuen Long...
    
     (南邊圍) (Yuen Long Kau Hui
    Yuen Long Kau Hui
    Yuen Long Kau Hui is an area in Yuen Long, Yuen Long District, in the western New Territories of Hong Kong.-Geography:Yuen Long Kau Hui is located in the north-east of the present Yuen Long Town. It is sited south of a small hill and directly north of Yuen Long MTR Station. It comprises several...
    
    )
16. Nam Hang Tsuen (南坑村)
17. Ying Lung Wai (英龍圍) （五和）
18. Hung Tso Tin Tsuen (紅棗田村)
19. Ma Tin Tsuen (馬田村)
20. Sham Chung Tsuen (深涌村)
21. Wong Uk Tsuen (黃屋村) （五和）
22. Wong Nai Tun Tsuen (黃泥墩)
23. Kong Tau Tsuen (港頭村)
24. Tong Tau Po Tsuen (塘頭埔)
25. Yeung Uk Tsuen (楊屋村)
26. Tsoi Uk Tsuen
    Choi Uk Tsuen
    Choi Uk Tsuen or Tsoi Uk Tsuen is a village in Yuen Long Kau Hui , in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong, China.-Features:...
    
    or Choi Uk Tsuen (蔡屋村) （五和）
27. Tai Kei Leng (大旗嶺)
28. Shan Pui Chung Hau Tsuen (山貝涌口)
29. Shung Ching San Tsuen (崇正新村)
30. Lung Tin Tsuen (龍田村)