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For the old town of Hong Kong, see Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan

Tsuen 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....
.
For the new town in Hong Kong, see Tsuen Wan New Town
Tsuen Wan New Town

Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans over Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally, the officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of proper Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi Island, Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau Island....
.


Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts
Districts of Hong Kong

The Districts of Hong Kong are the 18 administrative areas by which Hong Kong is geographically divided. Each district has a District council of Hong Kong, which was formerly known as a district board....
 of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
. It is located in the New Territories
New Territories

New Territories, abbreviated to NT or N.T., is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory....
 and is served by the Tsuen Wan Line of the MTR
MTR

MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. The MTR first began service in 1979 and officially merged with the Kowloon Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, still bearing the same name in English....
 metro
Rapid transit

A rapid transit, subway, underground, elevated railway or metro system is an railway electrification system public transport rail transport in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separation from other traffic....
 system. It had a population of 275,527 in 2001. Its residents enjoy the highest income in the New Territories.

Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan

Tsuen 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....
 of the district is part of the Tsuen Wan New Town
Tsuen Wan New Town

Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans over Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally, the officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of proper Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi Island, Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau Island....
.

district was set up in 1982 covering the present-day Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District
Kwai Tsing District

Kwai Tsing is one of the districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories....
.






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For the old town of Hong Kong, see Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan

Tsuen 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....
.
For the new town in Hong Kong, see Tsuen Wan New Town
Tsuen Wan New Town

Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans over Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally, the officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of proper Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi Island, Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau Island....
.


Tsuen Wan District is one of the 18 districts
Districts of Hong Kong

The Districts of Hong Kong are the 18 administrative areas by which Hong Kong is geographically divided. Each district has a District council of Hong Kong, which was formerly known as a district board....
 of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China
People's Republic of China

The People's Republic of China , commonly known as China, is the largest country in East Asia and the List of countries by population in the world with over 1.3 billion people, approximately a fifth of the world's population....
. It is located in the New Territories
New Territories

New Territories, abbreviated to NT or N.T., is a region in Hong Kong excluding Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and Stonecutters Island. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory....
 and is served by the Tsuen Wan Line of the MTR
MTR

MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. The MTR first began service in 1979 and officially merged with the Kowloon Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, still bearing the same name in English....
 metro
Rapid transit

A rapid transit, subway, underground, elevated railway or metro system is an railway electrification system public transport rail transport in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separation from other traffic....
 system. It had a population of 275,527 in 2001. Its residents enjoy the highest income in the New Territories.

Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan

Tsuen 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....
 of the district is part of the Tsuen Wan New Town
Tsuen Wan New Town

Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans over Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally, the officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of proper Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi Island, Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau Island....
.

History

The district was set up in 1982 covering the present-day Tsuen Wan District and Kwai Tsing District
Kwai Tsing District

Kwai Tsing is one of the districts of Hong Kong of Hong Kong. It consists of two parts - Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island. Kwai Tsing is part of the New Territories....
. Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi District was split in the mid-1980s, and subsequently renamed as Kwai Tsing District.

Sights

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The Sam Tung Uk Museum
Sam Tung Uk Museum

The Sam Tung Uk Museum is a museum restored from Sam Tung Uk , a Hakka people Walled villages of Hong Kong in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong....
 is a cultural and agricultural museum and was set up in a former Hakka
Hakka

The Hakka people are a subgroup of the Han Chinese people based in the provinces of Guangdong, Jiangxi and Fujian in China and speaking the Hakka language....
 walled village
Walled villages of Hong Kong

Most of the walled villages in Hong Kong are located in the New Territories.A walled village is a kind of traditional building which is completely surrounded by thick defensive walls, protecting the residents from the attack of wild animals and enemies....
. Behind Tsuen Wan is Shin Mun reservoir, a valley that was once home to 10 villages that grew mostly pineapples. The dam that stops the reservoir is called Po Lo Pa, lit. pineapple dam. There were once disputes and fights among the Shing Mun valley dwellers and Tsuen Wan residents during the 18th century, over the levying of taxes for pineapple sales. The reservoir valley also has a disused lead mine, where some of the residents of Tsuen Wan used to work. Behind this is the tallest hill in the territory of Hong Kong, called Tai Mo Shan
Tai Mo Shan

Tai Mo Shan has the highest mountain in Hong Kong, with an altitude of 957 m. It is located approximately at the geographical centre of the New Territories....
.

Islands

The following islands of Hong Kong are administratively part of the district:
  • Cheung Sok
    Cheung Sok

    Cheung Sok is a small island at the north of Yam O, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It belongs to the Tsuen Wan District....
  • Ma Wan
    Ma Wan

    Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. The island belongs to Tsuen Wan District. It has an area of 0.96 km?....
  • Ngam Hau Shek
  • Pun Shan Shek
  • Tang Lung Chau
    Tang Lung Chau

    File:Hong Kong Bay.jpgTang Lung Chau is a small island to the west of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.This island is located south of Ma Wan, and is administratively part of Tsuen Wan District....


Transport

There are two railways serving the town:

  • Tsuen Wan Line of the MTR
    MTR

    MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. The MTR first began service in 1979 and officially merged with the Kowloon Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, still bearing the same name in English....
     metro
    Rapid transit

    A rapid transit, subway, underground, elevated railway or metro system is an railway electrification system public transport rail transport in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separation from other traffic....
     system. Tsuen Wan is the terminus of the line.
  • West Rail Line of the MTR
    MTR

    MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. The MTR first began service in 1979 and officially merged with the Kowloon Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, still bearing the same name in English....
     also has a station at the coastal area, named Tsuen Wan West.


Park Island Transport Co., Ltd. operates bus services between Park Island
Park Island

Park Island is a private housing estate located at Ma Wan, an island in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties and completed from 2002 to 2006 in 5 phases....
 on Ma Wan Island and Tsing Yi station, Ma Wan and Kwai Fong
Kwai Fong

Kwai Fong is an area of Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. The mainly residential area extends to Kwai Hing in the north, Lai King in the south, Tsing Yi Bridge to the west, and Tai Lin Pai Industrial Area to the east....
, and a ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 service between Ma Wan
Ma Wan

Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. The island belongs to Tsuen Wan District. It has an area of 0.96 km?....
 and Central
Central, Hong Kong

Central , the central business district of Hong Kong, was commonly known as part of Victoria City. It is an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island....
 and between Ma Wan and Tsuen Wan West (next to the MTR station).

There are also tens of bus routes serving Tsuen Wan, mostly operated by Kowloon Motor Bus
Kowloon Motor Bus

The Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited , a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world....
. Citybus
Citybus (Hong Kong)

Citybus Limited is one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong. It provides both Franchising and non-franchised bus service. The franchised route network serves mainly Hong Kong Island, cross-Victoria Harbour routes , Ocean Park Hong Kong, North Lantau and Hong Kong International Airport....
 also operates a few.

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