Talk:Tuen Mun
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[edit] Town
Was Tuen Mun one market town? And was it a town? The marketplaces Kau Hui and San Hui were simply called as such as far as I know, without Tuen Mun as the prefix. Tuen Mun appeared on historical texts to refer to a larger area in the estuary of the Pearl River. The name was re-introduced by the Hong Kong Government when it developed the new town. Facilities built prior to new town development, e.g. the Castle Peak Hospital, are not named after Tuen Mun. — Instantnood 20:59, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
- The area was formerly known as Castle Peak under earlier British rule, but the re-introduction of the name should not be come from nothing in distant past. According to a map with Chinese character added by the University of Hong Kong (1957). It is marked as 屯門新墟 (Tuen Mun San Hui) over the English San Hui (lit. new market) in 1936 by War Office, much earlier than the planning of the new town. It is not uncommon the indigenous people continue to use name in Qing dynasty.
- The land shape in Tuen Mun might differ quite a lot in the distant past. It was mentioned in historical document that it became unsuitable for navigation because mud flooded in the waterway. The name of Tuen Mun, lit. gate of garrison, suggested that it was quite probably a channel (Mun) in the past, that is the plain between Castle Peak (also known as Pui To Shan, Tuen Mun Island in the historical document) and Kau Keng Shan.
- HenryLi 02:20, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pretty girls?
Who knew that Tuen Mun was known for pretty girls? I sure had no idea. ... Citation needed, please... Aep 10:47, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
I live in there. But I don't think that's true.202.64.27.171 02:35, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
