Yuen Long
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- For the district of Yuen Long, see Yuen Long District.
- For the new town in Yuen Long, see Yuen Long New Town.
- For the plain in Yuen Long, see Yuen Long Plain.
- For the central town of Yuen Long, see Yuen Long Town.
Yuen Long (Chinese: 元朗, formerly, Un Long) located in the northwest of Hong Kong. It lies on the Yuen Long Plain. which is the west lies Hung Shui Kiu & Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung & Tai Tong, to the east Au Tou & Kam Tin, and to the north Nam Sang Wai & Wang Chau.
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[edit] Name
The Cantonese name "Yuen Long" (元朗, originally 圓蓢 or 圓塱). In present-day conversation, "Yuen Long" may, depending on context, refer to the limits of the original market town, the new town, the plain, or the district.
[edit] Market Town
The central of Yuen Long was a traditional market town in the area known as Yuen Long San Hui (元朗新墟) in present-day, within the Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. The site of the market town was situated in the most central location with regard to surrounding villages, allowing villagers a convenient central location to sell their crops and fish.
The market is a place to allow people from villages in northwest New Territories to shop and trade. Like many market towns in Hong Kong, the market only operates on several days each week.
[edit] New Towns
Two new towns are develop in Yuen Long since 1970s.
Yuen Long New Town was developed by the market town in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Tin Shui Wai New Town located in the west of Yuen Long New Town, developed in 1990s, different from Yuen Long New Town, most areas are residentrial uses.
[edit] History
The original Yuen Long Town was not located in the busiest place of present-day Yuen Long, namely Yuen Long Main Road (元朗大馬路), part of Castle Peak Road.
The earliest market in Yuen Long was situated south of the main road near Tai Kei Leng. In 1669 the market was moved north to the area newar where the present-day KCR Yuen Long Station is situated. This was done for political reasons. This area is now known as Yuen Long Kau Hui (元朗舊墟, namely old Yuen Long Town). This market is sited south of a small hill. While it is far from the coast today, it was beside the sea shore when the market was first built.
Cheung Shing Street, a street separating Nam Pin Wai and Sai Pin Wai, divides the centre of the market. Temples were built to worship, and to judge when disputes arose.
After the British obtained the New Territories in 1898, they built Castle Peak Road to connect major areas of the New Territories and Kowloon. The villagers proposed and moved the market town to the main road.
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