Fung Yuen
Fung Yuen (Chinese: 鳳園) is an area and a village located northwest of Tolo Harbour, in Tai Po,[1] Tai Po District, Hong Kong.
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Fung Yuen valley, looking south toward Tai Po Industrial Estate and Tolo Harbour.
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Mak Uk viewed from Mont Vert (嵐山) private housing estate.
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Mont Vert (嵐山) private housing estate in Fung Yuen.
Villages
There are five villages in Fung Yuen:
- Fung Mei Wai / Kau Shi Wai (狗屎圍)
- Fung Yuen Lo Tsuen (鳳園老村)
- Lau Hang (流坑)
- Mak Uk (麥屋; 'Mak's House')[1]
- Tin Sam (田心)
Conservation
Fung Yuen Valley has been listed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) since 1980 to reflect "its importance as a major breeding site for butterflies". The protected area covers approximately 43 hectares.[2][3] Within this area, the Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve was set up on 2 hectares of private land in 2005 by the Tai Po Environmental Association through the funding from the Environment and Conservation Fund.[2]
References
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Mak Ancestral Hall, Mak Uk
- Hong Kong Government press release: "LCQ9: Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve", March 10, 2010.
- Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve
Further reading
- Strauch, Judith (1983). "Community and Kinship in Southeastern China: The View from the Multilineage Villages of Hong Kong". The Journal of Asian Studies. 43 (1): 21–50. doi:10.2307/2054616. JSTOR 2054616.
- Kendrick, Roger (October 2010). "Moths of Fung Yuen SSSI and Butterfly Reserve – a preliminary investigation" (PDF). Hong Kong Entomological Bulletin. 2: 14–30. ISSN 2079-178X.
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- Delineation of area of existing village Fung Yuen (Tai Po) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
- Picture of Mak Ancestral Hall, Mak Uk
- Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. No. 67 Fung Yuen Pictures
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