NOTES AND QUERIES
the Chien Lung period, it was turned into a guard-station
143
Villages rebuilt at that time were Tze Tuen Tsuen, Tuen Mun Tsuen, Siu Hang Tsuen, Po Tong Ha Tsuen, So Kwun Wat Tsuen and San Tsuen Wai.12
In the 16th year of the Chia Ching reign (1811), the Tuen Mun guard-station was strengthened. Besides the original garrison, a Pa-Tsung was posted to be the assistant. Five guard-stations, each under a Ngai-Wai with four men, were erected at Shing Mun, Wang Chau, Kwun Chung, Tsiu Keng and Ma Tseuk Leng. They were all under the command of the Tsin-Tsung of the Tuen Mun Guard Station. At that time, villages in that area were all under the charge of the Kwun-Fu-Shi TO: namely: Tuen Mun Tsuen, Tsing Chuen Wai, Tsz Tuen Wai, Siu Hang Tsuen, Po Tong Ha Tsuen, Sun Fung Wai, Chung Uk Tsuen, Nai Wai Tsz Tsuen, San Tsuen, So Kwun Wat Tsuen, Tai Lam Tsuen, Tin Fu Tsai Tsuen and Un Tan Tau Tsuen.4
During the early years of the Tao Kuang reign, a Pa-Tsung and a Ngai-Wai with sixteen men were posted at the Tuen Mun Guard-station, sixty men were placed in the following six guard-stations which were all under the command of the Tuen Mun Guard Station. These guard stations were at Mong Tseng, Wang Chau (ten men), Kwun Chung (five men), Tai Po Tau (fifteen men), Shing Mun Au (fifteen men) and Tsiu Keng (five men).15 This continued until the 24th year of the Kuang Hsü reign (1898), when the Ch'ing Government leased the New Territories and the adjacent islands to the British, after which these guard-stations were abandoned.16
In 1899, the area was divided into the three sub-districts of Tuen Mun, Tai Lam Chung and Lung Ku Tan belonging to the Un Long District. Villages in these sub-districts were as follows:17
Tuen Mun Sub-district:- Chung Uk Tsun, Shun Fung Wai, Tsing Chun Wai, Tsz Tin Wai, Nai Wai, Tun Tsz Wai, Po Tong Ha, Siu Hang, Lam Ti and San Tsuen.
NOTES AND QUERIES
the Chien Lung period, it was turned into a guard-station
143
+
Villages rebuilt at that time were Tze Tuen Tsuen #, Tuen
Mun Tsuen, Siu Hang Tsuen Po Tong Ha Tsuen 村,So Kwun Wat Tsuen and San Tsuen Wai 新村.12
T
In the 16th year of the Chia Ching reign (1811), the Tuen Mun
guard-station was strengthened. Besides the original garrison, a
Pa-Tsung was posted to be the assistant. Five guard-stations, each under a Ngai-Wai with four men, were erected at Shing Mun 城門,Wang Chau横州, Kwun Chung官涌,Tsiu Keng 蕉選 and Ma Tseuk Leng. They were all under the command of the Tsin-Tsung of the Tuen Mun Guard Station. At that time, villages in that area were all under the charge of the Kwun-Fu-Shi TO:
namely: Tuen Mun Tsuen, Tsing Chuen Wai †, Tsz Tuen Wai, Siu Hang Tsuen, Po Tong Ha Tsuen, Sun Fung Wai 新豐圍, Chung Uk Tsuen鐘屋村,Nai Wai Tsz Tsuen泥圍子村 San Tsuen, So Kwun Wat Tsuen, Tai Lam Tsuen, Tin Fu Tsai Tsuen 田夫仔村 and Un Tan Tau Tsuen圓墩頭村.4
During the early years of the Tao Kuang reign, a Pa-Tsung # and a Ngai-Wai with sixteen men were pos'ed at the Tuen Mun Guard-s'ation, sixty men were placed in the following six guard-stations which were all under the command of the Tuen Mun Guard Station. These guard stations were at Mong Tseng 輞井 横州 ## (ten men), Wang Chau (ten men), Kwun Chung X (five men), Tai Po Tau (fifteen men), Shing Mun Au
(fifteen men) and Tsiu Keng (five men).15 This continued until the 24th year of the Kuang Hsü reign (1898), when the Ch'ing Government leased the New Territories and the adjacent islands to the British, after which these guard-stations were abandoned.16
In 1899, the area was divided into the three sub-districts of Tuen Mun, Tai Lam Chung and Lung Ku Tan ### belonging to the Un Long District. Villages in these sub-districts were as follows: 17
Tuen Mun Sub-district:-Chung Uk Tsun, Shun Fung Wai. Tsing Chun Wai, Tsz Tin Wai, Nai Wai, Tun Tsz Wai, Po Tong Ha, Siu Hang, Lam Ti # and San Tsuen.
!
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.