Pa Tau Kwu
Pa Tau Kwu (Chinese: 扒頭鼓) is an area of Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula, on Lantau Island in Hong Kong and the site of a former village. Administratively, it is part of Tsuen Wan District.
Administration
Pa Tau Kwu is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]
Geography
Pa Tau Kwu is located in the northeastern part of Lantau Island, northeast of Penny's Bay. The area includes two bays: Pa Tau Kwu Pak Wan (扒頭鼓北灣; 'north bay') and Pa Tau Kwu Nam Wan (扒頭鼓南灣; 'south bay'), separated by a small peninsula.
Archaeology
Pa Tau Kwu has been listed as a Site of Archaeological Interest[2] and archaeological excavations have been conducted in the area.[3] The site is a headland site with coast on three sides[4] that included the possible remains of up to twenty houses.[5]
References
- ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Office. List of Sites of Archaeological Interest in Hong Kong (as at Nov 2012)
- ^ Chinese University of Hong Kong. Centre for Chinese Archaeology and Art. Introduction
- ^ Cheng, Pei-kai; Fan, Ka Wai (2012). New Perspectives on the Research of Chinese Culture. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 31. ISBN 9789814021784.
- ^ Atha, Mick; Yip, Kennis (2016). Piecing Together Sha Po: Archaeological Investigations and Landscape Reconstruction. Hong Kong University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-988-8208-98-2.
External links
- Delineation of area of existing village Chok Ko Wan and Pa Tau Kwu (Ma Wan) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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