Cheung Sha Wan

Area of Hong Kong

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Cheung Sha Wan

Traditional Chinese| 長沙灣
Simplified Chinese| 长沙湾
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin| Chángshāwān
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization| Chèuhngsāwàahn
Jyutping| Coeng4saa1waan4
Aerial view of Cheung Sha Wan A junction near Fortune Estate in east Cheung Sha Wan.

Cheung Sha Wan (長沙灣; Chèuhngsāwàahn; 'Long Sandy Bay') is an area between Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is mainly residential to the north and south, with an industrial area in between. Administratively it is part of Sham Shui Po District, which also includes Lai Chi Kok.

The 灣 in its Cantonese name would normally be pronounced as wāan with a first, high-flat tone; however, in this particular case, the tone shifts to a fourth, low-falling tone, making it wàahn instead. The same tone shift happens in the Cantonese names of To Kwa Wan (土瓜灣; Tóugwāwàahn) and Causeway Bay (銅鑼灣; Tùhnglòhwàahn), though Tùhnglòhwāan with a first tone is also common.

## History[edit]

As its Cantonese name suggests, it was formerly a bay with a long sandy beach. It spans roughly from today's Butterfly Valley Road at the west to Yen Chow Street at the east. The beach was a gathering place for many Tanka fishermen before its development. The original shoreline approximates the present Castle Peak Road and Un Chau Street. Inland, villages of Om Yam, Ma Lung Hang, Pak Shu Lung, So Uk, Li Uk, Wong Uk and others sparsely occupied the whole bay of Cheung Sha Wan. Rivers from Beacon Hill, Crow's Nest and Piper's Hill formed a long plain behind the beach. Farmlands filled between villages. A larger river ran in Butterfly Valley separating Cheung Sha Wan and Lai Chi Kok. A sandbar was found at the mouth of its estuary.

The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb is located in Cheung Sha Wan, and dates from AD 25 - 220. It is the oldest known constructed structure in Hong Kong, and demonstrates that early Chinese civilisation had spread to Hong Kong by 2,000 years ago.

At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Cheung Sha Wan was 653. The number of males was 496.[1]

Before World War I, two ends, Lai Chi Kok and Sham Shui Po, of Cheung Sha Wan had been reclaimed. The former was for military use and the later emerged as a new town north of Tai Kok Tsui.

In April 2006, a total of 580 unused shells from the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong were found buried at Tonkin Street in Cheung Sha Wan. The residents were temporarily evacuated and the shells were detonated safely.

The bay of Cheung Sha Wan was reclaimed in several phases in the twentieth century. The last reclamation in 1990s extended the area close to Stonecutters Island. The shipbuilding and repair industries on the old shore were moved to near the island and the sites were replaced by some private housing estates constructed in the early 2000s.

## Economy[edit]

Cheung Sha Wan was a manufacturing centre after the war, with a number of light industries, especially textile and clothing. After the PRC implemented its open door policy in the 1980s, many factories relocated to the mainland, vacating the area's industrial buildings (some of which have since been converted into offices and warehouses). There are several wholesale markets in Cheung Sha Wan. They include Cheung San Wan Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market, Cheung Sha Wan Vegetable Wholesale Market and many wholesale clothes markets. The Vegetable Marketing Organisation's Premium Vegetable Packaging Centre also locates in central Cheung Sha Wan.

The head office of Giordano is in the Tin On Industrial Building, Cheung Sha Wan.[2]

## Housing[edit]

### Private housing estates[edit]

Several of the private housing estates were built on a former site of a shipyard which was relocated owing to the commencement of the West Kowloon Reclamation, or reclaimed land adjacent to it.

Aqua Marine

Four private housing estates are collectively known as the "Four Little Dragons of West Kowloon" (Chinese: 西九四小龍) because each of them are similar in scale and they are located next to each other.[3]

* Aqua Marine (碧海藍天; Bīkhói Làahmtīn; 'Jade Sea and a Blue Sky') is a private housing estate developed on the reclaimed land by Hang Lung Properties and Korean-based Hyundai Engineering and Construction.[4] It comprises 5 residential towers and retail podium completed in 2003.[5]
* Banyan Garden (泓景臺; Wàhnggíngtòih) consists of seven towers. Each of the tallest towers (tower 2, 6 and 7) has 57 floors and the roof height is 191 m (627 ft). They are among the tallest buildings in Hong Kong and the 100 tallest residential buildings in the world since the complex was completed in 2003.[6]
* Liberté (昇悅居; Sīng'yuhtgēui) consists of seven residential towers,[7] five of which rank among the 100 tallest buildings in the territory. Towers 1, 2 and 3 each rise 181 m (594 ft),[8][9][10] towers 5 and 6 rise 180 m (591 ft)[11][12] The complex was completed in late 2003.[13]
* The Pacifica (宇晴軒; Yúhchìhnghīn) complex consists of approximately 2,000 condominiums in six residential towers,[14] each of which rank among the 70 tallest buildings in the city. The towers, numbered 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, each rise 197 m (646 ft) and 50-66 floors,[15][16][17][18] Construction began in 2002 and the complex was completed in 2006.[19]

### Public housing estates[edit]

Main article: Public housing estates in Cheung Sha Wan

A new public housing estate named Hoi Lai Estate (formerly named Hoi Lai Court before the government turned it into a public housing estate) is located in the area and had the most expensive rental fees within the Sham Shui Po District.

## Education[edit]

Cheung Sha Wan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 40. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Fuk Wing Street Government Primary School and Li Cheng Uk Government Primary School.[20]

## Transport[edit]

### MTR stations[edit]

The area is served by two stations on MTR Tsuen Wan line:

* Cheung Sha Wan station in the east and,
* Lai Chi Kok station in the west.

Lai Chi Kok station is actually located not in Lai Chi Kok, but in Cheung Sha Wan. The fact that references to Cheung Sha Wan can be found on many buildings and amenities near Lai Chi Kok station continues to be a source of confusion for many.

### Bus routes[edit]

These bus routes terminate in Cheung Sha Wan, but on Cheung Sha Wan Road, Lai Chi Kok Road and Castle Peak Road there are many more routes that are available.

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cheung Sha Wan.

1. ^ Hase, Patrick (1996). "Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses" (PDF). Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. 36: 83. ISSN 1991-7295.
2. ^ "Contact Us". Giordano. Retrieved 18 January 2020. "Mail address: Giordano Limited, 5th Floor, Tin On Industrial Building, 777-779 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong"
3. ^ "西九四小龍攻房戰". Oriental Daily News. 11 January 2014."西九四小龍攻房戰". Oriental Daily News. 11 January 2014.
4. ^ Hang Lung Properties Limited
5. ^ AquaMarine Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
6. ^ "Banyan Garden". skyscraperpage.com.
7. ^ "Liberte". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
8. ^ "Liberte 1". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
9. ^ "Liberte 2". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
10. ^ "Liberte 3". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
11. ^ "Liberte 5". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
12. ^ "Liberte 6". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
13. ^ "Liberté". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
14. ^ "The Pacifica". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
15. ^ "The Pacifica 1". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
16. ^ "The Pacifica 2-5". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
17. ^ "The Pacifica 6". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
18. ^ "The Pacifica 7". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
19. ^ "The Pacifica". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
20. ^ "POA School Net 40" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

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Sham Shui Po District

Areas|

* Cheung Sha Wan
* Kowloon Tong (part)
* Lai Chi Kok
* Sham Shui Po
* Shek Kip Mei
* So Uk
* Yau Yat Chuen

Islands|

* Stonecutters Island

Landmarks|

* Caritas Medical Centre
* Cheung Sha Wan Plaza
* Dragon Centre
* Festival Walk
* Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park (CLOSED)
* Lai Chi Kok Hospital (CLOSED)
* Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
* Mei Foo Sun Chuen
* Mei Ho House
* Nam Shan Estate
* Ngong Shuen Chau Naval Base
* North Kowloon Magistracy
* Parc Oasis
* Sham Shui Po Park
* So Uk Estate
* Woh Chai Shan
* Public housing estates in Cheung Sha Wan
* Public housing estates in Sham Shui Po
* Public housing estates in Shek Kip Mei
* Shek Kip Mei Estate

Transport|

| MTR stations|

* Cheung Sha Wan
* Kowloon Tong (part)
* Lai Chi Kok
* Mei Foo
* Nam Cheong
* Sham Shui Po
* Shek Kip Mei

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Education|

| Tertiary|

* City University of Hong Kong

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Primary and
secondary|

* Buddhist Tai Hung College
* Chan Shu Kui Memorial School
* Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School
* Holy Trinity College
* Kowloon Technical School
* Maryknoll Fathers' School
* Our Lady of the Rosary College
* Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School
* San Wui Commercial Society YMCA of Hong Kong Christian School
* St. Margaret's Co-educational English Secondary and Primary School
* Tack Ching Girls' Secondary School
* Tak Nga Secondary School
* The Church of Christ in China Ming Yin College
* Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Chang Ming Thien College
* Ying Wa College

History|

* Shek Kip Mei fire

This list is incomplete.

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Urban areas of Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories

Hong Kong1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a|

| Central and Western District2|

* Sai Wan (Kennedy Town, Shek Tong Tsui and Sai Ying Pun)
* The Peak
* Mid-Levels
* Sheung Wan
* Central

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Wan Chai District2|

* Wan Chai
* Causeway Bay
* Tai Hang
* So Kon Po
* Jardine's Lookout
* Happy Valley

Eastern District2|

* North Point
* Braemar Hill
* Quarry Bay
* Sai Wan Ho
* Shau Kei Wan
* Aldrich Bay
* Chai Wan
* Siu Sai Wan

Southern District|

* Pok Fu Lam
* Waterfall Bay (Wah Fu)
* Aberdeen
* Ap Lei Chau
* Wong Chuk Hang
* Shouson Hill
* Repulse Bay
* Chung Hom Kok
* Stanley
* Tai Tam
* Shek O
* Cape D'Aguilar

KowloonKL,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a|

| Yau Tsim Mong District|

* Tai Kok Tsui
* Mong Kok
* Yau Ma Tei
* King's Park
* Tsim Sha Tsui

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Sham Shui Po District|

* Stonecutters Island

Kowloon City District|

* Ma Tau Wai
* Ma Tau Kok
* To Kwa Wan
* Ho Man Tin
* Hung Hom

New KowloonNKL,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9a|

| Sham Shui Po District|

* Lai Chi Kok
* Cheung Sha Wan
* Sham Shui Po
* So Uk
* Shek Kip Mei
* Tai Wo Ping
* Yau Yat Tsuen

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Kowloon City District|

* Kowloon City
* Kowloon Tong
* Kai Tak

Wong Tai Sin District|

* Wong Tai Sin
* Wang Tau Hom (Lok Fu)
* Tsz Wan Shan
* Diamond Hill
* San Po Kong
* Ngau Chi Wan
* Hammer Hill

Kwun Tong District|

* Kwun Tong
* Ngau Tau Kok
* Kowloon Bay
* Jordan Valley
* Sau Mau Ping
* Lam Tin
* Cha Kwo Ling
* Yau Tong

New Territories|

| Kwai Tsing District6,7,8,9b|

* Kwai Chung (Sheung Kwai Chung and Ha Kwai Chung)
* Tsing Yi
* Stonecutters Island

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Tsuen Wan District6,7,9b
(Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula on Lantau Island excluded)|

* Tsuen Wan8
* Chai Wan Kok8
* Yau Kom Tau8
* Tsing Lung Tau
* Sham Tseng
* Ting Kau8
* Ma Wan8
* Sheung Kwai Chung8

Official place names are from "Hong Kong Guide" of Lands Department and "Hong Kong Guide Book" of Universal Publications Ltd.
KL: Kowloon Peninsula at the south of Boundary Street
NKL: Former New Territories area at the north of Boundary Street and at the south of Lion Rock
1: Common definition (1)
2: Common definition (2)
3: Common definition (3)
4: Areas not adopting small house concessionary right of indigenous inhabitants
5: Jurisdiction area of former Urban Council
6: Definition of "Metropolitan Area" of Planning Department
7: Jurisdiction area of Urban Renewal Authority
8: Unique operating area of urban taxis
9: "Urban" (9a) and "Extended Urban" (9b) areas defined by Hong Kong Housing Authority

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* United States

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