Sha Tin
Sha Tin, or Shatin (??), is an area in the core of the Sha Tin District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Before Sha Tin's development into a new town, Hung Mui Kuk (???) in southwestern Sha Tin was pereninally the site for school picnic. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Before effective British rule in Hong Kong, the area of Sha Tin was referred as Lek Yuen. The officials mistook the name of Sha Tin Wai as the name of the area and have used it even since. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Sha Tin District: Sha Tin District (Chinese: 沙田?, Jyutping: sa1 tin4 keoi1, Pinyin: Shā Ti?n Q?, literally "Sandy Field"), formerly named Lek Yuen, is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the New Territories and, according to the 2001 census, has a population of over 600,000, incl... New Territories: The New Territories (Chinese: 新界, Pinyin: X?nji?) is the area of land in Hong Kong, north of the Kowloon peninsula, south of Shenzhen He / Shum Chun River (深圳河) and Hong Kong's outlying islands (including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau), le... New town: :For the place, see New Town.... Sha Tin related Images and Photos (experimental) | ~ Table of Content ~
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