Tsuen Wan

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For the district of Hong Kong, see Tsuen Wan District.
For the new town in Hong Kong, see Tsuen Wan New Town.
The night scene of Tsuen Wan across Rambler Channel (View taken from Tsing Yi Island)
The night scene of Tsuen Wan across Rambler Channel (View taken from Tsing Yi Island)

Tsuen Wan (Traditional Chinese: 荃灣, formerly also Tsun Wan) is a bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. A market town of the Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area. The town is around the present-day Tsuen Wan Station of the MTR. It was extended as far as the reclamation proceeded.

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In earlier days, it was known as Tsin Wan (淺灣) which means shallow bay, and later renamed to Tsuen Wan. Another name Tsak Wan (賊灣), pirate bay, indicates the presence of pirates nearby long ago. In fact, the area around Rambler Channel was known as Sam Pak Tsin (三百錢), literally meaning three hundred coins. There was a legend that pirates would collect three hundred coins should one pass through the area.

Apart from a market town, in 20th century, factories moved in gradually for its proximity to the urban in Kowloon. With construction of Castle Peak Road, motor vehicles could reach the town in addition to on foot and by boat. In 1950s, the Hong Kong Government developed the area with new town concepts. In the 1970s it was developed as part of the Tsuen Wan New Town. By 1971 the area housed 400,000 residents. It was one of the last area in Hong Kong to be developed without the "Colony Outline Plan"[1].

Tsuen Wan has some special landmarks for tourists. The Discovery Park, one of Hong Kong's largest Shopping centers, is located in the heart of the town. There is a goldsmith street there where people can buy jewels conveniently. Other Features include Tsuen Wan Shopping Plaza, Citylandmark, The Sam Tung Uk (三棟屋) historical Museum, Tin Hau Temple and The Panda Hotel, one of the biggest hotels in Hong Kong. In addition, a new 80-storey tower towers over Tsuen Wan.

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  1. ^ Buckley, Roger. [1997] (1997). Hong Kong: The Road to 1997 By Roger Buckley. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521469791
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