Most of the walled villages of Hong Kong are located in the New Territories.
Sha Tau Kok is a closed town in Hong Kong. The last remaining major settlement in the Frontier Closed Area,it is Hong Kong's northernmost town.
Grass Island or Tap Mun is an island in Hong Kong,located in the northeastern part of the territory. Its area is 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi). Administratively,it is part of the Tai Po District. There are about 100 people living on the island,and feral cattle are known on the island.
The Tankas or boat people are a sinicised ethnic group in Southern China who traditionally lived on junks in coastal parts of Guangdong,Guangxi,Fujian,Hainan,Shanghai,Zhejiang and along the Yangtze river,as well as Hong Kong,and Macau. The boat people are referred to with other different names outside of Guangdong. Though many now live onshore,some from the older generations still live on their boats and pursue their traditional livelihood of fishing. Historically,the Tankas were considered outcasts. Since they were boat people who lived by the sea,they were sometimes referred to as "sea gypsies" by both Chinese and British. Tanka origins can be traced back to the native ethnic minorities of southern China known historically as the Baiyue who may have taken refuge on the sea and gradually assimilated into Han Chinese culture. However,Tanka have preserved many of their native traditions not found in Han culture.
Kuk Po is an area situated in the north eastern New Territories of Hong Kong,to the south of the Starling Inlet,opposite the town of Sha Tau Kok.
The Han Chinese people can be defined into subgroups based on linguistic,cultural,ethnic,genetic and regional features. The terminology used in Mandarin to describe the groups is:"minxi",used in mainland China or "zuqun",used in Taiwan. No Han subgroup is recognized as one of People's Republic of China's 56 official ethnic groups.
Punti is a Cantonese endonym referring to the native Cantonese people of Guangdong and Guangxi. Punti designates Weitou dialect-speaking locals in contrast to other Yue Chinese speakers and others such as Taishanese people,Hoklo people,Hakka people,and ethnic minorities such as the Zhuang people of Guangxi and the boat-dwelling Tanka people,who are both descendants of the Baiyue –although the Tanka have largely assimilated into Han Chinese culture.
Kam Tin,or Kam Tin Heung,is an area in the New Territories,Hong Kong. It lies on a flat alluvial plain north of Tai Mo Shan mountain and east of Yuen Long town. It was formerly known as Sham Tin (岑田). Administratively,it is part of Yuen Long District.
Hang Hau is a residential area in Tseung Kwan O,Sai Kung,New Territories,Hong Kong. It is located at the eastern edge of the Tseung Kwan O New Town. Most of the land was reclaimed from Hang Hau Village and Shui Bin Village (水邊村).
The Convention between the United Kingdom and China,Respecting an Extension of Hong Kong Territory,commonly known as the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory or the Second Convention of Peking,was a lease signed between Qing China and the United Kingdom on 9 June 1898.
The languages of Taiwan consist of several varieties of languages under the families of Austronesian languages and Sino-Tibetan languages. The Formosan languages,a branch of Austronesian languages,have been spoken by the Taiwanese indigenous peoples for thousands of years. Owing to the wide internal variety of the Formosan languages,research on historical linguistics recognizes Taiwan as the Urheimat (homeland) of the whole Austronesian languages family. In the last 400 years,several waves of Han emigrations brought several different Sinitic languages into Taiwan. These languages include Taiwanese Hokkien,Hakka,and Mandarin,which have become the major languages spoken in present-day Taiwan.
Lai Chi Wo is a Hakka village near Sha Tau Kok,in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is described as a "walled village" by some sources. Lai Chi Wo is located within Plover Cove Country Park and near Yan Chau Tong Marine Park.
Ji'an Township,is a rural township in Hualien County,Taiwan. It has 18 villages and a population of 83,750 inhabitants.
Benshengren,are ethnic Hoklo or Hakka Taiwanese nationals who settled on the island prior to or during the Japanese colonization of Taiwan. Its usage is to differentiate the different culture,customs,and political sentiments within contemporary Taiwan between those who lived through World War II on the island and later migrants from Mainland China,who are known as Waishengren. Hoklo and Hakka people who migrated to Taiwan after 1945,especially those who migrated with the retreat of the Nationalist-Led Chinese Government to Taiwan in 1949 are not included in this term.
Fuli Township is a rural township located in southern Hualien County,Taiwan.
The Small House Policy was introduced in 1972 in Hong Kong. The objective was to improve the then prevailing low standard of housing in the rural areas of the New Territories. The Policy allows an indigenous male villager who is 18 years old and is descended through the male line from a resident in 1898 of a recognized village in the New Territories,an entitlement to one concessionary grant during his lifetime to build one house.
The lands inhabited by indigenous peoples receive different treatments around the world. Many countries have specific legislation,definitions,nomenclature,objectives,etc.,for such lands. To protect indigenous land rights,special rules are sometimes created to protect the areas they live in. In other cases,governments establish "reserves" with the intention of segregation. Some indigenous peoples live in places where their right to land is not recognised,or not effectively protected.
Bowie Hau Chi-keung is a rural leader and businessman in Hong Kong. He is the current chairman of the Sheung Shui Rural Committee,ex officio executive committee member of the Heung Yee Kuk and ex officio member of the North District Council.
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