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Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong | |||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 黃大仙 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄大仙 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | Big Yellow Immortal | ||||||||||
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Wong Tai Sin is an area in Wong Tai Sin District,New Kowloon,Hong Kong. The area was named after the Wong Tai Sin Temple. [1]
The area was previously known as Chuk Yuen or Chuk Un,prior to the intake of two Wong Tai Sin Estates. The populace of the estates,the prosperity of Wong Tai Sin Temple and the completion of Wong Tai Sin MTR station gradually eclipses its former name.
Wong Tai Sin is surrounded by northeast Tsz Wan Shan,east Diamond Hill,south San Po Kong,south west Tung Tau and west Wang Tau Hom. Lion Rock is located north west of Wong Tai Sin.
For history before the completion Wong Tai Sin Estates in 1960s,see Chuk Yuen.
Public housing estates in the area include Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate,Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate,Chuk Yuen North Estate and Chuk Yuen South Estate. Fung Wong San Tsuen is also considered part of Wong Tai Sin.
Two shopping centres,Temple Mall North (previously:Lung Cheung Mall) and Temple Mall South (previously:Wong Tai Sin Shopping Centre).
The area of Wong Tai Sin is centre at the main road Lung Cheung Road which connects Kwun Tong Road at Ngau Chi Wan and Ching Cheung Road near Tai Wo Ping. The Wong Tai Sin station of MTR runs beneath the road.
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Chuk Yuen or Chuk Un was a village and an area in New Kowloon of Hong Kong. The area located in the approximate area of present-day Wong Tai Sin. The name now also refers to two public housing estates, Chuk Yuen North and Chuk Yuen South Estates.
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Lok Fu is a place in Wong Tai Sin District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located to the east of Kowloon Tsai, the west of Wong Tai Sin and the north of Kowloon City. It geographically includes nearby Wang Tau Hom.
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Chuk Yuen Estate is a public housing estate in Kowloon, Hong Kong, located north of Wong Tai Sin and underneath Lion Rock. Its site was formerly the Chuk Yuen Resettlement Area.
The following is a list of public housing estates in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong including Home Ownership Scheme (HOS), Private Sector Participation Scheme (PSPS), Sandwich Class Housing Scheme (SCHS), Flat-for-Sale Scheme (FFSS), and Tenants Purchase Scheme (TPS) estates.
Upper Wong Tai Sin Estate is a public housing estate in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, along the north of Lung Cheung Road, near Wong Tai Sin Temple and MTR Wong Tai Sin station. It consists of eight blocks built in 2000 and 2009 respectively, and it is now undergoing redevelopment.
Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate is a public housing estate and Tenants Purchase Scheme estate in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong, along the south of Lung Cheung Road, near Wong Tai Sin Temple and MTR Wong Tai Sin station. It is divided into Lower Wong Tai Sin (I) Estate and Lower Wong Tai Sin (II) Estate. After redevelopment, the estate consists of a total of 24 blocks built between the 1980s and 1990s.