Sheung Shui

Sheung Shui (zh-c|c=上水) is part of the Fanling-Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling is to its southeast.

Shek Wu Hui (石湖墟) used to be the marketplace of Sheung Shui, before the development of the new town. It was the main market in Sheung Shui since 1930s. Today some private residences can be found towering over the old flats in the "hui" (market). Most of the buildings we see today were repaired in the 50s.

Sheung Shui Wai (上水圍), originally dwelled by the Liu (廖) clan, is a walled village. The ancestral hall Liu Man Shek Tong (廖萬石堂) in the village is one the declared monuments of Hong Kong.

The Fung Kai No.1 Secondary School (鳳溪第一中學), located near Sheung Shui Wai, (originally established by the Liu clan), is the largest secondary school in Hong Kong, in terms of area covered. More than one turfed football field can be found inside the school campus. Because of its green and ample campus, the school used to serve as a scene for local Educational Television programs.

Housing estates

Public estates

* Choi Yuen Estate (彩園邨)
* Tin Ping Estate (天平邨)
* Tai Ping Estate (太平邨)
* Ching Ho Estate (清河邨)

Home Ownership Scheme Courts

* Yuk Po Court (旭埔苑)
* Choi Po Court (彩蒲苑)
* On Shing Court (安盛苑)
* Sunningdale Garden (順欣花園)
* Tsui Lai Garden (翠麗花園)

Private estates

* Lung Fung Garden (龍豐花園)
* Metropolis Plaza (新都廣場)
* Sheung Shui Centre (上水中心)
* Sheung Shui Town Centre (上水名都)
* Woodland Crest (奕翠園)
* Venice Garden (威尼斯花園)
* Noble Hill (皇府山)
* Royal Green (御皇庭)
* Royal Jubilee (海禧華庭)
* On Kwok Villa (安國新村)
* Pearl Vista (明珠華軒)
* Glorious Peak (顯峰)

Villages

* Hakka Wai (客家圍)
** Tsung Pak Long Tsuen (松柏塱村)
** Tai Tau Leng (大頭嶺)
* Sheung Shui Wai (上水圍)
** Wai Loi Tsuen (圍內村)
** Man Kok Village (文閣村)
** Ha Pak Tsuen (下北村)
** Sheung Pak Tsuen (上北村)
** Chung Sam Tsuen (中心村)
** Tai Yuen Tsuen (大元村)
** Hing Yan Tsuen (興仁村)
** Po Sheung Tsuen (莆上村)
** Mun Hau Tsuen (門口村)
* Fu Tei Au Tsuen (虎地拗村)
* Hung Kiu San Tsuen (紅橋新村)
* Wa Shan Tsuen (華山村)
* Tin Ping Shan Tsuen (天平山村)
* Wu Nga Lok Yeung (烏鴉落陽)
* Shek Wu San Tsuen (石湖新村)
* Ling Shan Tsuen (靈山村)
* Ng Uk Village (吳屋村)
* Siu Hang Tsuen (小坑村)
* Siu Hang San Tsuen (小坑新村)
* Yin Kong Tsuen (燕崗村)

hopping centres

* Lung Fung Garden (龍豐花園)
* Metropolis Plaza (新都廣場)
* Sheung Shui Centre (上水中心)
* Sheung Shui Town Centre (上水名都)
* Landmark North (上水廣場)

Community facilities

* Lung Sum Avenue Sports Centre (龍琛路體育館)
* North District Park (北區公園)
* North District Sportsground (北區運動場)
* North District Town Hall (北區大會堂)
* Shek Wu Hui Municipal Services Building (石湖墟市政大廈)
* Shek Wu Hui Playground (石湖墟公園)
* Sheung Shui Public Library (上水公共圖書館)
* Sheung Shui Swimming Pool (上水游泳池)
* Tin Ping Sports Centre (天平體育館)

Public services

* North District Hospital (北區醫院)
* Shek Wu Hui Jockey Club Clinic (石湖墟賽馬會診所)
* Shek Wu Hui Post Office (石湖墟郵政局)
* Sheung Shui Fire Station (上水消防局)

Transport

Sheung Shui is served by the Sheung Shui Station of HK-MTR lines|East Rail such that residents can go to Kowloon and other districts along the East Rail Line within 40 minutes.

Many KMB routes and minibus routes serve Sheung Shui. Residents can take buses to other parts of North District, western New Territories (including Yuen Long, Tuen Mun and Tsuen Wan), Tai Po, Sha Tin, most parts of Kowloon, parts of northern Hong Kong Island (including Causeway Bay and Sheung Wan) and the Airport. The KMB bus terminus is located at Landmark North and the green minibus terminus is located by Landmark North as well. Also, a non-schedule red minibus terminus is located at San Hong Street.

ee also

*Fanling
*North District

References

*2007. "2007 Hong Kong Map". Easy Finder Ltd. ISBN 962-8751-15-8

External links

* [http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/north_d/text_english/dchighlights.htm Sheung Shui, North District]
* [http://www.frommers.com/destinations/hongkong/0078034526.html A review of Sheung Shui]