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{{Infobox Chinese
|title=Tai Wai
|order=tsjcy
|t=大圍
|s=大围
|ci=tāːi wɐ̏i
|j=Daai3 wai4
|y=Daai wàih
|p=Dàwéi
|l=Big Encirclement
|pic=TaiWaiVillage MainEntrance Front 2007.JPG
|piccap=Tai Wai area is the home of several historic villages. This is the entrance gate of [[Chik Chuen Wai]] aka. Tai Wai.
}}
[[Image:Tai Wai aerial overview 2017.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of [[Sha Tin]] (foreground), Tai Wai (centre) and the [[Shing Mun River]], looking southwest. The mountains at the back mark the limit between the New Territories and [[New Kowloon]], which is located beyond.]]
[[File:Tai Wai in Map of the San-On District (1866).png|thumb|Tai Wai on the "Map of the San-On District" by [[Simeone Volonteri]] (1866)]]
[[File:HKHistory ShaTinNewTown1.jpg|thumb|right|View of [[Sha Tin New Town]] under development in 1983, looking northeast toward the [[Shing Mun River]] and [[Tolo Harbour]]. Tai Wai is in the foreground.]]
[[File:Tai Wai Hui aerial view 201802.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of [[Tai Wai Village]] and surrounding area in 2018.]]
'''Tai Wai''' (Chinese: 大圍 {{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|aɪ|_|ˈ|w|aɪ}}) is an [[List of places in Hong Kong|area]] in the [[New Territories]], [[Hong Kong]], located between [[Sha Tin]] and the [[Lion Rock]], within the [[Sha Tin District]].

With three rapid transit stations, one of which [[Tai Wai station|an interchange station serving two lines]], five bus termini and several trunk roads and tunnels connecting it to other parts of the [[New Territories]], such as [[Tsuen Wan]], and [[Kowloon]], Tai Wai is an important transport node in Hong Kong.
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==Geography==
Tai Wai occupies the southwestern end of the Sha Tin Valley. The [[Sha Tin]] area is located directly northeast of Tai Wai. Hill ranges separate Tai Wai from [[New Kowloon]] in the south, and from [[Tsuen Wan]] in the west. The [[Tai Wai Nullah]], sometimes referred to as the upper stream of Shing Mun River, flows through Tai Wai, where it joins the [[Shing Mun River]]. The Shing Mun River then flows in a southwest–northeast direction across the Sha Tin Valley towards [[Tolo Harbour]].

==History==
Sprouting from traditional farming villages growing rice, vegetables and fruits, such as [[choy sum]], [[Kai-lan|Chinese broccoli]], bamboo, banana, peach, and lychee, Tai Wai area once functioned as a light suburban industrial park in the 1970s. Few factory buildings are still in use, mostly as warehouses.<ref name="Industrial">{{cite web |url=https://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/p_study/comp_s/industrial_report/App06/site14.pdf |title=Tai Wai industrial area |last= |first= |date=16 December 2005 |website= |publisher=[[Town Planning Board|Planning Department]] |access-date= |quote=}}</ref> The current urbanization of the area is the consequence of the development of [[Sha Tin New Town]] that started in the 1970s.

[[Tai Wai Village]], where the name of the area came from, was the largest and oldest [[Walled villages of Hong Kong|walled village]] in Sha Tin. It was built in 1574 during the [[Ming dynasty]],<ref>{{cite book |title= Settlement, Life, and Politics - Understanding the Traditional New Territories|last= Hase|first= P. H.|author-link= Patrick Hase|chapter=Chapter 3. Traditional Sha Tin |year= 2020|publisher= [[City University of Hong Kong Press]]|series= [[Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|Royal Asiatic Society]] Hong Kong studies series|pages=242–244|isbn= 9789629374419}}</ref> and was called Chik Chuen Wai ({{zh|t=積存圍}}) at the time. It was originally made up of 16 families, [[Wéi (surname 韋)|Wai]] ({{zh|t=韋|labels=no}}), Chan ({{zh|t=陳|labels=no}}), Ng ({{zh|t=吳|labels=no}}), Yeung ({{zh|t=楊|labels=no}}), Wong ({{zh|t=黃|labels=no}}), Lee ({{zh|t=李|labels=no}}), Hui ({{zh|t=許|labels=no}}), Cheng ({{zh|t=鄭|labels=no}}), Tong ({{zh|t=唐|labels=no}}), Yuen ({{zh|t=袁|labels=no}}), Yau ({{zh|t=游|labels=no}}), Lam ({{zh|t=林|labels=no}}), Lok ({{zh|t=駱|labels=no}}), Tam ({{zh|t=譚|labels=no}}), Mok ({{zh|t=莫|labels=no}}) and Choy ({{zh|t=蔡|labels=no}}).

The Wai family, being the largest family, is thought to be the direct descendants of the famous founder general of the [[Han dynasty]], [[Han Xin]], who purportedly fled there to escape executions ordered by [[Emperor Gao of Han]]'s empress [[Empress Lü Zhi]]. The Han descendants changed their surname into Wai by splitting the word Han ({{zh|t=韓|labels=no}}) in two halves and took up the character on the right hand side, [[Wéi (surname 韋)|Wai (韋)]].

The Cheng family, on the other hand, originated from a place called [[Xingyang]] in [[Zhengzhou]], [[Henan]] which is the place where [[Chang'e]] supposedly flew to the Moon. It is also the birthplace of [[Li Shangyin]], one of the most famous poets in the late [[Tang dynasty]].

Tai Wai appears on the "Map of the [[Bao'an County|San-On District]]", published in 1866 by [[Simeone Volonteri]].<ref name="Fragments">{{cite journal |last1=Hill|first1=Ronald D. |date=1985 |title=Fragments and speculations: the walled villages of Hong Kong|journal=Journal of the Hong Kong Archaeological Society |volume=11 |pages=25–38 |oclc= 02465191|publisher=[[Hong Kong Archaeological Society]] }}</ref>

The first [[Public housing in Hong Kong|public housing estate]] built in the area was [[Mei Lam Estate]], with the first two blocks of its Phase 1 completed in 1981. [[Tai Wai station]] opened in August 1983.

==Electoral constituencies==
Tai Wai {{citation needed span|text=covers 11 of the 38 constituencies|date=January 2021|reason=Missing?}} in Sha Tin District, as defined at the time of the [[2015 Hong Kong local elections|2015 Hong Kong District Council elections]].{{update inline|date=January 2021}} They are: [[Chun Fung (constituency)|Chun Fung]] ({{zh|t=秦豐|labels=no}}, R10), [[Sun Tin Wai (constituency)|Sun Tin Wai]] ({{zh|t=新田圍|labels=no}}, R11), [[Chui Tin (constituency)|Chui Tin]] ({{zh|t=翠田|labels=no}}, R12), [[Hin Ka (constituency)|Hin Ka]] ({{zh|t=顯嘉|labels=no}}, R13), [[Lower Shing Mun (constituency)|Lower Shing Mun]] ({{zh|t=下城門|labels=no}}, R14), [[Wan Shing (constituency)|Wan Shing]] ({{zh|t=雲城|labels=no}}, R15), [[Keng Hau (constituency)|Keng Hau]] ({{zh|t=徑口|labels=no}}, R16), [[Tin Sum (constituency)|Tin Sum]] ({{zh|t=田心|labels=no}}, R17), [[Chui Ka (constituency)|Chui Ka]] ({{zh|t=翠嘉|labels=no}}, R18), [[Tai Wai (constituency)|Tai Wai]] ({{zh|t=大圍|labels=no}}, R19), [[Chung Tin (constituency)|Chung Tin]] ({{zh|t=松田|labels=no}}, R20).<ref>[http://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2015/eng/summaryr.html Summary of 2015 District Council Election Constituency Areas - Sha Tin District]</ref><ref>[http://www.eac.gov.hk/pdf/distco/maps/dc2015r.pdf District Council Constituency Boundaries - Sha Tin District, 2015]</ref>

==Demographics==
Tai Wai is composed largely of low to medium income households of different ethnic backgrounds ranging from local Chinese to Westerners. According to the 2016 Population By-census, the number of persons living in Tai Wai was as follows:<ref>[https://www.bycensus2016.gov.hk/en/bc-dp.html 2016 Population By-census. District Profiles] (select Sha Tin)</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency !! Male !! Female !! Total
|-
| [[Chun Fung (constituency)|Chun Fung]] (R10) || 7,131 || 8,135 || 15,266
|-
| [[Sun Tin Wai (constituency)|Sun Tin Wai]] (R11) || 7,507 || 8,621 || 16,128
|-
| [[Chui Tin (constituency)|Chui Tin]] (R12) || 7,166 || 8,078 || 15,244
|-
| [[Hin Ka (constituency)|Hin Ka]] (R13) || 5,736 || 6,458 || 12,194
|-
| [[Lower Shing Mun (constituency)|Lower Shing Mun]] (R14) || 8,614 || 9,520 || 18,134
|-
| [[Wan Shing (constituency)|Wan Shing]] (R15) || 9,799 || 12,470 || 22,269
|-
| [[Keng Hau (constituency)|Keng Hau]] (R16) || 9,548 || 11,397 || 20,945
|-
| [[Tin Sum (constituency)|Tin Sum]] (R17) || 7,063 || 7,450 || 14,513
|-
| [[Chui Ka (constituency)|Chui Ka]] (R18) || 7,649 || 8,583 || 16,232
|-
| [[Tai Wai (constituency)|Tai Wai]] (R19) || 9,139 || 11,127 || 20,266
|-
| [[Chung Tin (constituency)|Chung Tin]] (R20) || 6,649 || 8,115 || 14,764
|-
| Total || 86,001 || 99,954 || 185,955
|}

==Housing==
[[File:HK Sun Chui Estate Overview1.jpg|thumb|right|Housing estates in Tai Wai, including [[King Tin Court]], [[Sun Chui Estate]] and [[Man Lai Court]]. The [[Hong Kong Heritage Museum]] is visible at the bottom left.]]
A large part of the population of Tai Wai lives in [[Public housing estates in Tai Wai|public housing estate]]s. [[Private housing estates in Hong Kong|Privately owned apartment blocks]] are also common and higher income luxury housing is also available in various parts of Tai Wai. Hundreds of three-storey village houses (some western styled, others more traditional) can be found in the villages of the area.

===Public housing===
[[File:HK MeiLamEstate MeiFungHouse2.JPG|thumb|right|Mei Fung House of [[Mei Lam Estate]], built in 1981.]]
[[File:HK HinKengEstate.JPG|thumb|[[Hin Keng Estate]] and [[Ka Keng Court]], with [[Lion Rock]] in the background.]]
{{Main|Public housing estates in Tai Wai}}
The table below lists all the [[Public housing in Hong Kong|public housing]] estates in Tai Wai, including Public Rental Housing (Public), [[Home Ownership Scheme]] (HOS), [[Tenants Purchase Scheme]] (TPS) and [[Private Sector Participation Scheme]] (PSPS).
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold;background-color:yellow" align="center" valign="top"
| width="143.25" Height="12.75" valign="bottom" | Name
| width="72.75" valign="top" |
| width="59.25" valign="top" | Type
| width="48" valign="top" | Inaug.
| width="48" valign="top" | No Blocks
| width="48.75" valign="bottom" | No Units
| width="150.75" valign="top" | Notes
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Carado Garden]]
 | {{zh|t=雲疊花園|labels=no}}
 | PSPS
 | 1990
| align="center" | 6
| align="right" | 1,988
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Chun Shek Estate]]
 | {{zh|t=秦石邨|labels=no}}
 | Public
 | 1984
| align="center" | 4
| align="right" | 2,166
 |

|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Fung Shing Court]]
 | {{zh|t=豐盛苑|labels=no}}
 | HOS
 | 1985
| align="center" | 3
| align="right" | 2,448
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Grandway Garden]]
 | {{zh|t=富嘉花園|labels=no}}
 | PSPS
 | 1989
| align="center" | 3
| align="right" | 864
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Hin Keng Estate]]
 | {{zh|t=顯徑邨|labels=no}}
 | TPS
 | 1986
| align="center" | 8
| align="right" | 1,004
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Hin Yiu Estate]]
 | {{zh|t=顯耀邨|labels=no}}
 | Public
 | 2005
| align="center" | 1
| align="right" | 799
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Holford Garden]]
 | {{zh|t=海福花園|labels=no}}
 | PSPS
 | 1985
| align="center" | 3
| align="right" | 800
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Ka Keng Court]]
 | {{zh|t=嘉徑苑|labels=no}}
 | HOS
 | 2002
| align="center" | 2
| align="right" | 640
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Ka Tin Court]]
 | {{zh|t=嘉田苑|labels=no}}
 | HOS
 | 1988
| align="center" | 6
| align="right" | 1,680
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[King Tin Court]]
 | {{zh|t=景田苑|labels=no}}
 | HOS
 | 1983
| align="center" | 6
| align="right" | 1,424
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Lung Hang Estate]]
 | {{zh|t=隆亨邨|labels=no}}
 | Public
 | 1983
| align="center" | 6
| align="right" | 4,376
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[May Shing Court]]
 | {{zh|t=美城苑|labels=no}}
 | HOS
 | 1982
| align="center" | 3
| align="right" | 2,192
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Mei Chung Court]]
 | {{zh|t=美松苑|labels=no}}
 | HOS
 | 1996
| align="center" | 6
| align="right" | 1,940
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Mei Lam Estate]]
 | {{zh|t=美林邨|labels=no}}
 | Public
 | 1981
| align="center" | 4
| align="right" | 4,156
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Mei Tin Estate]]
 | {{zh|t=美田邨|labels=no}}
 | Public
 | 2006
| align="center" | 4
| align="right" | 3,164
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Sun Chui Estate]]
 | {{zh|t=新翠邨|labels=no}}
 | Public
 | 1983
| align="center" | 8
| align="right" | 6,692
 |
|- valign="bottom"
| Height="12.75" | [[Sun Tin Wai Estate]]
 | {{zh|t=新田圍邨|labels=no}}
 | Public
 | 1981
| align="center" | 8
| align="right" | 3,430
 |
|}

===Private housing estates===
{{see also|Private housing estates in Sha Tin District}}

====Festival City====
[[File:Festival City Overview 201106.jpg|thumb|right|Final stages of the construction of Festival City, in 2011.]]
[[Festival City]] ({{zh|t=名城|labels=no}}) is a HK$20&nbsp;billion residential development project by [[Cheung Kong Holdings|Cheung Kong]] and [[MTR Corporation]] located above the [[Tai Wai Depot|Tai Wai (Station) Maintenance Centre]]. Phase I was completed in September 2010, Phase II in October 2011, and Phase III in August 2012. The plan was to build 12 50-stories high residential towers with a total construction area of 313,955 square meters as well as 25,890 square meters for the general public's use. It offers 4,264 flats to families, two schools and one community facility. This residential project raised the population of Tai Wai significantly. The controversy of this project is that the 12 towers would create an [[urban heat island]] effect and block off the air flow of the area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kcrc.com/Upload%20Content/News%20Centre/Press%20Release/ERE/Eng/E060317A.htm |title=KCRC receives 11 tenders for Tai Wai Maintenance Centre property development project |publisher=Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation |date=2006-03-17 |access-date=2008-09-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060325065355/http://www.kcrc.com/Upload%20Content/News%20Centre/Press%20Release/ERE/Eng/E060317A.htm |archive-date=March 25, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://finance.thestandard.com.hk/chi/comp_news_view.asp?code=0017&aid=43079|title=Developers vie for West Rail site|publisher=The Standard Finance|date=2007-04-27|access-date=2008-09-25}}</ref>

===Other estates===
[[File:HK TheGreatHill 2011.JPG|thumb|Entrance of The Great Hill along Tung Lo Wan Hill Road.]]
Other [[Private housing estates in Hong Kong|private housing estates]] in Tai Wai include:
{{Div col}}
* Glamour Garden ({{zh|t=金輝花園|labels=no}})
* Golden Lion Gardens ([[:zh:金獅花園|金獅花園]])
* Grandeur Garden ({{zh|t=金禧花園|labels=no}})
* Granville Garden ([[:zh:恆峰花園|恆峰花園]])
* Greenview Garden ({{zh|t=愉景花園|labels=no}})
* Julimount Garden ({{zh|t=瑞峰花園|labels=no}})
* Lakeview Garden ({{zh|t=湖景花園|labels=no}})
* [[Man Lai Court]] ({{zh|t=文禮閣|labels=no}})
* Parc Royale ({{zh|t=聚龍居|labels=no}})
* Park View Garden ({{zh|t=翠景花園|labels=no}})
* Peak One ([[:zh:壹號雲頂|壹號雲頂]])
* [[Pristine Villa]] ({{zh|t=曉翠山莊|labels=no}})
* Sha Tin Heights ({{zh|t=沙田嶺|labels=no}})
* The Great Hill ([[:zh:嘉御山|嘉御山]])
* The Met. Acappella ({{zh|t=薈蕎|labels=no}})
* The Pavilia Farm ([[:zh:柏傲莊|柏傲莊]])
* Worldwide Gardens ({{zh|t=世界花園|labels=no}})
{{Div col end}}

===Villages===
[[File:Festival City Overview 201106-2 (cropped showing Ha Keng Hau).jpg|thumb|Aerial view of Ha Keng Hau.]]
[[File:HK HinTin Yeung Law So AncestralHall.JPG|thumb|Yeung, Law, and So Ancestral Halls in [[Hin Tin]]. The towers in the background are part of [[Hin Keng Estate]].]]
[[File:HK TinSamWai FestivalCity.JPG|thumb|right|Three-storey village houses of Tin Sam Village, with the towers of Festival City in the background.]]
[[File:Tin Sam2.JPG|thumb|Shrine in Tin Sam Village.]]
A number of [[List of villages in Hong Kong|villages]] exist in Tai Wai and most of them are surrounded by the towers of housing estates.<ref name="forest">{{cite journal |author= Jeffrey W. Cody and James R. Richardson|year= 1997|title= Urbanizing forest and Village Trees in Hong Kong's Sha Tin Valley, 1976-1997|journal= Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review|volume= IX|issue=1 |pages= 21–33|url= http://iaste.berkeley.edu/pdfs/09.1c-Fall97cody-richardson-sml.pdf|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160109220437/http://iaste.berkeley.edu/pdfs/09.1c-Fall97cody-richardson-sml.pdf|archive-date= 9 January 2016}}</ref> Traditional village layout and some historic buildings can still be found.

* [[Tai Wai Village]], aka. Chik Chuen Wai ({{coord|22.375674|114.178627|name=Tai Wai Village|display=inline,title}}). It is located next to [[Tai Wai station]] and the main commercial streets of the area. The village was walled to protect the villagers from bandits, pirates and/or unfriendly neighbours. It was rectangular in shape with 4 watch towers at its four corners. The towers and the walls have long been demolished leaving only the entrance gate and part of the front wall. The houses inside the walls are in rows, and many houses have been built outside the walls due to later development.<ref name="SCK 4 cultural"/> Historic and traditional buildings include the Entrance Gate, a Hau Wong Temple, the Wai Ancestral Hall and several old houses.
* Tai Wai New Village ({{zh|t=大圍新村|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.375376|114.174181|name=Tai Wai New Village}}) is located on a slope alongside [[Tai Po Road]], just minutes walk away from the old village. It was established in the 1980s as the then colonial government's effort to compensate the villagers for effectively confiscating their land for development. Each male villager was given a piece of land at a premium of HK$20,000 of which he has the right to build a Spanish-styled 700 sq.ft. three-story house to live in. Most of these houses are now rented by outsiders for the relatively tranquil countryside surroundings. The land occupied by the village was once cultivated for pineapples.<ref>[http://www.greenpower.org.hk/river/eng/index.asp HK River Net: The Ebb and Flow of Agriculture]</ref>

[[Ha Keng Hau]], [[Sheung Keng Hau]] and [[Hin Tin]] are three adjacent villages located along Hin Keng Street ({{zh|t=顯徑街|labels=no}}), along a northeast–southwest direction. [[Hin Keng Estate]], located northeast of the villages and across Hin Keng Street, was named after them.
* [[Ha Keng Hau]] ({{zh|t=下徑口|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.364998|114.176107|name=Ha Keng Hau}}) is located east of Hin Keng Estate and west of [[Lung Hang Estate]]. It was established by the Law ({{zh|t=羅|labels=no}}) and the Mak ({{zh|t=麥|labels=no}}) during the 18th century.<ref name="NEX">SCL - NEX/2206 EIA Study for Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section. Environmental Impact Assessment Report.[http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_2002011/EIA/pdf/Appendices/Section%204/Appendix%204.3%20-%20Built%20Heritage%20Survey.pdf Appendix 4.3. Built Heritage Survey.] October 2011</ref> The Mak who settled there had branched out of Pan Chung ({{zh|t=泮涌|labels=no}}) in [[Tai Po]].<ref>[[Antiquities and Monuments Office]]: [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/Brief_Information_on_proposed_Grade_Nil_Items.pdf Brief Information on No Grade Items. Item #1403] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135424/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/Brief_Information_on_proposed_Grade_Nil_Items.pdf |date=2012-10-15 }}</ref>
* [[Sheung Keng Hau]] ({{zh|t=上徑口|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.364065|114.174439|name=Sheung Keng Hau}}) is located southeast of Hin Keng Estate. It is a [[Chinese surname|single-surname]] village, [[Wei (surname)|Wai]] ({{zh|t=韋|labels=no}}), with a history of over 300 years. The Wai [[ancestral hall|Ancestral Hall]] was rebuilt in 1930.<ref>[[Antiquities and Monuments Office]]: [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/brief_information_grade3.pdf Brief Information on Proposed Grade 3 Items. Item #1153.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017210647/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/brief_information_grade3.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}</ref>
* [[Hin Tin]] ({{zh|t=顯田|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.362394|114.172475|name=Hin Tin}}) is located south of the main part of Hin Keng Estate. The village was erected with government funding in the 1920s to resettle three [[Chinese clan|clans]] of villagers from Shek Lei Pui Valley ({{zh|t=石梨貝谷|labels=no}}), to make way for the construction of the [[Shek Lei Pui Reservoir]], completed in 1925. Some 80 people lived in 26 houses in the former Shek Lei Pui Village. The Yeung ({{zh|t=楊|labels=no}}), the Law ({{zh|t=羅|labels=no}}) and the So ({{zh|t=蘇|labels=no}}) were [[Hakka people|Hakkas]] from [[Nantou, Shenzhen (historical)|Nantou]] who had settled in the Valley for some 300 years. Another clan in the Valley, the [[Liu|Lau]] ({{zh|t=劉|labels=no}}), moved to [[Kwai Chung]] instead of Hin Tin at the resettlement.<ref>{{cite book |title= The great difference: Hong Kong's New Territories and its people, 1898-2004|last= Hayes|first= James|author-link=James W. Hayes|year= 2006|publisher= [[Hong Kong University Press]]|isbn= 9789622097940|pages= 86–87}}</ref> The [[ancestral hall]]s of the three clans were built in Hin Tin, connected together to form a single block on the front row of the original three rows of houses.<ref>[[Antiquities and Monuments Office]]: [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/brief_information_grade3.pdf Brief Information on Proposed Grade 3 Items. Items #852, 853, 854.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017210647/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/brief_information_grade3.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}</ref> They have been listed as [[List of Grade III historic buildings in Hong Kong|Grade III historic buildings]] since 2010.<ref name="Assess">[[Antiquities and Monuments Office]]: [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/AAB-SM-chi.pdf List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215155849/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/AAB-SM-chi.pdf |date=2011-12-15 }} (as of 23 November 2011)</ref> In 1982, the [[Housing Department]] demolished 600 structures at Hin Tin and relocated 167 families.<ref name="forest"/>

Villages in the vicinity of [[Che Kung Miu|Che Kung Temple]]:
* [[Kak Tin]] ({{zh|t=隔田|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.367575|114.183386|name=Kak Tin}}) is located south of [[Sun Chui Estate]] and [[Sun Tin Wai Estate]]. It was one of the five [[Punti]] villages in Sha Tin founded about 400 years ago by [[Zeng|Tsang]] ({{zh|t=曾|labels=no}}) clanspeople, originally from [[Shandong]]. The villagers were historically farmers engaged in rice and vegetable growing supported by pig and poultry rearing. The village had a population of 130 in 1899 and 220 in 1960. About 80 households of the Tsangs are still residing in the village. Most of the village houses have been demolished and replaced by modern small houses.<ref>[http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/brief_information_grade3.pdf Brief Information on Proposed Grade 3 Items. Items #1130, 1131] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017210647/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/brief_information_grade3.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}</ref>
* Hung Mui Kuk Village ({{zh|t=紅梅谷村|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.36582|114.181639|name=Hung Mui Kuk Village}}) 
* [[San Tin Village]] (not to be confused with [[San Tin]] within [[Yuen Long District]]), ({{zh|t=新田村|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.371821|114.182821|name=San Tin Village}}) is located south of Che Kung Temple and east of Sun Chui Estate. It was historically a single-clan village of the [[Liu|Lau]] ({{zh|t=劉|labels=no}}), and it now features the Lau Ancestral Hall ({{zh|t=劉氏家祠|labels=no}}). The Lau were Hakkas who first moved from [[Huizhou]] to [[Grassy Hill]], northwest of Sha Tin, during the 18th century. They were farmers engaged in cultivation. As their population increased, they bought a piece of land from the Kak Tin and Tin Sam villages and established a new village called 'San Tin' (lit. "new field") in the late 1890s.<ref>[http://www.aab.gov.hk/form/brief_information_no_grade.pdf Brief Information on No Grade Items. Item #1359.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015135424/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/Brief_Information_on_proposed_Grade_Nil_Items.pdf |date=2012-10-15 }}</ref>
* [[Lei Uk Tsuen (Sha Tin District)|Lei Uk Tsuen]] ({{zh|t=李屋村|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.373733|114.184922|name=Lei Uk Tsuen}}) is located east of [[Che Kung Miu|Che Kung Temple]] and west of [[Chun Shek Estate]]. It was established by the Lei clan in the late 17th century.<ref name ="extensions"/>
* [[Sha Tin Tau]] ({{zh|t=沙田頭|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.373225|114.189234|name=Sha Tin Tau}}) is located east of Chun Shek Estate, north of [[Fung Shing Court]] and south of [[Tsang Tai Uk]]. Historically the only Hakka multi-surname village in the Sha Tin area,<ref>{{cite book |title= From village to city: studies in the traditional roots of Hong Kong society|last1= Faure|first1= David |last2= Hayes|first2= James |last3= Birch|first3= Alan |year= 1984|publisher= Centre of Asian Studies, [[University of Hong Kong]]|asin=B0000EE67M|page= 131}}</ref> it was first settled by the Chan ({{zh|t=陳|labels=no}}) and later by the Law ({{zh|t=羅|labels=no}}), the Lam ({{zh|t=林|labels=no}}), the Yip ({{zh|t=葉|labels=no}}), the [[Liu|Lau]] ({{zh|t=劉|labels=no}}) and others. There are several ancestral halls in the village, including the Lau Ancestral Hall ({{zh|t=劉氏家祠|labels=no}}), that was built before 1900. The founding ancestor of the Lau clan of Sha Tin Tau village moved from [[Longchuan County, Guangdong|Longchuan]] in the mid-19th century. The clan has lived there for nine generations by the early 21st century.<ref>[[Antiquities and Monuments Office]]: [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/brief_information_grade3.pdf Brief Information on Proposed Grade 3 Items. Item #1359.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017210647/http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/ce/Museum/Monument/form/brief_information_grade3.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}</ref>
* Sha Tin Tau New Village ({{zh|t=沙田頭新村|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.368677|114.189588|name=Sha Tin Tau New Village}})

Other villages in Tai Wai include:
* [[Heung Fan Liu New Village]] ({{zh|t=香粉寮新村|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.377103|114.168134|name=Heung Fan Liu New Village}}) is located near the [[Tai Wai Nullah]], north of [[Mei Tin Estate]] and east of the [[Lower Shing Mun Reservoir]].
* Luk Hop Village ({{zh|t=六合村|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.363800|114.164286|name=Luk Hop Village}}) is located on the hill along [[Tai Po Road]] and on top of [[Sha Tin Heights Tunnel]].
* Fuk Lok Village ({{zh|t=福樂村|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.387209|114.168031|name=Fuk Lok Village}}) is located on the hill, north of Heung Fan Liu New Village and Pak Tin.
* Pak Tin ({{zh|t=白田|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.384364|114.170885|name=Pak Tin}}) is located west of [[Mei Chung Court]]. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Pak Tin was 3.<ref>{{Cite journal| last = Hase| first = Patrick |author-link=Patrick Hase| title = Traditional Life in the New Territories: The Evidence of the 1911 and 1921 Censuses| journal =Journal of the [[Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch]]| volume = 36| page = 81| year = 1996| url = https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/ecc123316b3526a31a101b3c4cf08a12.pdf| issn = 1991-7295}}</ref>
* [[Tin Sam Tsuen, Sha Tin District|Tin Sam Village]] ({{zh|t=田心圍|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.369805|114.178170|name=Tin Sam Village}}) is located west of Sun Chui Estate, north of Lung Hang Estate, and southeast of Festival City. It was a [[Punti]] [[Walled villages of Hong Kong|walled village]],<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Ip |first=Hing-fong |date=1995 |title=An historical geography of the walled villages of Hong Kong |type=Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Philosophy |page=92|publisher=[[University of Hong Kong]] |url=http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/32575 }}</ref> historically inhabited by the [[Cai (surname)|Choi]] ({{zh|t=蔡|labels=no}}), the [[Wei (surname)|Wai]] ({{zh|t=韋|labels=no}}), the [[Liang (surname)|Leung]] ({{zh|t=梁|labels=no}}), the [[Zeng|Tsang]] ({{zh|t=曾|labels=no}}) and the [[Liao (surname)|Liu]] ({{zh|t=廖|labels=no}}). A [[moat]] was built for its protection, and was later filled up and used as a fish pond.<ref name="Entrance Gate">[[Antiquities Advisory Board]]. Historic Building Appraisal: [https://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/1256_Appraisal_En.pdf Entrance Gate, Tin Sam]</ref> Historic buildings in the village include the Choi [[Ancestral Hall]],<ref name="Choi Ancestral Hall">[[Antiquities Advisory Board]]. Historic Building Appraisal: [https://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/1176_Appraisal_En.pdf Choi Ancestral Hall, No. 142 Tin Sam]</ref> the Leung Ancestral Halls,<ref name="NEX"/><ref name ="extensions">{{cite web |url=http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_02799/09.pdf |title=East Rail Extensions - Tai Wai to Ma On Shan. Environmental Impact Assessment Report. Archaeological and Cultural Resources |last= |first= |date=1999 |website=[[Environmental Protection Department]] |publisher= |access-date=|quote=}}</ref> the Liu Ancestral Hall,<ref name="Choi Ancestral Hall"/> and the Entrance Gate, built during the [[Qing dynasty]].<ref name="Figure 4.2.1">SCL - NEX/2206 EIA Study for Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section, Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report, [http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_2002011/EIA/pdf/Figures/Section%204/Figure%204.2.1.pdf Figure 4.2.1. Locations of Known Built Heritages (Sheet 1 of 8)], October 2011. Shows the location of the historic buildings of Tin Sam Village.</ref><ref name="Entrance Gate"/> The [[Che Kung Miu|Che Kung Temple]] in Tai Wai was originally built and managed by the Tin Sam Village, but the village lost its managerial rights in the late 19th century.<ref name="HBA Che Kung Temple">[[Antiquities Advisory Board]]. Historic Building Appraisal: [https://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/575_Appraisal_En.pdf Che Kung Temple, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Wai]</ref>
* [[Tung Lo Wan (Sha Tin)|Tung Lo Wan]] ({{zh|t=銅鑼灣|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.378366|114.181038|name=Tung Lo Wan}}) is located east of [[Mei Lam Estate]], across the [[Tai Wai Nullah]]. It was historically a [[Hakka]] village occupied by families of different surnames, the Yau ({{zh|t=邱|labels=no}}) being the majority. The first generation of the Tse clan who settled in the village moved to Tung Lo Wan in the early 20th century. The Tse Ancestral Hall ({{zh|t=謝氏祠堂|labels=no}}), also called Tse Po Shu Tong ({{zh|t=謝寶樹堂|labels=no}}), was built before 1910. It is the only ancestral hall in the village.<ref>Historic Building Appraisal: [http://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/1337_Appraisal_En.pdf Tse Ancestral Hall]</ref> The Li Cottage ({{zh|t=玉山艸堂|labels=no}}), located nearby, at the corner of Tung Lo Wan Hill Road and Chung Ling Road, was built around 1918. It is connected by a path to the Li Tomb ({{zh|t=李玉山伉儷墓|labels=no}}) uphill.<ref>Historic Building Appraisal: [http://www.aab.gov.hk/historicbuilding/en/83_Appraisal_En.pdf Li Cottage]</ref>
* Yau Oi Tsuen ({{zh|t=友愛村|labels=no}}) ({{coord|22.386150|114.177408|name=Yau Oi Tsuen}}), located west of [[Tao Fung Shan]].

==Retail==
[[File:HK MTR 港鐵 大圍站 Tai Wai Station view 大圍路 Tai Wai Road February 2021 SS2.jpg|thumb|Tai Wai Road ({{zh|t=大圍道|labels=no}}) viewed from [[Tai Wai Station]]. The buildings on the left are part of Grandway Garden.]]
Several public housing estates have a shopping centre. The only private shopping centre was Grandeur Shopping Arcade ({{zh|t=金禧商場|labels=no}}), located within Grandeur Garden, along Tai Wai Road ({{zh|t=大圍道|labels=no}}), until The Wai shopping mall opened in 2023.<ref name="TimeOut23230721">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=21 July 2023 |title=The Wai: MTR's latest shopping mall to open in Tai Wai |url=https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/news/the-wai-mtrs-latest-shopping-mall-to-open-in-tai-wai-072123 |work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]] Hong Kong |location= |access-date=}}</ref>

[[The Wai]] ({{zh|t=圍方|labels=no}}) opened on 22 July 2023.<ref name="TimeOut23230721"/> Located on top of [[Tai Wai Station]] and below the Pavilia Farm residential complex, the shopping mall covers an area 650,000 sq ft across four floors.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=22 July 2023 |title=Hong Kong’s MTR Corp opens new shopping centre in Tai Wai station as post-Covid retail activity picks up |url=https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3228591/hong-kongs-mtr-corp-opens-new-shopping-centre-tai-wai-station-post-covid-retail-activity-picks |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref> At the time of its opening, The Wai housed the largest of the then 43 [[Market Place (supermarket)|Market Place supermarkets]] in Hong Kong, covering an area over 20,000sq ft.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dong |first=Irene |date=25 July 2023 |title=The largest Market Place opens in The Wai |url=https://insideretail.asia/2023/07/25/the-largest-market-place-opens-in-the-wai/ |work=[[Inside Retail]] |location= |access-date=}}</ref>

==Recreational==
[[File:Hin Keng Sport Centre 2018.jpg|thumb|Hin Keng Sports Centre, at the corner of Che Kung Miu Road and Hin Keng Street.]]
[[Image:Hin Tin Swimming Pool 2017.jpg|thumb|right|Hin Tin Swimming Pool]]

===Sports venues===
Sports venues in Tai Wai include:

====Sports centres====
There are three indoor public sport centres in Tai Wai: Che Kung Temple Sports Centre (opened in 2020), Hin Keng Sports Centre (opened in 1988) and Mei Lam Sports Centre (opened in 1986).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/clpss/en/webApp/Facility/Details.do?ftid=0&fcid=&did=10|title=Sports Centres|publisher=Leisure and Cultural Services Department|access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref> They are located in or next to major estates, namely [[Chun Shek Estate]], [[Hin Keng Estate]] and [[Mei Lam Estate]]. They offer a wide range of facilities including a fitness centre with weight training and cardiovascular equipment, squash courts as well as badminton courts. These sport centres are owned and operated by the [[Leisure and Cultural Services Department]]; however, the facilities are charged prior to booking with several exceptions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/condition/en/non-free.html|title=Non-Fee Charging Facilities|publisher=Leisure and Cultural Services Department|access-date=2008-09-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/leisurelink/en/ls_booking_charges_nt.php|title=Non-Fee Charging Facilities|publisher=Leisure and Cultural Services Department|access-date=2008-09-25}}</ref>

====Swimming pool====
Hin Tin Swimming Pool ([[:zh:顯田游泳池|顯田游泳池]]) is the only public swimming pool in Tai Wai. Opened in 1992, it is operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. It is located along Che Kung Miu Road, between Tai Wai station and Hin Keng station.

====Cycling====
The Tai Wai Cycling Park, where beginners could practice their cycling skills, was demolished in 2001 to make way for the railway terminus of the Ma On Shan Line. A number of bicycle rental shops can be found in Tai Wai and bicycle lanes run along the [[Shing Mun River]] and link Tai Wai to [[Tai Po]], [[Ma On Shan (town)|Ma On Shan]] and [[Plover Cove Reservoir]].<ref>Ng, June, [http://hk.asia-city.com/city-living/article/tai-wai-tires "Tai Wai On Tires"], ''[[HK Magazine]]'', July 16, 2009</ref>

===Hiking===
Hiking is also a popular activity in Tai Wai. Situated at the end of a valley, Tai Wai is surrounded by [[Conservation in Hong Kong|country parks]]: [[Shing Mun Country Park|Shing Mun]] (north), [[Kam Shan Country Park|Kam Shan]] (west), [[Lion Rock Country Park|Lion Rock]] (south) and [[Ma On Shan Country Park|Ma On Shan]] (southeast). Sections of the [[Wilson Trail]] and the [[MacLehose Trail]] run across the hills near Tai Wai.

===Food===
Some sources mention Tai Wai as being famous for its chicken porridges and roast baby pigeon.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newmedia.cityu.edu.hk/04foodstyle/Place/shatin.cfm |title=Shatin Chicken Porridge (沙田雞粥) |publisher=Hong Kong Tourism Board (archive) |year=2006 |access-date=2008-01-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207122211/http://newmedia.cityu.edu.hk/04foodstyle/Place/shatin.cfm |archive-date=February 7, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Young |first1=Anneliese |last2=Lui |first2=Prudence |date=30 October 2008 |title=Taste of Tai Wai |url=http://www.scmp.com/article/658272/taste-tai-wai |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |access-date=16 November 2017 }}</ref>

==Schools==
Tai Wai is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 88. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and Shatin Government Primary School (沙田官立小學).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/edu-system/primary-secondary/spa-systems/primary-1-admission/school-lists/2023dpnet-88b.pdf|title=POA School Net 88|publisher=[[Education Bureau]]|accessdate=2022-10-09}}</ref>

Tai Wai has multiple  primary and secondary schools, mostly public, some with religious background. They include:
{{Div col}}
* Buddhist Wong Wan Tin College
* Carmel Alison Lam Primary School
* Cheng Wing Gee College
* [[Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee College]]
* Free Methodist Bradbury Chun Lei Primary School
* Free Methodist Mei Lam Primary School
* [[Helen Liang Memorial Secondary School (Shatin)]]
* Immaculate Heart of Mary School
* Lau Pak Lok Secondary School
* Lock Tao Secondary School
* Ng Yuk Secondary School
* Po Leung Kuk Dr. Jimmy Wong Chi-ho (Tin Sum Valley) Primary School
* Pui Kiu College
* [[Sha Tin Government Secondary School]]
* Shatin Public Mei Lin Primary School
* Shatin Public School
* [[Shatin Tsung Tsin Secondary School]]
* Sir Chu Wan Primary School
* Sung Lan Middle School
* T.W.G.H's Lam Shiu Primary School
{{Div col end}}

==Religion==
[[File:Che Kung Temple Interior 201810.jpg|thumb|Che Kung Temple]]
[[File:HK ELCHK LivingSpiritLutheranChurch.JPG|thumb|ELCHK Living Spirit Lutheran Church]]

===Temples===
* [[Che Kung Miu|Che Kung Temple]]: Hundreds of thousands flock to the [[Taoism|Taoist]] Che Kung Temple on the second day of each [[Chinese New Year]] to worship [[Che Kung]] - a general of the [[Song dynasty]], and queue up to turn the wheel which symbolizes both the cosmic movement in the turning of the year and the hope of each wheel spinner for a good turn of fortune in the forthcoming year.
* Chi Hong Ching Yuen, also Tze Hong Monastery ({{zh|t=慈航靜苑|labels=no}}). Located next to Che Kung Temple. It is a Buddhist nunnery established in the early 20th century.<ref name="extensions"/><ref>[http://www.thaiworldview.com/hongkong/newterritories/taiwai.htm thaiworldview: Chi Hong Ching Yuen]</ref>
* Koon Ngam Ching Yuen, also Ku Ngam Ching Yuen or Ku Au Tseng Yuen or "[[Wat]] Tai Wai" ({{zh|t=古巖淨苑|labels=no}}) near Lei Uk Tsuen. It is a [[Thai Chinese|Chinese Thai]] temple<ref>[http://www.thaiworldview.com/hongkong/thai/taiwai.htm thaiworldview: Wat Tai Wai]</ref> established in the early 1990s.<ref name ="extensions"/>
* A [[Hau Wong]] Temple is located within [[Tai Wai Village|Tai Wai walled village]]. Originally sited outside the walled village, it was moved inside during the reign of [[Xianfeng Emperor|Xianfeng]] (1850–1861).<ref name="SCK 4 cultural">SCL - NEX/2206 EIA Study for Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section, Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report, [http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_2002011/EIA/pdf/25445_Section%204_Cultural_Heritage.pdf 4. Cultural Heritage Impact], October 2011</ref> The current temple has replaced an earlier temple, probably built in 1884 and demolished in 1982.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= Hase|first1= Patrick H. |author-link1=Patrick Hase |year= 1983|title=Old Hau Wong Temple, Tai Wai, Sha Tin|journal=Journal of the [[Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch]]|volume=23|pages=233–240|url=https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/f74216726fe60660d297a23113532878.pdf|issn= 1991-7295}}</ref>
* Puguangming Temple ({{zh|t=普光明寺|labels=no}}), near Pak Tin Village and directly north of Mei Chung Court. Contains a controversial private [[columbarium]].<ref>{{cite news|date=24 August 2010 |title=Protest over columbarium |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2010-08/24/content_11191682.htm |newspaper=[[China Daily]] |location=Hong Kong |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827124356/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2010-08/24/content_11191682.htm |archive-date=August 27, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chui |first=Timothy |date=28 December 2012 |title=Authorities should stop sale of illicit niches: Protesters |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2012-12/28/content_16063313.htm |newspaper=[[China Daily]] |location=Hong Kong |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601052928/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2012-12/28/content_16063313.htm |archive-date=June 1, 2013 }}</ref><ref>''[[South China Morning Post]]: [http://www.scmp.com/article/713248/angry-residents-protest-over-temple-and-urn-site "Angry residents protest over temple and urn site"], 31 March 2012</ref>
* Shun Shin Chee Kit Yin Koon ({{zh|t=信善玄宮|labels=no}}),<ref>[[Chinese Temples Committee]]: [http://www.ctc.org.hk/en/registered_temple_result.asp?tp_ID=11024 Registered Temples - Shun Shin Chee Kit Yin Koon]</ref> near Pak Tin Village and directly west of Mei Chung Court. It also houses a private colombarium.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nip |first1=Amy |last2=Ng |first2=Kang-chung |date=16 April 2010 |title='Clean' list mulled on storage of ashes |url=http://www.scmp.com/article/711538/clean-list-mulled-storage-ashes |newspaper=[[South China Morning Post]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216142059/http://www.scmp.com/article/711538/clean-list-mulled-storage-ashes |archive-date=December 16, 2015 }}</ref>

===Christian institutions===
* [[Tao Fung Shan]]:
** Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre
** Tao Fong Shan Christ Temple
** Lutheran Theological Seminary<ref>[http://www.lts.edu/e_main.htm Lutheran Theological Seminary website]</ref>
** ELCHK Living Spirit Lutheran Church
* ELCHK Salvation Lutheran Church
* High Rock Centre ({{zh|t=基督教靈基營暨中心|labels=no}}). Built in 1924 as Shatin Police Station, it became High Rock Christian Camp in 1980.<ref>[http://highrock.stewards.org.hk/highrock_eng/about_highrock_eng.html High Rock Centre: Former's High Rock and Today's High Rock]</ref>
* St. Alfred's Church ({{zh|t=聖歐爾發堂|labels=no}})<ref>[http://stalfred.catholic.org.hk/ St. Alfred's Church website]</ref>
* Shatin Assembly of God Church ({{zh|t=沙田神召會|labels=no}})

==Other structures and facilities==
[[File:Wai Bun Castle 01.jpg|thumb|Wai Bun Castle]]
Other historic or otherwise notable buildings and structures in Tai Wai include:
* Former Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) [[Beacon Hill Tunnel (Hong Kong)|Beacon Hill Tunnel]] ({{zh|t=前畢架山隧道|labels=no}}). Completed in 1910, now disused as a rail transport tunnel.<ref name="SCK 4 cultural"/>
* Fu Shan Public Mortuary ([[w:zh:富山公眾殮房|富山公眾殮房]])
* [[Hong Kong Heritage Museum]], located at the border between Tai Wai and Sha Tin
* [[Lower Shing Mun Reservoir]]
* Po Fook Memorial Hall ([[w:zh:寶福紀念館|寶福紀念館]])
* Tai Wai Bunker Complex ({{zh|t=大圍地堡|labels=no}}), a former military structure along [[Gin Drinkers Line]], located at the foothill of Tai Wai.<ref name="SCK 4 cultural"/><ref name="Figure 4.2.1"/><ref>[http://battleforhongkong.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-tai-wai-bunkers.html "The Tai Wai Bunkers"], comprehensive blog entry by Philip G. Cracknell</ref>
* Tai Wai industrial area has an area of about 4.70 ha and included 8 industrial buildings in 2005.<ref name="Industrial"/>
* Tai Wai Maintenance Centre ({{zh|t=港鐵大圍車廠|labels=no}}), a [[Motive power depot|maintenance depot]] of the [[MTR]], supporting the [[Tuen Ma line]]<ref>[http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/railway/detail_depots.html About MTR: Depots]</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cheung |first1=Kennedy |last2=Chor |first2=Charles |last3=Pegg |first3=David |date=March 2007 |title=Tai Wai maintenance centre: planning, design, and construction |url=https://www.arup.com/-/media/arup/files/publications/t/the_arup_journal_issue_3_2007_comp.pdf |journal=The Arup Journal }}</ref>
* [[Union Hospital (Hong Kong)]]
* Wai Bun Castle ([[w:zh:博雅山莊|博雅山莊]] or {{zh|t=渭濱城|labels=no}})<ref>See [[:zh:博雅山莊|corresponding Chinese Wikipedia article]]</ref>

==Transport==
[[File:Tai Wai Station 201206.jpg|thumb|Exterior of [[Tai Wai station]] in 2012.]]
[[Image:KCRER TaiWaiStationConcourse.jpg|thumb|right|Interior of [[Tai Wai station]].]]
[[File:East portal of Sha Tin Heights Tunnel (20190309075306).jpg|thumb|Northern portal of Sha Tin Heights Tunnel, in Tai Wai.]]

===MTR===
[[Tai Wai station]] is on the [[East Rail line]] and the [[Tuen Ma line]] of the [[MTR]]. The northward termini of the East Rail line, [[Lo Wu station|Lo Wu]] and [[Lok Ma Chau station|Lok Ma Chau]] stations, located at the border with [[Shenzhen]], are about 30 minutes away.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/flash_eng/index.php?sid=67&eid=76&x=22&y=10|title=Journey Time & Fare|publisher=MTR Corporation Limited|access-date=2012-03-21}}</ref> The station was opened in 1983 and its expansion for the [[Ma On Shan line]] was completed in September 2004.

[[Che Kung Temple station]] of the Tuen Ma line is also located in the Tai Wai area. It opened in 2004.

In 2002, [[Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation|KCRC]] won the bid to plan, build and operate the [[Sha Tin to Central Link]],<ref name="scl">{{Cite web|url=http://www.hyd.gov.hk/eng/public/publications/newsletter/Issue52/eng/E2.PDF|title=Railway Development|publisher=HKSAR Highways Department|access-date=2007-12-04}}</ref> and in 2004 it submitted the Draft Final Proposal to the Government. The March 2008 MTR-KCR revised proposal includes the extension of [[East Rail line]] across [[Victoria Harbour]] to [[Hong Kong Island]] and the extension of [[Ma On Shan line]] to [[West Rail line]] via [[East Kowloon]]. The Tai Wai to Hung Hom section was fully completed in 2021 and the Cross Harbour section was completed in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtr.com.hk/eng/projects/future_scl.html|title=Projects - Shatin to Central Link|publisher=MTR Corporation|access-date=2008-09-25}}</ref> As part of this project, a new station was built in the Tai Wai area, [[Hin Keng station]], which opened in February 2020.

===Road connections===
Tai Wai is the main gateway of tunnels and roads connecting the [[New Territories]] to [[Kowloon]] as well as [[Tsuen Wan]] due to its convenient location. In the early 20th century and until the [[Lion Rock Tunnel]], the first road tunnel in Hong Kong, was built in 1967, [[Tai Po Road]] was the main road connecting Tai Wai and the New Territories to Kowloon.<ref>Cheng Siu Kei, [http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp/doc/en/publications_links/TaiPo%20Book%20(Eng%20Ver)%2008%20Chap%2012.pdf "Making of a New Town: Urbanisation in Tai Po"], ''Tai Po Book'' p. 271</ref> Tai Po Road to this day remains as the only toll-free road connecting the two areas.

The tunnels are: [[Lion Rock Tunnel]] (1967), [[Shing Mun Tunnels]] (1990) and [[Sha Tin Heights Tunnel]] (2008). Sha Tin Heights Tunnel opened in March 2008 to lessen the traffic of the Kowloon Tunnels and Tai Po Road. It is part of [[Route 8 (Hong Kong)|Route 8]] that connects Tai Wai to [[Hong Kong International Airport|the airport]] over the [[Stonecutters Bridge]] and through the [[Nam Wan Tunnel]].

===Bus===
A large percentage of the bus routes that go past Tai Wai are circular routes which both start and terminate in Sha Tin. There are also long-distance routes that go past famous Hong Kong landmarks and attractions. They include 170, which goes to [[Ocean Park Hong Kong|Ocean Park]]; E42 goes to [[Hong Kong International Airport|the airport]] (via [[Tung Chung]])<ref name="longwinbus">{{Cite web|url=http://www.kmb.hk/english.php?page=search&prog=route_no.php&route_no=e42|title=Bus Services- Route E42|publisher=Kowloon Motor Bus|access-date=2007-11-04}}</ref> and R42 to [[Hong Kong Disneyland|Disneyland]].

There are 5 major [[Bus terminus|bus termini]] in Tai Wai:
* Mei Lam ({{zh|t=美林巴士總站|labels=no}})
* Mei Tin ({{zh|t=美田巴士總站|labels=no}})
* Sun Chui ({{zh|t=新翠巴士總站|labels=no}})
* Hin Keng ({{zh|t=顯徑巴士總站|labels=no}})
* Tai Wai Station ({{zh|t=大圍站總站|labels=no}})

===Minibus===
Many green [[Public light bus|minibus]] (GMB) routes that pass Tai Wai go around all parts of Sha Tin to provide feeder services for major public transport operators such as the MTR. Routes such as 481B go to the [[Tsuen Wan]] area via [[Shing Mun Tunnels|Shing Mun Tunnel]] offering a fast but cheap alternative to buses and the MTR. Residents' buses also operate at Tai Wai station. [[Union Hospital (Hong Kong)|Union Hospital]]'s free shuttle bus also operates from there at 10-minute frequencies.

==See also==
* [[Sha Tin Heights]], a hill in Tai Wai.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last=Aijmer |first=Göran |author-link=Göran Aijmer |date=1980 |title=Economic Man in Sha Tin: Vegetable Gardeners in a Hong Kong Valley |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=9780429770050}}
* {{cite journal |last1=Cheung |first1=Kennedy |last2=Chor |first2=Charles |last3=Pegg |first3=David |date=March 2007 |title=Tai Wai maintenance centre: planning, design, and construction |url=https://www.arup.com/-/media/arup/files/publications/t/the_arup_journal_issue_3_2007_comp.pdf |journal=The Arup Journal }}
* Chuk, Lin-ping, [http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/26259 "Reconnecting over nullah : community foci at Tai Wai"], Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Architecture, [[University of Hong Kong]], 1998
* {{cite journal |last1= Hase|first1=Patrick |author-link1= Patrick Hase |last2= |first2= |year= 1981|title= Notes on Rice Farming in Shatin |journal= Journal of the [[Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch]]|volume= 21|pages=196–206 |publisher= |location= |doi= |url= https://hkjo.lib.hku.hk/archive/files/14a7390a6ca5f9e28f752310573b2875.pdf|issn= 1991-7295|accessdate= }}
* {{cite book |title= Settlement, Life, and Politics - Understanding the Traditional New Territories|last= Hase|first= P. H.|author-link= Patrick Hase|chapter=Chapter 3. Traditional Sha Tin |year= 2020|publisher= [[City University of Hong Kong Press]]|series= [[Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland|Royal Asiatic Society]] Hong Kong studies series|pages=215–320|isbn= 9789629374419}}
* Hui, Wai-man, [http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/131281 "Revitalization of neighborhood shopping centre in old district : a case study of Grandeur Shopping Arcade in Tai Wai, N.T"], Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Housing Management, [[University of Hong Kong]], 2007
* {{cite journal |last1=Van Dijk |first1=Terry |last2=Weitkamp |first2=Gerd |date=6 March 2017 |title=Places from the Past lost in New Towns: Hong Kong's Old Villages |url=http://jfa.arch.metu.edu.tr/archive/0258-5316/articles/metujfa2017205.pdf |journal=METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=197–220 |publisher=[[Middle East Technical University]] |doi=10.4305/METU.JFA.2017.2.5 |access-date=}}
* Yu, Chi-ho, [http://hub.hku.hk/handle/10722/26840 "Landmark to Tai Wai (Shatin) Community"], Postgraduate Thesis, Master of Architecture, [[University of Hong Kong]], 1998

==External links==
{{Commons category|Tai Wai}}
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* [http://taiwai.hk/ Website about Tai Wai] {{in lang|zh}}
* [http://www.mtr.com.hk/jplanner/images/maps/taw.gif Tai Wai Map (by MTR Corporation)]
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=22.369523,114.178762&spn=0.03286,0.058365&z=14 Satellite view of Tai Wai, centered on the MTR station]
* [https://geoexpat.com/forum/53/thread3544.html Forum- Living in Hong Kong]
* [https://gwulo.com/node/52871 The Railway Tavern, Tai Wai and a miniature railway] at gwulo.com

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