Shing Mun
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Traditional Chinese | 城門 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 城门 | ||||||||||
Literal meaning | City gates | ||||||||||
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Shing Mun (Chinese: 城門) is an area between Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It used to be, as suggested by its Chinese characters, a gate between the two areas separated by a range of hills.
History
Before the construction of Shing Mun Reservoir, there were several villages near the valley. Some of these villages were later relocated near the Tsuen Wan entrance of Shing Mun Tunnels.
The area played a major role in the defense against Japanese Invasion of Hong Kong. Gin Drinkers Line is across the area.
Featured named after Shing Mun
Because there were many major constructions and geography features in the area, Shing Mun may mean one of the following by context:
- Shing Mun Country Park, which contains the Shing Mun Reservoir
- Shing Mun Redoubt, which housed command HQ for the Gin Drinkers Line
- Shing Mun River
- Shing Mun San Tsuen
- Shing Mun Tunnels
- Shing Mun Valley
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- Tsuen Wan New Town (part)
- Luk Keng Village
- Penny's Bay
- Sham Tseng
- Shing Mun (part)
- Ting Kau
- Tsing Lung Tau
- Yam O
- Airport Core Programme Exhibition Centre
- Bellagio
- Citywalk
- Discovery Park
- Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel
- Other parts in Islands District
- Hong Kong Dragon Garden
- Hong Kong Garden
- Kolour Tsuen Wan
- Luk Keng Pier
- Nina Tower
- Ocean Pointe
- Panda Hotel
- Penny's Bay Power Station
- Public housing estates in Tsuen Wan
- Sam Tung Uk Museum
- Shing Mun Reservoir
- Shing Mun Valley Sports Ground
- Skyline Plaza
- Tai Lam Country Park (part)
- Tsuen Wan Plaza
- Tsuen Wan Town Hall
- Vision City
- The Westminster Terrace
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- Cheung Sok
- Lei Muk Shue
- Ma Wan
- Ngam Hau Shek (岩口石)
- Pun Shan Shek (半山石)
- Tang Lung Chau
- Lantau Island (part in Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula)
For the entirety of Lantau Island see Template:Lantau Island
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