Tuen Mun 5.93

Tuen Mun,
Hong Kong

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Tuen Mun Tuen Mun is a well known place listed as City in Tuen Mun ,

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Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is a city near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more recent past, it was home to many Tanka fishermen who gathered at Castle Peak Bay. Tuen Mun is now a modern, mainly residential area in the north-west New Territories. As of 2011, 487 546 live in Tuen Mun and over 95% of them are Chinese.HistoryDuring the Tang dynasty, a navy town, Tuen Mun Tsang was established in Nantou, which lies across Deep Bay. Tuen Mun and the rest of Hong Kong were under its protection.A major clan, To, brought the name Tuen Mun to the area. They migrated from Jiangxi on the Chinese mainland and established a village Tuen Mun Tsuen late in the Yuan dynasty (1272–1368). As more and more villages were established, the village was renamed Tuen Mun Tai Tsuen, which means "large village" in Chinese. As yet more villages were established, a market town of Tuen Mun Hui (now Tuen Mun Kau Hui) was established. This town lies where present-day Tuen Mun Kau Hui is situated.Tuen Mun remained an important town of coastal defence until the start of British rule in 1898. When the British took over the New Territories from the Qing government in this year, the area was renamed Castle Peak, and Tuen Mun Hui to Castle Peak Market or Tsing Shan Hui. The name Tuen Mun, however, continued to be used by those living in the area.