Yuen Long 2970244 220665389 2008-06-20T23:39:21Z Eubot 231599 Hatnote formatting, see [[User:Eubot/Hatnote formatting]] {{for|other meanings please|Yuen Long (disambiguation)}} [[Image:Busy Yuen Long Town.jpg|thumb|right|float|300px|The town centre of Yuen Long Town]] '''Yuen Long''' ({{zh-t|t=元朗}}, Pinyin: Yuanlang, formerly, '''Un Long''') is an area and town located in the northwest of [[Hong Kong]], on the [[Yuen Long Plain]]. To its west lie [[Hung Shui Kiu]] and [[Ha Tsuen]], to the south [[Shap Pat Heung]] and [[Tai Tong]], to the east [[Au Tau]] and [[Kam Tin]], and to the north [[Nam Sang Wai]] and [[Wang Chau]]. ==Name== The Cantonese name Yuen Long 元朗 in present-day conversation, "Yuen Long" may, depending on context, refer to the limits of the original market town, [[Yuen Long New Town]], [[Yuen Long Plain]], or [[Yuen Long District]]. ==Market Town== The central part of Yuen Long was traditionally a [[market town]] in the area now known as '''Yuen Long San Hui''' (元朗新墟), in [[Yuen Long District]] in the [[New Territories]] in [[Hong Kong]]. The site of the market town was situated centrally with regard to surrounding villages, allowing villagers a convenient location to sell their crops and fish. The market is a place to allow people from villages in northwest New Territories to shop and trade. Like many market towns in Hong Kong, the market operates only on certain days each week. ==New Towns== [[Image:121 2161.JPG|300px|thumb|[[Shan Pui River]] passing through Yuen Long Town]] {{main|Yuen Long New Town|Tin Shui Wai New Town}} Two new towns have been developed in Yuen Long since 1970s: [[Yuen Long New Town]] was developed by the market town in the late 1970s and early 1980s. [[Tin Shui Wai New Town]] was established in the 1990s to the west of Yuen Long New Town, as separate from Yuen Long New Town. It is mostly residential. ==History== The original [[Yuen Long Town]] was not located in the busiest place of present-day Yuen Long, namely '''Yuen Long Main Road''' (元朗大馬路), part of [[Castle Peak Road]]. The earliest market in Yuen Long was situated south of the main road near [[Tai Kei Leng]]. In 1669 the market was moved north to the area near where the present-day [[MTR]] [[Yuen Long Station]] is situated. This was done for political reasons. This area is now known as '''Yuen Long Kau Hui''' (元朗舊墟, namely old Yuen Long Town). This market is sited south of a small hill. While it is far from the coast today, it was beside the sea shore when the market was first built. [[Cheung Shing Street]], a street separating [[Nam Pin Wai]] and [[Sai Pin Wai]], divides the centre of the market. Temples were built to worship, and to judge when disputes arose. After the British leased the New Territories in 1898, they built Castle Peak Road to connect major areas of the New Territories and [[Kowloon]]. The villagers proposed and moved the market town to the main road. After the Second world war, Yuen Long had dramatically increased in size, going from a small village into a large town that is famous for its numerous cultural and sporting events. ==Transport== The following information show transportation in Yuen Long. ===Inside Yuen Long Town=== ====Bus==== * [[Kowloon Motor Bus|KMB]] Routes 68X, 68M, 968, 54, 76K, 77K, 264M, 269D, 276, 276P, 268B, 268C, 68A, 263M, 64K, 277, B1, B2, N269, N968, E34 * [[New Lantao Bus|NLB]] Route B2 * [[MTR Feeder Bus|MTR]] Route K73, K65, K66, K68, K74, K73P * [[Long Win Bus|LWB]] Route E34,N30 ====Train==== * [[West Rail Line|MTR West Rail Line]] * [[Light Rail (MTR)|Light Rail]] 610, 614, 615 and 761P ===Outside Yuen Long Town (except via Yuen Long Town)=== ====Bus==== * KMB Route 69M, 69X, 969, 276A, 276B, 269B, 269C, 51, 251M, N969 * MTR Route K75, K75P ====Train==== * MTR West Rail Line * Light Rail 751, 705 and 706 {{coor title dms|22|26|40.09|N|114|01|32.88|E|region:HK}} [[Category:Yuen Long| ]] [[Category:Yuen Long District]] [[fr:Yuen Long]] [[zh-yue:元朗]] [[zh:元朗]]