Tsuen Wan

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For the district of Hong Kong, see Tsuen Wan District.

For the new town in Hong Kong, see Tsuen Wan New Town.

Tsuen Wan (Chinese: 荃灣) is a bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. A market town of the Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area. The town is around the present-day Tsuen Wan Station of the MTR. It was extended as far as the reclamation proceeded.

History

In earlier days, it was known as Tsin Wan (淺灣) which means shallow bay, and later renamed to Tsuen Wan. Another name Tsak Wan (賊灣), pirate bay, indictes that the present of pirate nearby long ago. In fact, the area around Rambler Channel was known as Sam Pak Tsin (三百錢), literally meaning three hundred coins. There was a legend that priates would collect three hundred coins should one pass through the area.

Development

Apart a from market town, in 20th century, factories moved in gradually for its proximity to the urban in Kowloon. With construction of Castle Peak Road, motor vehicles could reach the town in addition to on foot and by boat. In 1950s, the Hong Kong Government developed the area with new town concepts. In 1970s it was developed as part of the Tsuen Wan New Town.