Sha Tin
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- ''For the district of Hong Kong, see Sha Tin District.
- ''For the new town in Hong Kong, see Sha Tin New Town.
Shing Mun River and Lek Yuen Bridge (瀝源橋).
Sha Tin, or Shatin (Chinese: 沙田; Cantonese IPA: [sɑ55 tʰɪn11], Jyutping: saa1 tin4; Mandarin Pinyin: Shātián) (literally "fields of sand"), is an area in the core of the Sha Tin District, in the New Territories, Hong Kong.
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Before effective British rule in Hong Kong, the area of Sha Tin was referred as Lek Yuen. The officials mistook the name of Sha Tin Wai as the name of the area and have used it ever since.Sha Tin was a former market town at the present location of Sha Tin Centre Street and New Town Plaza shopping centre, near the Sha Tin Station of the KCR East Rail. In present-day conversations Sha Tin may refer to the area around the original location of the market town, the Sha Tin New Town excluding the Ma On Shan extension, or the Sha Tin District.
Before Sha Tin's development into a new town, Hung Mui Kuk (紅梅谷) in southwestern Sha Tin was perennially the site for school picnics. The valley remains a popular barbecue site.
Tourist spots
A stall selling local snacks at Pai Tau Village (排頭村), located near New Town Plaza.
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery- Amah Rock (望夫石)
- Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (萬佛寺)
- Tsang Tai Uk (曾大屋)
- Shing Mun River (城門河)
Public and private estates
- Belair Garden (富豪花園)
- City One, Shatin (沙田第一城)
- Garden Rivera (河畔花園)
- Jat Min Chuen (乙明邨)
- Ka Keng Court (嘉徑苑)
- Kwong Yuen Estate (廣源邨)
- Lek Yuen Estate (瀝源邨)
- Lung Heng Estate (隆亨邨)
- Pok Hong Estate (博康邨)
- Sha Kok Estate (沙角邨)
- Sui Wo Court (穗禾苑)
- Wo Che Estate (禾輋邨)
- Yue Tsui Court (愉翠園)
Schools
Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School, one of the most prestigious secondary schools in Sha Tin- The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Baptist Lui Ming Choi Secondary School
- Buddhist Wong Wan Tin College
- Ng Yuk Secondary School
- Sha Tin College - The only English Schools Foundation high school in Sha Tin.
- Sha Tin Government Secondary School
- Sha Tin Methodist College
- Shatin Tsung Tsin Secondary School
- Sheng Kung Hui Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School
- Jockey Club Ti-I College
Shopping centres
New Town Plaza, under renovation.- New Town Plaza (新城市廣場)
- Citylink Plaza (連城廣場)
- Shatin Plaza, Shatin (沙田廣場)
- Sha Tin Centre (沙田中心)
- Lucky Plaza (好運中心)
- Hilton Plaza (希爾頓中心)
Facilities
- Sha Tin Town Hall (沙田大會堂)
- Sha Tin Public Library (沙田公共圖書館)
- Hong Kong Heritage Museum (香港文化博物館)
- Sha Tin Marriage Registry (沙田婚姻註冊處)
- Sha Tin Park (沙田公園)
- Royal Park Hotel (帝都酒店)
Restaurant
Famous Food
Deep fire baby dove
See also
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