San Tin (新田), or San Tin Heung (新田鄉), is an area located near Lok Ma Chau area in the New Territories, Hong Kong.

The area was largerly developed by the clan with surname Man (文). Accrording to their genealogical document, they are the descendant of the younger brother of folkhero Man Tin Cheung in the end of Song Dynasty. Their ancestor came to Hong Kong with the young emperors to avoid the chase by Mongolian invaders.

Geography

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The area was orginally marshes and not suitable for cultivation and thus few people lived in the area. The Man clan decided to settle in the area in 15th Century. They dried the marshes and filled it with soil bit by bit and turned them into 800 hectare of rice paddies. It is reflected by its name San Tin, which means new fields.

Areas in San Tin

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The San Tin aras are divided into nine villages within the area most notable areas are Wing Ping Tsuen (永平村), which is close to the Tai Fu Tai Mansion, and Fan Tin Tsuen (蕃田村).

The areas around San Tin are covered in wetlands hence their main products are cabbages (like Chinese cabbage or Kai-Lan) and ducks when the village was still a farming community.

Chieftains

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Each village in the area got their own chieftain who take care of the ceremonial activities or tourist information, also they are the one who makes decisions if anything need to be changed in that area for example if a new house is allowed to be built or if a building need to be demolish. They also represent for the village when they go to gatherings with other villages from New Territories.

Notable things in San Tin

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The village is famous Tai Fu Tai an ancestor house built around 1800 century and a memorial statue of Wen Tianxiang.

Also the village is famous for its unspoiled natural habitat and the village dish Poon Choi (literally translated as "Bowled dish" in which assorted meat and vegetable put into into an iron bowl with concentrated soya sauce). Once a year in Autumn every part of the San Tin village (and also other villagers in New Territories) will hold an annual Poon Choi festival in which everybody in the village (and also guest from outside the village) are eating the Poon Choi.

San Tin | Yuen Long District | Places in Hong Kong | 新田 (香港)