Shap Pat Heung

Shap Pat Heung

Shap Pat Heung (zh-t|t=十八鄉, Pinyin: Shibaxiang) is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Located south of Yuen Long and northwest of Tai Tong, the area occupied the plain north of hills of Tai Lam. Cantonese name Shap Pat Heung means eighteen villages at its beginning. It is later expanded to thirty villages.

The area is famous for the celebration of Tin Hau Festival on the 23rd days of the 3rd month every year of Chinese calendar. Parade and Fa Pao is the attracted lot of visitors and pilgrims from other villages and towns.


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