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| Traditional Chinese | 屯門 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 屯门 | ||||||||||||||
| CantoneseYale | Tyùhn mùhn | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Garrison Gate | ||||||||||||||
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Tuen Mun (Chinese:屯門) orCastle Peak is anarea near the mouth ofTuen Mun River andCastle Peak Bay in theNew Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to theNeolithic period.[1] In the more recent past, it was home to manyTanka fishermen who gathered atCastle Peak Bay. Tuen Mun is now a modern, mainly residential area in the north-west New Territories. As of 2025, around 540,000 residents live in Tuen Mun.[2]
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During theTang dynasty (618–907), a navy town, Tuen Mun Tsan (屯門鎮) was established inNantou, which lies acrossDeep Bay. Tuen Mun and the rest of Hong Kong were under its protection.
A majorclan, To (Chinese:陶), brought the name Tuen Mun to the area. They migrated fromJiangxi on the Chinese mainland and established a village, Tuen Mun Tsuen (屯門村),[3] late in theYuan dynasty (1272–1368). As more and more villages were established, the village was renamed Tuen Mun Tai Tsuen (屯門大村), which means "large village" in Chinese. As yet more villages were established, a market town of Tuen Mun Hui (屯門墟) was established. This town lies where present-day Tuen Mun Kau Hui is situated, which name means "old market", as opposed to San Hui or "new market".
Tuen Mun remained an important town forcoastal defence purposes until the start ofBritish rule in 1898. When the Britishtook over the New Territories from theQing government in this year, the area was renamedCastle Peak, and Tuen Mun Hui to Castle Peak Market (青山墟) or Tsing Shan Hui. The name Tuen Mun, however, continued to be used by those living in the area.
In the more recent past,[when?] Tuen Mun was home to manyTanka fishermen who gathered atCastle Peak Bay.[4]
In 1965, "Castle Peak New Town" was planned. It was later renamedTuen Mun New Town and constructed from 1970 onwards with many buildings on the reclaimed land of the former Castle Peak Bay. The name was officially changed back to Tuen Mun in 1972.[5] The first public housing estate built in the town wasCastle Peak Estate, opened 1971.
As of 2024, serious hill fires have been reported in Tuen Mun.[6][7][8]
Tuen Mun is located in the west of Hong Kong's New Territories. It is sandwiched between two mountains,Castle Peak (583 m) from the west andKau Keng Shan (507 m) from the east.
Tuen Mun Trail contains 2 segments. One starts from Hoh Fuk Tong College inSan Hui connected with the end ofMacLehose Trail through to Yeuk Mung Yuen (若夢園) tillPrime View Garden. Another starts from "Yeuk Mung Yuen" to Fu Tei. It opens up the hills flanking the town, seeing the broad view of picturesque Tuen Mun from the lookout points.
There are three traditional-style markets in the town: Tuen Mun Kau Hui (屯門舊墟) [zh-tw],Tuen Mun San Hui (屯門新墟) andSam Shing Hui (三聖墟).
There are many government facilities also, including the Tuen Mun Magistracy, and governmental offices. Leisure facilities include several sports complexes, a multi-story central library supplemented by two others, and a theatrical and concert venue in the form of theTuen Mun Town Hall [yue] atTuen Mun Town Centre.
TheCorrectional Services Department operates theTai Lam Centre for Women in the district.[clarification needed] The Crossroads village, which operates a handicrafts market selling artisanalfair trade products from around the world, is based in Tuen Mun.[9]
TheChek Lap Kok airport is across the locality.[clarification needed]
Hong Kong's largest electricity generation facilities, theCastle Peak Power Station (Station A & B) andBlack Point Power Station (Station C & D), are located in western Tuen Mun.
There are 36 primary and 38 secondary schools in Tuen Mun. There are three higher education institutions includingLingnan University,Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (IVE) andChu Hai College of Higher Education.
Primary and secondary schools:
Areas west of theTuen Mun River Channel are in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 70 while areas east of the channel are in POA School Net 71.[10] Within school net 70 are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools: Tuen Mun Government Primary School (屯門官立小學).[11] POA 71 only consists of aided schools.[12]
Hong Kong Public Libraries operates the following:
Tuen Mun is served extensively by zones 1–3 of theMTRLight Rail (zones 4, 5, 5a are inYuen Long andTin Shui Wai), the initial phase of which was completed and operational on 18 September 1988. The government decided that services between town centres and settlements would be provided solely by aLight Rail Transit (LRT) system, while feeder buses operated by theKowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (now operated by MTR after the takeover in 2007) would connect remote sites to the network, replacingKowloon Motor Bus's equivalent services where applicable. The North-west Railway, as it was then known, was thus established according to the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance.
The system consisted of two big and three small loops serving most of the public housingestates in northern Tuen Mun. Three branches: one to On Ting Estate in the southeast, one to theTuen Mun Ferry Pier in the southwest, and another northern branch all the way into the town of Yuen Long alongCastle Peak Road.
With theKCR West Rail opened in December 2003 (which had become part of theTuen Ma line on 27 June 2021), the Light Rail have also taken the role of feeder services.Tuen Mun andWu Kai Sha stations are the termini of Tuen Ma Line. The service had been enhanced from using 7-car trains to 8-car to cope with the increasing population in Tuen Mun, Tin Shui Wai, and Yuen Long. Since becoming part of Tuen Ma line, passengers taking the railway line can reach theMa On Shan,Kai Tak,Tai Wai andDiamond Hill areas directly and conveniently.
Tuen Mun is well-connected to different districts in Hong Kong and the border with the Chinese mainland.
Residents can take 952, 960, 961, and 962 series bus to the Hong Kong Island side. Meanwhile,LWB provides services between Tuen Mun and Hong Kong International Airport. KMB, one of the bus companies in HK, having route 59M, 59X, 60M, 60X, 53, 263, 260X, 259D, 62X and more to bring passenger from Tuen Mun to various destinations in New Territories and Kowloon. Passengers can take A33, A33X, A34, E33, E33P, N30, and NA33 to the airport at day time, afternoon and mid-night.
TheHong Kong–Shenzhen Western Corridor, Cross Border Shuttle Services toShekou is operated byCitybus on route B3, which departs from Tuen Mun Ferry Pier and B3X which departs from Tuen Mun Town Centre, a five minutes walk from MTRTuen Mun station. Residents can also take Green Minibus service 44, 44A, 44B to the Lok Ma Chau Border, and Lo Wu Border from Tuen Mun.
MTR Bus is available within the Tuen Mun District. Routes can reach most of the residential areas in Tuen Mun. K52, K51, 506, and K53 serving from the early morning to late night. Passenger transferring to/from Light Rail (LRT) and West Rail line could get a transit discount by usingOctopus card to pay.
Private ferries are also available in sporadic times in the public pier, 15 minutes walk from the Tuen Mun Ferry Pier.
The town is also served byNew World First Ferry services toTung Chung (being discontinued in July 2008 and replaced byFortune Ferry Tuen Mun – Tung Chung – Sha Lo Wan –Tai O services). On 28 January 2016,TurboJET launched the new cross-boundary ferry services between Tuen Mun,Macau andShenzhen Airport (being suspended services since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[16] All services departs from Tuen Mun Ferry Pier.
| Climate data for Tuen Muen (2007–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.1 (79.0) | 29.9 (85.8) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.2 (90.0) | 31.8 (89.2) | 29.4 (84.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 27.1 (80.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.1 (61.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 19.9 (67.8) | 22.9 (73.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.3 (82.9) | 25.8 (78.4) | 22.0 (71.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 23.6 (74.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 23.2 (73.8) | 19.3 (66.7) | 14.8 (58.6) | 21.0 (69.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 42.1 (1.66) | 32.2 (1.27) | 76.0 (2.99) | 138.9 (5.47) | 264.0 (10.39) | 343.9 (13.54) | 242.1 (9.53) | 301.6 (11.87) | 193.9 (7.63) | 58.8 (2.31) | 37.2 (1.46) | 30.3 (1.19) | 1,761 (69.31) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 68.5 | 73.3 | 76.4 | 77.4 | 79.8 | 80.5 | 77.9 | 79.7 | 75.3 | 69.1 | 68.5 | 63.6 | 74.2 |
| Source:Hong Kong Observatory[17] | |||||||||||||
As of 2025, bad air quality has been reported in Tuen Mun.[18]
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