Sai Ying Pun
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Sai Ying Pun.
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| Traditional Chinese | 西營盤 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 西营盘 | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xīyíngpán |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| IPA | [sɐ́i jɪ̏ŋ pʰȕːn] |
| Jyutping | sai1 jing4 pun4 |
Sai Ying Pun is an area in Western District, in the northwestern part of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of Central and Western District.
In Chinese language (Cantonese dialect regarding the spoken version), Sai (西) means "west" and Ying Pun (營盤) means "camp", especially military camp. It was where the early British military stayed.
Sai Ying Pun is built on the steeply sloping lower slopes of Victoria Peak and also on the western reclamation. The areas of Shek Tong Tsui and Kennedy Town are located to the west, Sheung Wan and Tai Ping Shan are to the east, and the Mid-Levels is higher up the hill to the south. Victoria Harbour is to the north.
Sai Ying Pun is built on top of Hong Kong granite. The granite was formed in the Upper Jurassic Period and is from the last phase of intrusions in the Hong Kong area. The granite is found over most of the north and centre of Hong Kong Island, and also Kowloon. The flat parts of Sai Ying Pun near the harbour are reclaimed land, built from landfill.
Queen's Road was the first road built in the area. It meandered around the camp structures and extended along the north coast of Hong Kong Island.
Sai Ying Pun was settled as Chinese immigrants moved into Hong Kong and built to the west of Tai Ping Shan. Europeans were assigned areas above High Street where Chinese were excluded from living.
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