Tuen Mun is situated in the western part of Hong Kong, on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary. Within the district, famous mountains and ancient temples abound. It was a place for agriculture, fishery, commerce and industry, and its villages and towns have a long history. According to the Tang dynasty history books, Tuen Mun was also a place of military garrisons. It had long been a traffic hub for local and overseas merchants and travellers and commanded a key position for coastal defence.

As early as the 20s and 30s of the 20th century, local and overseas scholars had carried out archaeological investigations in So Kwun Wat, Lung Kwu Chau and Castle Peak Bay when quite a number of pre-historic relics were discovered. Since that time, the Hong Kong Archaeological Society has conducted numerous surveys and sub-surface investigations. Following the enforcement of the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance in 1976, the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) commissioned two territory-wide archaeological surveys which had both resulted in the discovery of many important archaeological sites in Tuen Mun. In recent years, the AMO has conducted a number of archaeological investigations and rescue excavations in response to the infrastructural works carried out in the district where many relics and historic sites from the Neolithic Period, the Bronze Age as well as the Han, Tang, Song, Ming and Qing dynasties were unearthed. Archaeological excavations conducted in Tuen Mun in recent years have clearly indicated that Hong Kong has a cultural heritage spanning 6,000 years.

Neolithic Period

The Bronze Age

Historical Periods