ma wat wai meaning in English

麻笏围

Entrance tower of ma wat wai ma wat wai , lung yeuk tau , fanling
麻笏围门楼(粉岭跃头麻笏围)
Entrance tower of ma wat wai
粉岭跃头麻笏围门楼
Ma wat wai was built by the tang lineage during the qianlong reign 1736 - 1795 of the qing dynasty . it is one of the renowned five wais walled villages and six tsuens villages in the area of lung yeuk tau in fanling
麻笏围于清乾隆年间（一七三六至一七九五年）由邓氏族人所建，是跃头著名的五围六村之一。
Ma wat wai was originally a walled village with brick walls constructed on the four sides and a watch tower on each corner . however owing to past developments , most of the walls and all four corner towers were demolished leaving only this very historic entrance tower
麻笏围原本四周建有砖墙，四角则建有更楼，但现时大部分围墙及四个更楼已遭拆卸，只留下这极具历史价值之门楼。
The " five wais walled villages " include lo wai , ma wat wai , wing ning wai , tung kok wai also known as ling kok wai , san wai also called kun lung wai . the " six tsuens villages " are ma wat tsuen , wing ning tsuen also called tai tang , tsz tong tsuen , san uk tsuen , siu hang tsuen and kun lung tsuen
五围即老围、麻笏围、永宁围、东阁围(又称岭角围)及新围(又称觐围) ；六村即麻笏村、永宁村(又称大厅) 、祠堂村、新屋村、小坑村及觐村。