沙田 (Shātián): Sha Tin (a town and district in…

Meanings

1 Sha Tin (a town and district in the New Territories of Hong Kong)

Characters

沙

Examples

我住在沙田，每天坐东铁线上班。

Wǒ zhù zài Shātián, měitiān zuò Dōngtiěxiàn shàngbān.

I live in Sha Tin and take the East Rail Line to work every day.

沙田马场是香港著名的赛马场。

Shātián mǎchǎng shì Xiānggǎng zhùmíng de sàimǎchǎng.

Sha Tin Racecourse is a famous horse-racing track in Hong Kong.

Tips

culture

Sha Tin (沙田) is one of Hong Kong's nine 'new towns', built up from the 1970s on reclaimed land along the Shing Mun River. It is home to Sha Tin Racecourse, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, and the giant New Town Plaza shopping mall. The Cantonese reading is 'Sa Tin'.