It is located in the New Territories and is served by the Tsuen Wan line of the MTR metro system.

[2] Its residents, who mostly live in Tsuen Wan Town, enjoy the highest income in the New Territories.

Behind Tsuen Wan is Shing Mun reservoir, a valley that was once home to 10 villages that grew mostly pineapples.

There were once disputes and fights among the Shing Mun Valley dwellers and Tsuen Wan residents during the 18th century, over the levying of taxes for pineapple sales.

The reservoir valley also has a disused lead mine, where some of the residents of Tsuen Wan used to work.