Tin Shui Wai New Town has developed since the early 1990s and is built on land reclaimed from former fish ponds once common in the district.

Hong Kong Wetland Park (香港濕地公園) is located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai.

It was intended to be an ecological mitigation area (EMA) for the wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development.

Kat Hing Wai (吉慶圍) in Kam Tin is one of the Yuen Long's best-known walled villages.

In the Qing Dynasty, a five-metre high blue brick wall and four cannon towers were added to fend off bandits.

Mai Po Marshes (米埔) is located in the centre of the wetland and has achieved international significance as a stopping and feeding place for migratory birds along the East Asian-Australian Flyway.

Ping Shan Heritage Trail (屏山文物徑), inaugurated on 12 December 1993, was designed to link several historic buildings and monuments owned by the Tang clan in Ping Shan (including Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda 聚星樓 and Tang Ancestral Hall 鄧氏宗祠) by a 1 km trail.

Route: LRT Ping Shan stop, Hang Mei Tsuen stop or West Rail line Tin Shui Wai station Tai Fu Tai Mansion (大夫第) in San Tin was probably built in 1865 in the reign of the Qing Dynasty.

It is a richly embellished residence situated on a spacious ground, with a large open space in the front and a garden at the back.

Route: KMB Bus 76K to San Tin Tai Lam Country Park sits in the western New Territories with an area of 54 km2.

In addition, the plantations also offer a good habitat for birds, pangolins, Chinese leopard cat, and barking deer.