{{Short description|River in Hong Kong}} [[Image:Shan Pui River Yuen Long Town Centre Section.jpg|thumb|Shan Pui River passing through Yuen Long]] thumb|Shan Pui River near Yuen Long Industrial Estate thumb|Yuen Long Industrial Estate viewed from Nam Sang Wai Road across Shan Pui River. {{infobox chinese |c=山貝河 |showflag=y |j=saan1 bui3 ho4 |y=sāan bui hòh}} The '''Shan Pui River''' (also known as Yuen Long Creek) ({{zh|t=山貝河}}) is a river in Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong. It has many tributaries, most of them starting from inside Tai Lam Country Park. It passes six villages and is joined by a few more streams. After flowing through Yuen Long Town, it continues northeast into Yuen Long Industrial Estate and Nam Sang Wai. The Kam Tin River flows into it on the way. It eventually empties into the Mai Po Nature Reserve and then Deep Bay.

==Crocodile== The river was at the centre of attention in November 2003, when a 1.5 metre-long female crocodile was found in the river near Nam Sang Wai. It attracted many people to the village, all wanting to see the once-in-a-lifetime sight.

Many efforts were made to catch the crocodile, but it was not until over six months later, in June 2004, that it was caught. Afterwards, the AFCD and RTHK held a naming contest for the crocodile. On 12{{nbsp}}August 2004, the crocodile was named Pui Pui (貝貝), a transliteration of the Chinese characters, meaning that it came from the Shan ''Pui'' River.

Pui Pui was housed in Kadoorie Farm for a little over two years. It was moved to Hong Kong Wetland Park in August 2006.

==See also== * List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong * Fung Lok Wai

==References== *This article draws some information from the corresponding article in Chinese Wikipedia. *2006. ''Hong Kong Driving Guide''. Universal Publications Ltd. {{ISBN|962-8797-39-5}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Shan Pui River}} *[http://www.hk-place.com/view.php?id=120 Rivers of Hong Kong] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080609174021/http://www.hk-place.com/view.php?id=120 |date=9 June 2008 }}, in Chinese *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311135148/http://www3.news.gov.hk/ISD/ebulletin/en/category/environment/040812/html/040812en04002.htm Yuen Long crocodile named Pui Pui]

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