The land on which Tin Shui Wai was built did not exist at the beginning of the 1900s, while the adjacent Ping Shan was by the sea. The water north of Ping Shan gradually turned to marshes and villagers converted them into pools and rice paddies. The pools became gei wai fish ponds where most of the residents were fishermen before the new town was developed. With the decline in aquaculture, most of the fish ponds were abandoned. The Hong Kong Government developed the area into a new town through land reclamation.

Parts of Tin Shui Wai have a picturesque and tranquil environment. The Hong Kong Wetland Park, demonstrating the diversity of the Hong Kong's wetland ecosystem, is in north Tin Shui Wai.

天水圍原為流浮山與屏山及橫洲之間，一個名為「廈村灣」的內港灣，北面與后海灣連接。其靠近廈村的一方形成一大片沼澤和泥灘，因此輞井圍和廈村的鄉民利用此海灣從事養蠔。

天水圍位於后海灣的南岸，為元朗平原的一部分。天水圍的東北方為米埔濕地。后海灣的對岸為廣東省深圳市福田區及南山區，海灣兩岸的距離少於5公里。米埔一帶為自然保護區，海灣沿岸沒有被開發。

著名藝人天水圍墮天地獄獸劉馬車亦出身於此。


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