Stanley,or Chek Chue,is a coastal town and a popular tourist attraction in Hong Kong. It is located on a peninsula on Hong Kong Island. It is east of Repulse Bay and west of Shek O,adjacent to Chung Hom Kok and Tai Tam. Administratively,it is part of the Southern District.
Sai Kung District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The district comprises the southern half of the Sai Kung Peninsula,the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories and a strip of land to the east of Kowloon. Areas in the district include Sai Kung Town,Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark,Tseung Kwan O and over 70 islands of different sizes. The administrative centre had been located in Sai Kung Town until the Sai Kung District Office was relocated to Tseung Kwan O recently. The district's population is concentrated in Tseung Kwan O,as of 2011. In 2011,the district was the third youngest district,with a median age of 39.3. Known as the "back garden of Hong Kong",Sai Kung has been able to retain its natural scenery. Many traditional customs and cultures are still retained in the rural villages.
Hong Kong counts approximately 600 temples,shrines and monasteries. While Buddhism and Christianity are the most widely practiced religions,most religions are represented in the Special Administrative Region.
Grass Island or Tap Mun is an island in Hong Kong,located in the northeastern part of the territory. Its area is 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi). Administratively,it is part of the Tai Po District. There are about 100 people living on the island,and feral cattle are known on the island.
Clear Water Bay is a bay on the eastern shore of Clear Water Bay Peninsula of Hong Kong,located within Clear Water Bay Country Park. There are two beaches at Clear Water Bay:"Clear Water Bay First Beach" and "Clear Water Bay Second Beach". The name is also used to describe the area around the bay on the peninsula.
Tai Wai is an area in the New Territories,Hong Kong,located between Sha Tin and the Lion Rock,within the Sha Tin District.
Che Kung Miu,also called Che Kung Temple,are temples dedicated to Che Kung,who was a general during the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) in imperial China. He is believed by some worshipers to have been involved in the attempt to keep the Song state alive by bringing Prince Ping and his brother to the South. There are two temples dedicated to Che Kung in Hong Kong:one in Sha Tin and one in Ho Chung. Other temples in Hong Kong are partly dedicated to Che Kung.
Lei Yue Mun is a short channel in Hong Kong. It lies between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour,separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The channel is an important passage for the city,forming the eastern entrance of Victoria Harbour.
Kam Tin,or Kam Tin Heung,is an area in the New Territories,Hong Kong. It lies on a flat alluvial plain north of Tai Mo Shan mountain and east of Yuen Long town. It was formerly known as Sham Tin (岑田). Administratively,it is part of Yuen Long District.
Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories,Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more recent past,it was home to many Tanka fishermen who gathered at Castle Peak Bay. Tuen Mun is now a modern,mainly residential area in the north-west New Territories. As of 2011,487,546 live in Tuen Mun and over 95% of them are Chinese.
The Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees are a popular shrine in Hong Kong located near the Tin Hau Temple in Fong Ma Po Village,Lam Tsuen. The temple was built around 1768 or 1771,during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor in the Qing dynasty (1644–1912).
Lam Tsuen is an area in Tai Po District,Hong Kong,noted for its Lam Tsuen wishing trees. The nearby Lam Tsuen River,empties into Tai Po Hoi.
High Island or Leung Shuen Wan Chau is a former island located in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong,within Sai Kung District. Two dams constructed between 1969 and 1979 and crossing the former Kwun Mun Channel (官門海峽),connect the island to the peninsula,thereby forming the High Island Reservoir. Before being connected to the mainland,the island had an area of 8.511 km²(3.29 square miles) and was the 4th largest island of Hong Kong in 1960.
Tsing Lung Tau is a coastal residential area in the southwest coast of the New Territories in Hong Kong.
Joss House Bay,also known as Tai Miu Wan,is near the south end of Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Cantonese name Tai Miu Wan means "the bay of large temple" after the oldest Tin Hau Temple in Hong Kong.
Clear Water Bay Country Park is a rural country park located in the New Territories of eastern Hong Kong. The park is located near the beaches in Clear Water Bay. The 6.15 square kilometre park opened on 28 September 1979 with features like:
Kam Tsin,also known as Kam Tsin Tsuen (金錢村) is a village and an area in the North District,in the New Territories in Hong Kong.
Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to Tin Hau (Mazu). Over 100 temples are dedicated to Tin Hau in Hong Kong. A list of these temples can be found below.
The Tin Hau Temple Complex is a temple in Yau Ma Tei,Kowloon,Hong Kong. It comprises a row of five adjacent buildings:a Tin Hau Temple,a Shing Wong Temple,a Kwun Yum temple,Shea Tan and Hsu Yuen. The nearby Temple Street is named after it.
