Lantau Island is the largest island in Hong Kong,located west of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula,and is part of the New Territories. Administratively,most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong. A small northeastern portion of the island is located in the Tsuen Wan District.
Mui Wo is a rural town on the eastern coast of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The 2011 Census recorded 5,485 people living in Mui Wo and its environs.
Tung Chung,meaning "eastern stream",is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island,Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns,it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay,and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma Wan Chung in the north-western coast of Lantau Island. The area was once an important defence stronghold against pirates and foreign military during the Ming and the Qing dynasties.
Tung Chung Fort is a fort located near Tung Chung,on Lantau Island,in Hong Kong. Close to Tung Chung Road,the fort is surrounded by the villages of Sheung Ling Pei (上嶺皮) and Ha Ling Pei (下嶺皮). It has a companion Tung Chung Battery on the coast.
Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories. Unlike the smaller Lam Chau,it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the 12.48 square kilometres (4.82 sq mi) island for the current Hong Kong International Airport,which opened for commercial aviation in 1998. The airport is popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport to distinguish it from the former Hong Kong International Airport,now commonly known as Kai Tak Airport (啟德機場).
Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places,structures or buildings legally declared to receive the highest level of protection. In Hong Kong,declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board,the approval of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong as well as the publication of the notice on the Hong Kong Government Gazette.
Tai O is a fishing town,partly located on an island of the same name,on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The village name means large inlet,referring to outlet for the waterways merges as it moves through Tai O.
Hung Shing Temples or Tai Wong Temples are temples dedicated to Hung Shing Tai Wong. Hung Shing temples have been widely built in southern China,especially Guangdong province and in Hong Kong.
Shek Pik is an area located along the southwestern coast of Lantau Island,Hong Kong. When the Shek Pik Reservoir was built,villages at Shek Pik were demolished and the villagers were relocated to other parts of Lantau Island and to Tsuen Wan. Below the dam of the reservoir is Shek Pik Prison.
Sha Lo Wan is a bay in the northwest Lantau Island,Hong Kong. The bay faces north to Hong Kong International Airport. The area is occupied by indigenous inhabitants. There is no vehicular access to the area and thus their communication is on foot or by ferry. Because of their inconvenient access to urban areas,villages in the area have suffered from depopulation. Only older generations live in these villages.
Prehistoric Hong Kong is the period between the arrival of the first humans in Hong Kong and the start of recorded Chinese history during the Han dynasty. The history of the southern region is reckoned to have been first recorded in 214 BC with Qin Shi Huang conquering the Baiyue and creating the Jiaozhou province.
Fan Lau Fort is a former military fortification located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Named after the eponymous peninsula it is situated on,it was built in 1729 during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor,a hundred and twelve years before the British took possession of Hong Kong. Abandoned in 1898,it became a declared monument of Hong Kong in 1981.
Fan Lau is a peninsula and area in the southwest tip of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is also the southwest end the territory of Hong Kong. The very end of the tip is Fan Lau Kok (分流角). The peninsula separates water into Fan Lau Tung Wan in the east,and Fan Lau Sai Wan and Fan Lau Miu Wan in the west.
Pui O,formerly Lo Pui O (螺杯澳),is an area on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is a popular destination for holiday camping in Hong Kong. Visitors may also rent village houses for leisure. Located in the South Lantau,there are four main villages in Pui O,they are Lo Wai (老圍),San Wai (新圍),Lo Uk (羅屋),and Ham Tin (鹹田). Pui O is located at the edge of Lantau South Country Park.
Stanley Fort is a military installation on the south side of Hong Kong Island. Built originally to serve the British Armed Forces,it now houses the Hong Kong garrison of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force. It has also been used as Kai Chi Children's Centre and the Aberdeen Rehabilitation Centre.
Citygate is a commercial complex at the town centre of Tung Chung,Lantau Island,Hong Kong. It comprises a shopping centre called Citygate Outlets,an office tower,and the Novotel Citygate hotel.
Dapeng Fortress or Dapengsuocheng is a walled village in the subdistrict Dapeng,district Longgang,Shenzhen,Guangdong province,China. The village lies 55 kilometers from the center of Shenzhen.
Tung Chung Bay is a bay west of Tung Chung,Lantau Island,Hong Kong,near North Lantau New Town and Hong Kong International Airport. It is also the location of Old Tung Chung Pier.
Tai Ho Wan or Tai Ho Bay is a bay on the north shore of Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is located west of Siu Ho Wan,and northeast of Tung Chung and Kei Tau Kok. The surrounding land was originally planned to be part of the North Lantau New Town scope,but there is a current slowdown in its plans because of the lack in population growth and environmental groups opposed to the next in abeyance.
Ma Wan Chung is a village in Tung Chung on Lantau Island,Hong Kong. It is located on the southeastern coast of Tung Chung Bay.
