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Cheung Chau (Chinese: 長洲/长洲, Pinyin: Changzhou; lit. "Long Island") is a small island 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in the territory of Hong Kong, with a population of about 30,000 up to 2006. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: XiÄnggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory...
The Islands District (離島å€) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ...
Geography
Geographically the island is formed from two mostly granite lumps joined by what was presumably once a tombolo, a kind of sandbar. With an area of 2.45 km², the island is therefore "long", hence the name as translated from Cantonese is Long Island. Thus, it is redundant to say "Cheung Chau Island". The island is dumbbell-shaped, with hills at the northern and southern ends and the settlements concentrated in between. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Economy The central part of the island is well developed with shops and houses. The laneways there are so narrow that virtually the only motor vehicles on the island are specially designed mini-[[ |fire engines and small motorised carts that carry goods. Recently there has been a few electric powered van serving the hospital. Residential areas exist on the hills of the north and south.
Traditionally the island was a fishing village and there is still a large fishing fleet working from the harbour. However in recent years the island has become a major tourist attraction, offering a mixture of sandy swimming beaches, seafood cafes and restaurants, as well as some traditional Chinese culture, Temples and festivals.
Sights
Rock Carving on Cheung Chau. This 3000-year-old rock carving, reported by the geologists in 1970, is located on the east of the island, immediately below the Warwick Hotel. It consists of two groups of similar carved lines surrounding small depressions. Image File history File links This is a copyrighted image that has been released by a company or organisation to promote their works in the media. ...
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Temples - Pak Tai Temple - one of the oldest temples in Hong Kong. The temple was built in 1783 and completely repainted in 1989. In front of the temple, there are 4 pairs of guarding lions. Before the altar are statues of two generals, Thousand Miles Eye and Favourable Wind Ear, who together are traditionally said to be able to hear and see anything
- Four temples dedicated to Tin Hau, including the Pak She Tin Hau Temple
- Kwan Kung Chung Yi Ting, a traditional temple built in 1973, dedicated to the god of justice Kwan Tai
Pak Tai (北å¸; pinyin Bei Di) is a Taoist god of the North. ...
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Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Clothed statues of Matsu Matsu (Chinese: 媽祖;; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ma-tsu; literally Mother-Ancestor; POJ: Má-chó·), mortal name Lin Moniang (林默娘), is the Taoist goddess of the Sea who protects fishermen and sailors. ...
Kwan Kung Chung Yi Ting, is a temple on Cheung Chau island in Hong Kong. ...
Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ...
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Guan (關) Guan Yu (關羽) (160–219) was a Chinese military general under the warlord Liu Bei during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms period in ancient China. ...
Others Cheung Po Tsai (in Cantonese) or Chang Pao Tsai (in Wade-Giles) (å¼µä¿ä»” pinyin zhang1 bao3 zai3) was a 19th century Chinese pirate. ...
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Hong Kong has a long coastline which is full of twists and turns with many bays and beaches. ...
As of March 26, 2004, there are 79 declared monuments in Hong Kong. ...
Hong Kong has a long coastline which is full of twists and turns with many bays and beaches. ...
Miscellaneous The yearly Cheung Chau Bun Festival - is a festival which includes a parade of floats, most famously including young children dressed as famous characters doing impossible balancing acts. It last seven days and attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the island. The old-style Bun Mountain made up of bamboo sticks Bun Festival (太平清醮 in Chinese, 醮 being a Taoist sacrificial ceremony) is a traditional Chinese festival in Hong Kong. ...
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Cheung Chau was the birthplace of Lee Lai Shan (born 1970), a windsurfer who won the first Olympic gold for Hong Kong in 1996. Lee Lai-Shan (Traditional Chinese: æŽéº—çŠ) (born September 5, 1970) is a former world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning professional windsurfer born in Hong Kong. ...
1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
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After 2000, a number of cases of suicide (most of them by "burning charcoal") have taken place inside holiday houses on the island. Stories concerning apparition have resulted from the news of suicides. In 2005 a local councillor Lam Kit-sing proposed a theme-park to be built in order to capitalise on the macabre reputation. Plans were subsequently rejected. Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. ...
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Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Transportation First Ferry operates ferries between Central pier and Cheung Chau. They run approximately every 30 minutes depending upon time of day. Schedules on Sundays and public holidays differ from weekdays. The trip of about 16 miles takes 55 minutes or 35 minutes for ordinary ferries and high speed ferries respectively. New World First Ferry (First Ferry) is a ferry company in Hong Kong. ...
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The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: ä¸ç’°; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: ZhÅnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...
See also The territory of Hong Kong consists of a mainland area and 236 islands. ...
Hong Kong has a long coastline which is full of twists and turns with many bays and beaches. ...
The following is a list of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong: List of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, with a partial list of their sub-areas and streets Hong Kong Island Central and Western Central Admiralty Kennedy Town Mid-levels Sai Ying Pun Shek Tong Tsui Sheung...
External links - 長洲HK CheungChauHK Website on Cheung Chau, includes forum and photo gallery.
- Cheung Chau at discoverhongkong.com
- Pictures of Cheung Chau
- high res pictures of Cheung Chau
- Satellite image of Cheung Chau by Google Maps
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