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Encyclopedia > Kap Shui Mun

Kap Shui Mun (汲水門) is a major channel, between Lantau Island and Ma Wan, in Hong Kong. It is part of major sea route along the coast of South China, from Victoria Harbour to Pearl River. Lantau Island, Hong Kong 22° 16′ 14″ N, 113° 57′ 10″ E Lantau Island (based on the local old name of Lantau Peak 爛頭 Làntóu, Ragged Head; 大嶼山 pinyin: DàyÇ” shān, Cantonese: Tai yue shan, Big Island Mountain), also Lantao, is the largest island in Hong Kong, located... Ma Wan (馬灣) is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. ... North China (北方 Hanyu pinyin: Běifāng) and South China (南方 Hanyu pinyin: Nánfāng) are two approximate regions within China. ... Victoria Harbour Part of the harbour being engulfed by reclamation off the shore of Central. ... The are two Pearl Rivers: The Pearl River (China) (See also the Pearl River Delta) The Pearl River in the U.S. states of Mississippi and Louisiana Pearl River is also the name of some places in the United States of America: Pearl River, Louisiana Pearl River, Mississippi Pearl River...


Kap Shui Mun Bridge spans over the channel. The Kap Shui Mun Bridge (KSMB)in Hong Kong is the worlds longest cable-stayed bridge carrying both road and railway traffic, with the upper deck for motor vehicles, and the lower deck for both vehicles and the MTR. It has a main span of 430 metres and an...


The original Chinese name of Kap Shui Mun is kap shui mun (急水門), the gate of fast-moving water. This exactly describes the current of the channel. The name, fast-moving water, was associated with accidents on ships and boats. It thus renamed to a title with similar sound, k'ap shui mun(汲水門), the gate of water-fetching. For Chinese, water means fortune and wealth.


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Kap Shui Mun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (165 words)
Kap Shui Mun (汲水門) or Throat Gates (historically spelled Capsuimoon) is a major channel, between Lantau Island and Ma Wan, in Hong Kong.
Kap Shui Mun Bridge spans over the channel.
It thus renamed to a title with similar sound, k'ap shui mun(汲水門), the gate of water-fetching.
DSI > Markets > Bridges (924 words)
The Kap Shui Mun Bridge combines international expertise from across the world: Main Contractor is Joint Venture of Kumagai-Maeda-Yokogawa Hitachi, the design by Greiner International Ltd. in association with Leonhardt Andrae and Partners, consultant Mott Mac Donald and for the stay cables DSI with more than 25 years experience in stay cable technology.
The Kap Shui Mun Bridge, 750 m in total length, is a double deck cable stayed bridge with a span configuration of 80 m - 430 m - 80 m - 80 m.
The erection of the segments is performed simultaneously from both sides of the Kap Shui Mun Channel.
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