Pui O (貝澳, or 杯澳), 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). Lantau Island, Hong Kong , Lantau Island (based on the local old name of Lantau Peak 爛頭 Làntóu, Ragged Head; 大嶼山/大屿山 pinyin: DàyÇ” shān, Cantonese: Tai yue shan, Big Island Mountain), also Lantao, is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. ...

Geography

Pui O is a bay shaped by the Chi Ma Wa Peninsula and the lower slopes of Sunset Peak. A main river from a valley to the east and other small river gather at Pui O forming an estuary of wetland. Villagers enclosed the wetland and converted it into rice paddies. This is indicated by the name Ham Tin (鹹田), salty Paddy field. At the shore, a long beach (or sandbar) is formed by the interaction between the current of the South China Sea and the rivers. Sunset Peak or Tai Tung Shan (大東山) is third highest peak in Hong Kong. ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits. ... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... A paddy field in Japan A paddy field is a flooded parcel of arable land used for growing rice and other semiaquatic crops. ... In geography, a bar is a linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. ... The South China Sea, showing surrounding countries and neighbouring seas and oceans The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. ...

History

At Chung Hau (涌口) (the river mouth) there is a Tin Hau Temple dating back to 1799 in the Qing era. During this time, villages near the shore in Hong Kong were frequently attacked by pirates. Villages in Pui O were constructed as walled villages to assist in repelling these attacks. Matsu (媽祖, pinyin: Māzǔ, Wade-Giles: Ma-tsu, lit. ... 1799 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of... Look up pirate and piracy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The defensive wall of Braşov, Romania. ...

Pui O Beach

Pui O Beach (貝澳泳灘) runs along almost the entire shoreline of Pui O. Due to the geological composition of surrounding area, the sand on the beach is mixture of black and yellow. The Hong Kong Government has constructed facilities on the upper beach for wild camping. On July 1, 1997, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending more than 150 years of British colonial control. ...

Transport

Pui O is on the South Lantau Road. All bus routes between Mui Wo and other points pass through Pui O. A branch road, Chi Ma Wan Road routes across Chi Ma Wan Peninsula to Chi Ma Wan. Mui Wo (梅窩, lit. ... Chi Ma Wan (芝麻灣) is a bay on southeastern Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong. ...

Hiking Trails

The Lantau Trail passes through Pui O, and there are many other hiking routes in the vicinity. The Lantau Trail, opened on 1984, is a long-distance footpath on the Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. ...