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Encyclopedia > Shek O
Shek O - The "rocky bay" facing the South China Sea
Shek O - The "rocky bay" facing the South China Sea

Shek O (Traditional Chinese: 石澳) is a beachside town of several villages in the Southern District of Hong Kong, that includes Shek O Country Park, Shek O and Cape D'Aguilar. The entire area is a peninsula on the southern coast of the Hong Kong Island, facing the South China Sea. The name "Shek O" literally means the "rocky bay". Shek O is famous for beautiful scenery and good environment, which is why many Canto-pop MVs are produced there. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... The Southern District (南區) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... Shek O Country Park is a rural marine park located on Shek O, Southern District, Hong Kong and facing the South China Sea. ... Cape DAguilar or Hok Tsui (鶴嘴) is a cape in the south of Shek O and DAguilar Peak on southeastern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... 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: XiānggÇŽngdÇŽo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory... Filipino name Tagalog: Luzon Sea Portuguese name Portuguese: Mar da China Meridional Vietnamese name Vietnamese: The South China Sea is a marginal sea south of China. ... Cantopop is a colloquial abbreviation for Cantonese pop music, a form of popular music that is a subgenre of Cpop. ...

Shek O Beach, Hong Kong

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Shek O Beach, Hong Kong - Photo taken 4 June 2002 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Shek O Beach, Hong Kong - Photo taken 4 June 2002 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Shek O Beach

Shek O Beach is on the south-eastern part of Hong Kong Island. The water quality is fair and is gazetted Grade 2 for quality. The sand on the beach is fine. There are many restaurants and a barbecue area near the beach so many people go to there for swimming or barbecue on holidays. Also, the cliffs on the beach provide an excellent place for sports climbing.


It is quite inconvenient for people to go to Shek O Beach because only buses no. 9 from Shau Kei Wan and no. 309 from Central can reach the place; but bus no. 309 is only available on Sunday. However, there are quite lot of car parks near the beach so it is still convenient for people to travel there by car. Shau Kei Wan (Traditional Chinese: 筲箕灣) or Shaukeiwan, Shaukiwan is a town in Eastern District, Hong Kong. ... The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Parking lot is the American English term that refers to a cleared area that is more or less level and is intended for parking vehicles. ...


Due to the isolated location of Shek O, the environment near the beach remains rustic and quiet which is one of the area's main attractions.


Transportation

It is served by Shek O Road, which connects Tai Tam Road to Stanley and Chai Wan. Tai Tam Road (大潭道) in Hong Kong, links between Chai Wan and Stanley, on Hong Kong Island. ... Stanley Peninsula Stanley is a town and a tourist attraction in Hong Kong, China. ... A view of Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan Chai Wan (柴灣, firewood bay) is at east end of the urban area on the Hong Kong Island and next to Shau Kei Wan in Hong Kong. ...


There is free public car parking available.


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Shau Kei Wan (Traditional Chinese: 筲箕灣) or Shaukeiwan, Shaukiwan is a town in Eastern District, Hong Kong. ... The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... The entrance of the Exchange Square The Exchange Square (交易廣場) is a building located in Central, Hong Kong. ... Siu Sai Wan (Chinese: 小西灣, Jyutping: siu2 sai1 waan1, pinyin: Xiǎoxīwān, literally small west bay) is a newly developed residential area in Eastern District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong in the eastern part of Chai Wan. ...

See also

Hong Kong has a long coastline which is full of twists and turns with many bays and beaches. ...

External link

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NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Shek O (130 words)
Shek O (石澳) is a beachside town of several villages in the Southern District, Hong Kong, that includes Shek O Country Park, Shek O and Cape D'Aguillar (鶴咀).
Shek O is famous for beautiful scenery and good environment, which is why many Canto-pop MVs are produced there.
It is served by Shek O Road, which connects Tai Tam Road to Stanley and Chai Wan.
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