Despite its small size (about 3 sq km), Cheung Chau, with a population of 30,000 to 40,000 ranks as a perennial favourite with both locals and tourists. The island also plays host to the incredibly colourful Cheung Chau Bun Festival every year. Highlighting this event is the Bun Tower Scrambling Competition that attracts tourists from all over the world. This dumbbell shaped island with its quaint bank lanes and laid back lifestyle also boasts an abundance of scenic spots that make it a popular destination the whole year round.
Pay a visit to the island oldest temple
Fishermen have been living on Cheung Chau for hundreds of years. You can’t miss all the live aboard fishing vessels moored in the typhoon shelter as your ferry pulls into the pier. You’ll disembark on the Cheung Chau Ferry Pier and walk for several minutes and you will find yourself at Pak Tai Temple. It was built in 1783 and the court in front of the temple is the site of the Bun Tower Scrambling Competition, part of the annual Cheung Chau Bun Festival.
Wind surfing at Tung Wan
One of the island’s most famous residents, Lee Lai-Shan was the first Hong Kong resident to win a Gold Medal at the Olympics in 1996. There’s a sculpture her victory celebrating located adjacent to Tung Wan Beach!
Check out a 3000 years old stone craving
In 1970, a lucky geologist uncovered an ancient stone carving dating back 3,000 years under a slope near the Warwick Hotel and between Tung Wan and Kwun Yam Wan. It bore two sets of markings consisting of several curves surrounding a small groove. One of the sets was not fully exposed when the carving was discovered, but showed up clearly after the soil was cleaned away.
Hiking Trail near Kwun Yam Wan
In 1970, a lucky geologist uncovered an ancient stone carving dating back 3,000 years under a slope near the Warwick Hotel and between Tung Wan and Kwun Yam Wan. It bore two sets of markings consisting of several curves surrounding a small groove. One of the sets was not fully exposed when the carving was discovered, but showed up clearly after the soil was cleaned away.
How to Get There ? To the starting point Ferries from the first ferry at central pier 5 ply the central to Cheung Chau route both ways around the clock, it will take 40 mins for the clippers and 1 hours for the slower boat.
You want to get more information about our wetlands? If yes, here is introducing the concept of wetlands and their functions.
ØLiving Wetlands - Wetlands
Make friend with animals, display common wetland animals or animals which are unique in Hong Kong, such as newt, houseshoe crab, fiddler crab and mudskipper.
ØHuman Culture
Illustrate the relationship between wetlands and human culture development. A computerized version of a renown panting “Qingming Shanghe Tu”, showing the Cathayan livelihood of Nothern Song Dynasty along the river, can be scrolled up and down for viewing.
ØPui Pui’s Home
Experience the beauty of nature and explore the diversity of wetland habitats! Also visit Pui Pui the crocodile star in
ØStreamwalk Wetland Discovery Centre and Succession Walk
Say hello to different types of dragonflies, waterlines and lots on your way.
ØBird hides at riverside, fish pond and mudflat
From these bird hides, the daily activities of a great variety of local and migratory birds unfolded clearly during winter.
ØMangrove boardwalk
Along the Mangrove boardwalk, you can see different types of mangrove species and enjoin the floating boardwalk experience. You will find small animals such as fiddler crabs and mudskippers crawling back and forth.
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It is the time of blooming in the . It also brings us the colourful "visitors" - Butterflies.A garden with numerous food plants or nectar pants is built along the wildside walk. It is an ideal home for the butterflies.
Kam Sheung Road Flea Market
This is a European style Flea Market brought out by red bricksA 28,000 sq.ft flea market in Yuen Long. Goldfish fishing, snack store, antique store, shooting and organic vegetable restaurantAnd the hand craft only found in the old Hong KongAll you can eat or play with, more than 51 stores! You can enjoy bargain with the shop over the price. The flea market battle!The excitement of childhood! Heroes who lighten up our lives gatherhere!
Opening Hours
Mondays, Wednesdays to Sundays, Public Holidays open at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tuesdays (except Public Holidays) will be closed
Ticket Office: 9:30am - 4:00pm, closed every Tuesday (except Public Holidays)
In order to reserve more areas for nature conservation and to minimize disturbance to the natural environment, the Hong Kong Wetland Park provides limited spaces (39 Nos.) for car parking. Parking spaces fill up quickly during Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays. When the carpark is full, drivers may park their cars at nearby public carparks and take 15 minutes' walk to the Park. Visitors are encouraged to use public transport to visit the Park. Thank you for your support in protecting our natural environment.
MTR West Rail and Light Rail
At West Rail Tin Shui Wai Station, change to LRT 705 / 706, to Tin Sau Station (via pedestrian tunnel) or Wetland Park Station (via pedestrian bridge) to the Park.
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Although Tin Shui Wai has become known as the “City of Sadness”, hidden away among high-rise apartment towers and busy highways the past lives on in the NewTerritories which located the northwest Hong Kong. Discover a living museum shaped by the rise and developed of the co-called five great clans of Hong Kong. Taking in historic sites around the NewTerritories in Yeun Long district. The Heritage Tour brings to life the customs and culture of these clans and provides a fascinating glimpse of Hong Kong rich heritage.
Home of “Tang” clan, they have been establishing themselves in New Territories for many hundreds of year ago and you may experience those greatest Historical buildings which provide a foundation of Hong Kong life hundreds and hundreds for years ago when hardworking peasants worked their small farm holdings.
ØTsui Sing Lau Pagoda
Situated to the north of Sheung Cheung Wai, the Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda (Pagoda of Gathering Stars) is only ancient pagoda in Hong Kong. According to the genealogy of the Tang clan in Ping Shan, the pagoda was built by Tang Yin Tung of the 7th generation more than 600 years ago.
ØYeungHauTemple and old Well
YeungHauTemple located in Hang Tau Tsuen is one of the six temples in Yuen Long dedicated to the deity Hau Wong (Emperor Hau). It is believed to have a history that dates back several hundred years.
ØYu Kiu Ancestral Hall and Tang Ancestral Hall
Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall is situated between Hang Tau Tsuen and Hang Mei Tsuen to the south of the Tang Ancestral Hall. According to clan records, the hall was constructed by Tang Fung Shun of the clan’s 5th generation about 700 years ago.
ØKun Ting Study Hall
Kun Ting Study Hall located in Hang Mei Tsuen in Ping Shan, it was built in 1870 by Tang Heung Chuen of the 22nd generation of the Tang clan in commemoration of his father Tang Kun Ting. The study hall provided facilities for both ancestral worship and education.
ØPing Shan Tang Clan Gallery
Constructed in 1899, the old Ping Shan Police Station is one of the few remaining pre-war police stations in the NewTerritories. The station compound was used by various units of the police force; after being superseded by the Yuen Long Station in the 1960, it continued as a training center and headquarters for the Police Dog the premises was formally handed over to the Leisure and Cultural Service Department in late 2002 and was converted into the Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery cum Heritage Trail Visitors Center, which introduces the history of the Tang clan and the monuments along the trail. The center was opened in 2007.
ØYuenLongTown
Yuen Long is situated in the northwest of the New in a large alluvial plain surrounded by hills on three sides. The district is renowned for its rich cultural heritage and abundance of antiquities and monuments. People would like to purchase the souvenirs, such as “wife’s cake & egg rolls”, produced by Hang Heung Cake Shop, and is well known to both local and overseas visitors. The pastry is hand-made and the cakes are freshly baked every day.
How To Get There ?
You can reach the trail via West Rail. The pagoda is right beside Tin Shui Wai station.
From the visitor centre, it's around five minutes walk to Ping Shan light rail station, from where you can ride the light rail to Yuen Long West Rail station !!!
