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Che Kung Temple Station
Che Kung Temple () is a station on Hong Kong's . It is located on Che Kung Miu Road in Sha Tin in the New Territories. Its position was Sha Tin Tau Temporary Housing Area, so it was provisionally called "Sha Tin Tau" before the Ma On Shan line (the precursor to this section of the Tuen Ma line) opened. It is located near the Che Kung Miu temple. On the third day of the first month in the Chinese calendar (also known as the third day of the Lunar New Year) many people use the station to get to the temple. The station is always crowded during those days. Che Kung Temple station serves residential areas such as Chun Shek Estate, Fung Shing Court and Sha Tin Tau New Village. It also serves five schools, three churches and three temples. Although it is called "Che Kung Temple station", Tai Wai is nearer to Che Kung Miu (the temple) than this station. The station Che Kung Temple is part of Tuen Ma Line but however, Shenzhen Metro copied it and instead of "Che Kung Temple", i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chun Shek Estate
Chun Shek Estate () is a public housing estate in Tai Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong near Che Kung Temple and Che Kung Temple station. It consists of four residential blocks completed in 1984. Background The estate was formerly known as Sha Tin Tau Estate. However, in November 1981, it was renamed as Chun Shek Estate. Houses Demographics According to the 2016 by-census, Chun Shek Estate had a population of 5,324. The median age was 49.7 and the majority of residents (98.5 per cent) were of Chinese ethnicity. The average household size was 2.5 people. The median monthly household income of all households (i.e. including both economically active and inactive households) was HK$18,650. Politics Chun Shek Estate is located in Chun Fung constituency of the Sha Tin District Council. It is currently represented by Chandler Chan Nok-hang, who was elected in the 2019 elections The following elections were scheduled to occur in 2019. The International Foundation for Electoral Sys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Calendar
The traditional Chinese calendar, dating back to the Han dynasty, is a lunisolar calendar that blends solar, lunar, and other cycles for social and agricultural purposes. While modern China primarily uses the Gregorian calendar for official purposes, the traditional calendar remains culturally significant. It determines the timing of Chinese New Year with traditions like the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, Chinese Zodiac still widely observed. The traditional Chinese calendar uses the Sexagenary cycle, sexagenary cycle, a repeating system of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, to mark years, months, and days. This system, along with astronomical observations and mathematical calculations, was developed to align solar and lunar cycles, though some approximations are necessary due to the natural differences between these cycles. Over centuries, the calendar was refined through advancements in astronomy and horology, with dynasties introducing variations to improve accu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Heritage Museum
Hong Kong Heritage Museum is a public museum of history, art and culture in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, located beside the Shing Mun River. The museum opened on 16 December 2000. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.Hong Kong Heritage Museum website: about us The six permanent exhibits and the original temporary exhibits were designed by design firm Reich+Petch along with Lord Cultural Resources. The museum building is the largest in Hong Kong, and can accommodate up to 6,000 visitors. Features The Museum has been designed to provide comprehensive exhibitions on history, art and culture. The Museum has a number of interactive exhibitions and programmes. It also houses a cafe and museum shop. There are six permanent e ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hin Keng Station
Hin Keng () is a station on the , part of the MTR rapid transit network in Hong Kong. It opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the Tuen Ma line's first phase. It was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link project. The station is located near Hin Keng Estate in Tai Wai, Sha Tin, New Territories. It is an elevated station with one entrance facing Che Kung Miu Road. The station is next to the Lion Rock Tunnel, Which is on the other end of the station and also nearby the Beacon Hill Tunnel on the East Rail line connecting Tai Wai and Kowloon Tong. History The station was built on the site of the New Territories South Animal Management Centre and Shatin Plant Quarantine Station, facilities of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, which were relocated to a new facility on To Shek Street (多石街) in November 2013. The station and approach structures were built under MTR contract number 1102. Worth HK$1.039 billion, the contract was awarded to Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wu Kai Sha Station
Wu Kai Sha is the northeastern terminus of the of the MTR rail transit system in Hong Kong. It is located between Sai Sha Road and Sha On Street in , also identified with Wu Kai Sha to its west and northwest, serving the many housing estates and schools nearby. History As part of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation's Ma On Shan Rail plans, Lee On station was to be constructed on undeveloped land at the end of the railway reserve running through Sha Tin New Town. The land was mostly flat and barren; it had previously been used as a borrow pit. Adjacent to the station facilities, a public transport interchange, a property development connected to the station and an access road would be constructed. Sai Sha Road would be realigned and its adjacent cycle tracks and footpaths would be reprovisioned. The Chief Executive in Council authorised the Ma On Shan Rail project in October 2000, and construction began on 12 February 2001. During planning and construction, the stati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuen Mun Station
Tuen Mun is an MTR station in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the western terminus of the . The station is elevated over the Tuen Mun River, near the Town Park in the centre of Tuen Mun New Town. Tuen Mun station is an interchange station with the Tuen Mun stop and Ho Tin stop. A public transport interchange adjacent to the station gives passengers direct access to the station concourse via escalators and stairs. History Tuen Mun station is adjacent to the former site of San Fat Estate, the first public housing estate in Tuen Mun, which was demolished in 2001 because of its age, and to provide a construction site for the station. There is a plaque in the station concourse commemorating the topping out of the station. It was unveiled by the then-Chairman and Chief Executive of KCR Corporation, K.Y. Yeung, on 14 November 2001. The station opened with the rest of the West Rail on 20 December 2003. Three new station entrances were opened on 1 August 2013. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Side Platform
A side platform (also known as a marginal platform or a single-face platform) is a platform positioned to the side of one or more railway tracks or guideways at a railway station, tram stop, or transitway. A station having dual side platforms, one for each direction of travel, is the basic design used for double-track railway lines (as opposed to, for instance, the island platform where a single platform lies between the tracks). Side platforms may result in a wider overall footprint for the station compared with an island platform, where a single width of platform can be shared by riders using either track. In some stations, the two side platforms are connected by a footbridge or tunnel to allow safe access to the alternate platform. While a pair of side platforms is often provided on a dual-track line, a single side platform is usually sufficient (trains are usually only boarded from one side) for a single-track line. Layout Where the station is close to a level crossing (g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Kowloon
Kowloon East is the eastern part of Kowloon, covering the Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong District, with Kowloon City District occasionally included. History The boundary of Kowloon East is not strictly defined and hence varies. While traditionally the Kowloon–Canton Railway (now the East Rail line) serves as the separation of eastern and western part, the Kowloon City District, located at the east of the railway, was part of the Kowloon West Legislative Council constituency in order to balance the population between the two halves. Nevertheless, the Kwun Tong District has long been regarded as the part of Kowloon East, while Wong Tai Sin District is sometimes seen as either in Kowloon Central or Kowloon East. Naming of Kowloon East can be seen in the planned East Kowloon line which connects Diamond Hill to Sheung Wan via East Kowloon neighbourhoods, and East Kowloon Corridor which links Kai Tak to Hung Hom. In 1985, "Kowloon City", "Kwun Tong" and "Wong Tai Sin" electoral-college ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sha Tin To Central Link
The Sha Tin to Central Link (abbreviated SCL; ) was an expansion project of the MTR public transport network in Hong Kong. It was divided into two sections and expanded the network’s Passenger rail terminology#Heavy rail, heavy rail lines. The first section, named "Tuen Ma line (Phase 1)”, runs from Tai Wai station in the New Territories to Hung Hom station in Kowloon. The Tai Wai–Hung Hom segment connected the Ma On Shan line and West Rail line, forming the new Tuen Ma line. Operation of the Tai Wai to Kai Tak section began on 14 February 2020. The opening of the section from Kai Tak to Hung Hom was delayed and opened on 27 June 2021. In anticipation of the Tuen Ma line, the existing Kwun Tong line was extended from its previous terminus at Yau Ma Tei station, Yau Ma Tei to Whampoa station. This extension includes the new Ho Man Tin station to provide interchange with the Tuen Ma line. The Kwun Tong line extension was opened on 23 October 2016. While it was done in conj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Tak Station
Kai Tak () is an underground MTR rapid transit station located on the Tuen Ma line, in the Kai Tak Development area of Hong Kong (near the old east apron of the former Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon City District). The station was opened on 14 February 2020 as part of the Tuen Ma line's first phase. It provides access to the multi-purpose Kai Tak Sports Park, as well as other facilities of the Kai Tak area. The station was built as part of the Sha Tin to Central Link (SCL). History The contract to construct Kai Tak station (and the approach tunnels), valued at HK$1,422,000,000, was awarded on 25 April 2013 to the Kaden- Chun Wo joint venture. The station was built using the cut-and-cover method. A topping-out ceremony was held on 16 July 2015. It was the second SCL station to be topped out, after Hin Keng. The station opened on 14 February 2020. It acted as the southern terminus for the Ma On Shan line (renamed Tuen Ma Line Phase 1 on the same day) until the entire opened ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chegongmiao Station
Chegongmiao station is a station on Line 1, Line 7, Line 9 and Line 11 of the Shenzhen Metro. It is located underneath Shennan Road, at the west of Xiangmihu Road, in Futian District, Shenzhen, China. It is near China Merchants Bank Tower and Donghai Pacific Mall. It is the first four-line interchange hub in Shenzhen, and the second in mainland China after the Century Avenue station in the . The Line 1 platforms opened on 28 December 2004, the Line 11 platforms open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
