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Yeung Chau, Tai Po District
Yeung Chau () is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong located in Plover Cove, Tolo Harbour, in the northwestern part of the territory. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yue .... Conservation Yeung Chau is part of the Ma Shi Chau Special Area, together with three other islands in Tolo Harbour, namely Ma Shi Chau, Centre Island and an unnamed island located about 100 metres northeast of the shore of Yim Tin Tsai near Sam Mun Tsai New Village. The Special Area was designated in 1999. References External links "Review of Egretries in Hong Kong", in ''Hong Kong Biodiversity'', Issue No. 14 March 2007, pp. 1-6. Tai Po District Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong {{TaiPo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aerial Yeung Chau, Tai Po
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Yeung Chau, Tai Po
Yeung Chau () is an uninhabited island of Hong Kong located in Plover Cove, Tolo Harbour, in the northwestern part of the territory. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yue .... Conservation Yeung Chau is part of the Ma Shi Chau Special Area, together with three other islands in Tolo Harbour, namely Ma Shi Chau, Centre Island and an unnamed island located about 100 metres northeast of the shore of Yim Tin Tsai near Sam Mun Tsai New Village. The Special Area was designated in 1999. References External links "Review of Egretries in Hong Kong", in ''Hong Kong Biodiversity'', Issue No. 14 March 2007, pp. 1-6. Tai Po District Uninhabited islands of Hong Kong {{TaiPo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plover Cove
Plover Cove, also known by its Chinese names Shuen Wan Hoi () or Shuen Wan (), is a cove in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong, near Tolo Channel and Tolo Harbour. Geography It is encircled by the hills Pat Sin Leng and Wan Leng (), the Yim Tin Tsai (Tai Po District), Yim Tin Tsai, Ma Shi Chau and Tung Tau Chau () island ranges, and a long peninsula extending from Fu Tau Sha (). A major part of the cove has been dammed to form the fresh water Plover Cove Reservoir. A land area between Sha Lan Tsuen and Ting Kok is also known as Shuen Wan. The community of Shuen Wan Heung is made up of the eleven villages of A Shan, Tung Tsz, Wai Ha, Ha Tei Ha, A Shan Tseng Tau, Tseng Tau, San Tau Kok, Wong Yue Tan, Shuen Wan Chim Uk, Chim Uk, Shuen Wan Chan Uk, Chan Uk, Shuen Wan Lei Uk, Lei Uk and Sha Lan. An administrative organ for Shuen Wan Heung was established in 1992. Historically, Ting Kok, together with the nearby Hakka villages of Shan Liu (Tai Po District), Shan Liu, Lai Pik Shan, Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolo Harbour
Tolo Harbour (), or Tai Po Hoi (, historically ), is a sheltered harbour in northeast New Territories of Hong Kong. Geography Tide Cove, also known as Sha Tin Hoi, is to the south of the harbour, and Plover Cove, Three Fathoms Cove and Tolo Channel are to its east. The Shing Mun River empties first into Tide Cove, then the harbour. Several islands are located in the harbour, including Ma Shi Chau, Centre Island, Yeung Chau and Yim Tin Tsai. Yuen Chau Tsai is a former island, now connected to the mainland by a causeway. History In the past pearls were very abundant here. Pearl hunting had been a major industry in Tai Po from the Han dynasty. In the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, a king of Southern Han changed the name of Tai Po to Mei Chuen To () and ordered an aggressive cultivation effort, which led to many fatalities amongst the pearl hunters. The hunting lasted until the Ming dynasty, when the pearl oysters were nearly extinct in the area. Transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tai Po District
Tai Po District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. The suburban district covers the areas of Tai Po New Town (including areas such as Tai Po Market, , Tai Po Industrial Estate, Tai Wo Estate), Tai Po Tau, Tai Po Kau, Hong Lok Yuen, Ting Kok, Plover Cove, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Mei Tuk and other surrounding areas, and its exclaves Sai Kung North, in the northern part of the Sai Kung Peninsula and including islands such as Grass Island (Tap Mun), and Ping Chau (Tung Ping Chau). Tai Po proper and Sai Kung North are divided by the Tolo Channel and the Tolo Harbour (Tai Po Hoi). The district is located in the Eastern New Territories. The ''de facto'' administrative centre of the district is Tai Po New Town. Like Yuen Long, the area of Tai Po used to be a traditional market town. Tai Po New Town, a satellite town, developed around the area of Tai Po and on reclaimed land on the estuaries of Lam Tsuen and Tai Po rivers. It had a population of 310,879 in 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Shi Chau Special Area
Ma Shi Chau Special Area () is a Special Area of Hong Kong. It is located in Tai Po District and in Tolo Harbour, in the northeast of the New Territories. The Special Area comprises four islands in Tolo Harbour, namely Ma Shi Chau, Centre Island, Yeung Chau and an unnamed island located about northeast of the shore of Yim Tin Tsai near Sam Mun Tsai New Village. It was designated in 1999 and covers 61 hectares. This area is considered a geological wonder, there are rocks over 280 million years old from the Permian period. See also * Conservation in Hong Kong Out of the total 1,114 km2 of land in Hong Kong, three-quarters is countryside, with various landscapes including beaches, woodlands, and mountain ranges being found within the small territory. Most of Hong Kong's parks have abundant natural ... References External links Ma Shi Chau - Travel Blog* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20031205194755/http://www.hknature.net/eng/resources/index.html Ma Shi Chau Specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Shi Chau
Ma Shi Chau (, literally "Horse Dung Island") is an island of Hong Kong, under the administration of Tai Po District. It is located in Tolo Harbour in the northeast New Territories (near Sam Mun Tsai). It is connected with another island, Yim Tin Tsai, by a tombolo traversable at low tide. It was previously known as No Kot Chai and No Kot Choi (). Geography Ma Shi Chau has an area of 0.61 km2. It is part of the Ma Shi Chau Special Area, as it exhibits tombolo and tide features rarely seen in Hong Kong. It is the largest island of the four in the Special Area, the others being Yeung Chau, Centre Island and an unnamed island near Yim Tin Tsai. It has sedimentary rock dating back to the Permian period that is protected by its Special Area status. See also *Tidal island A tidal island is a raised area of land within a waterbody, which is connected to the larger mainland by a natural isthmus or man-made causeway that is exposed at low tide and submerged at hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Island, Hong Kong
Centre Island or A Chau () is a small uninhabited island of Hong Kong located in Tolo Harbour, in the northeastern part of the territory. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District. Geography The island has an area of 0.035 km2. Its highest point is at 26.8 m. The island has a partially rugged coastline with sections with sandy beaches. The interior of the island is covered by trees. History A mid-Neolithic prehistoric site dating back to about 6,000 years ago has been identified on Centre Island during a survey conducted in 1997–1998. Prehistoric sites have been discovered on two other islands of Tolo Harbour, namely Yuen Chau Tsai (3,000 years, Bronze Age) and Yim Tin Tsai (4,000 years, late Neolithic). Conservation Centre Island was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1982. The designation is based on the geological interest of the island. Centre Island is part of the Ma Shi Chau Special Area, together with three other islands in Tolo Harbour, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yim Tin Tsai (Tai Po District)
Yim Tin Tsai () is an island of Hong Kong located in Tolo Harbour. Geography Yim Tin Tsai is located in Tolo Harbour and forms part of the southern border of Plover Cove. It is connected to the mainland in the north by a road, leading next to The Beverly Hills, and to the island of Ma Shi Chau in the east by a tombolo that is only accessible when the tide is low. Sam Mun Tsai New Village () and Luen Yick Fishermen Village () are located in the north of the island. The two villages are facing the Shuen Wan Typhoon Shelter (). While Yim Tin Tsai is not part of the Ma Shi Chau Special Area, a small unnamed island located about 100 m northeast of its shore belongs to the Area. History A Late Neolithic prehistoric site dating back to about 4,000 years ago has been identified on Yim Tin Tsai. Prehistoric sites have been discovered on two other islands of Tolo Harbour, namely Yuen Chau Tsai (3,000 years, Bronze Age) and Centre Island (6,000 years, Middle Neolithic Age). Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Mun Tsai
Sam Mun Tsai () is an area and a village in Yim Tin Tsai, Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Administration Sam Mun Tsai is one of the villages represented within the Tai Po Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Sam Mun Tsai is part of the Shuen Wan constituency, which was formerly represented by So Tat-leung until October 2021. Sam Mun Tsai New Village or Sam Mun Tsai San Tsuen () is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. History The fishermen now residing in Sam Mun Tsai New Village used to live on boats at the original Sam Mun Tsai, close to Tai Kau of Luk Heung, now at the northeastern shore of Plover Cove Reservoir. They were relocated to their current residence in 1966, as a result of the construction of the Plover Cove Reservoir. At the time, 36 families were moved to housing on land. Extensive renovation work was conducted at the Sam Mun Tsai Fishermen's Village in 2006-2007. See also * Fishermen villages in Hong Kong Several fishermen vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
