
Castle Peak Bay (
Chinese: 青山灣) is a bay outside
Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun () or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the mo ...
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Tuen Mun River empties into the bay. In the past, many
Tanka fishermen harboured at the bay.
In 1513, explorer
Jorge Álvares arrived in the Pearl River Delta and started a Portuguese settlement,
Tamão. One source specifically states that it was located at the "bay of Tunmen ... now called Castle Peak".
There are several
barbecue
Barbecue or barbeque (often shortened to BBQ worldwide; barbie or barby in Australia and New Zealand) is a term used with significant regional and national variations to describe various cooking methods that employ live fire and smoke to coo ...
sites and recreation facilities near the bay including the
Castle Peak Beach and other beaches. Castle Peak Bay is served by
MTR Bus
MTR Bus (legally Northwest Transit Service Area Bus Service) is a public transport, public Bus services in Hong Kong#Non-franchised buses, non-franchised bus service in Hong Kong operated by the MTR Corporation, serving the northwestern part ...
routes K51, K58,
Kowloon Motor Bus
The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB) is a bus company operating Bus services in Hong Kong, franchised services in Hong Kong. It is the largest bus company in Hong Kong by fleet size and number of bus routes, with over 4,000 buses ...
52X and 53.
References
Bays of Hong Kong
Tuen Mun
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