Liu To ()
is the area around the
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
in the midwest of
Tsing Yi Island. There is a stream in the valley watering the narrow band of agricultural fields of
Liu To Village (). Its water formerly filled the
Tsing Yi Lagoon and nurtured the
rice paddies around the
lagoon
A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses. Lagoons are commonly divided into ''coastal lagoons'' (or ''barrier lagoons'') an ...
but now is just water flowing in the underground
nullah
A nullah or nala (Hindustani language, Hindustani or "nallah" in Punjabi language, Punjabi) is an 'arm of the sea', stream, or watercourse, a steep narrow valley. Like the wadi of the Arabs, the nullah is characteristic of mountainous or hilly co ...
to the
Rambler Channel
Rambler Channel is a channel (geography), body of water in Hong Kong that separates Tsing Yi, Tsing Yi Island from Tsuen Wan and Kwai Chung in the New Territories. The channel separates the two landmasses by 900 metres at its widest point.
Histo ...
. The valley has occasionally been referred to as the Liu To Valley () and the surrounding hills as Liu To Hill ().
The Mount Haven private housing estate sits deep in the valley, while the
Cheung Wang Estate and the
Cheung Hang Estate stand on the surrounding hills to the north.
Liu To Bridge, part of Tsing Yi West Road, spans the valley.
The
Tsing Yi Nature Trail runs over the hills at the back of the valley.
References
Tsing Yi
Valleys of Hong Kong
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