Cheung Chau Island Tour
Tour East
Hong Kong
China
Fri, 25th July 2008 - Tue, 31st March 2009
Pick up from hotel to the Outlying Islands Pier for a relaxing ferry ride to Cheung Chau (Long Island) which about 12 kilometers southwest of the busy Hong Kong Island. The tour begins from the Pak Tai Temple (supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven). Built in 1783, the temple's layout is in the form of traditional Chinese architecture, such as ceramic figurines on the roof ridges, mural of auspicious motifs and stone lions in the forecourt. Next walking down the beautiful Tung Wan Beach owned by its clear water quality and soft sands and its popular for windsurfing and canoeing. The 3,000 year old Bronze-Age rock carvings can be seen with geometric graphics and abstract animal images.
Walking through the old main street Pak She Street and San Hing Street, you will have the scene is typical island communities. "Spirit of fertility" trees, clan and community associations, balconies shop-house flank a narrow pedestrian lane, which sell a variety of dry food, dry fish, paper offering, grocery, vegetables, farmed pungent purplish-brown shrimp paste.
A twenty minutes sampan ride to cruise inside the typhoon shelter to see its historical and cultural aspects of old fishing communities to West Bay, Cheung Po Tsai Cave. The mysterious cave reputed to have been the hideout of notorious 19th century pirate Cheung Po Tsai (Prince of pirates) who is said to have commanded followers of 20,000 and a fleet of 600 junks.
The next stop is a Tin Hau Temple, which is built in the 17th Century. The Temple attracts lots of followers and fishing folks to come to worship the Goddess of Sea, especially during the annual festival. Local people come to the temple for guidance by shaking the prediction box. Walking along the beautiful scenery of West lane from Sai Wan to a local restaurant for dim sum lunch. Afternoon free for more explore the island treasure on foot or cycling.
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Tour Times: Mon-Fri @ 8.00am
Running Time: 6hrs
Pick up from hotel to the Outlying Islands Pier for a relaxing ferry ride to Cheung Chau (Long Island) which about 12 kilometers southwest of the busy Hong Kong Island. The tour begins from the Pak Tai Temple (supreme Emperor of the Dark Heaven). Built in 1783, the temple's layout is in the form of traditional Chinese architecture, such as ceramic figurines on the roof ridges, mural of auspicious motifs and stone lions in the forecourt. Next walking down the beautiful Tung Wan Beach owned by its
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