At the top of High West Hill on Hong Kong Trail Stage 1, hikers can see two most popular outlying islands, i.e. Lamma Island and Cheung Chau Island, in Hong Kong that local people usually go to spend their weekend cycling, eating seafood and BBQ.
Lamma Island is the 3rd largest island in Hong Kong and is only 30-min ferry...
Lamma Island, a.k.a. Pok Liu Chau, is the third largest island in Hong Kong. It got its Chinese name "南丫" (meaning Y at South) from its location at South and fork shape on the map. "Lamma" is just a colloquial pronunciation of its Chinese name "Nam ah". Chow Yun-fat, the renowned Hong Kong actor, was born on this little...
Shek O is a popular place in Hong Kong Island for swimmers, barbecue lovers and Cantopop music video shooting. It is surrounded by South China Sea, Big Wave Bay and Cape D'Aguilar Peninsula.
Tai Tau Chau connects to Shek O through a tombolo. But hikers do not need to worry about the tide because a blue Lover's Bridge was built...
Hebe Haven, a.k.a. Pak Sha Wan, is a perfect harbor in Sai Kung for yachts and boats. The harbor is surrounded by a long peninsula extending from Tsiu Hang with only one opening to Port Shelter (a.k.a. Ngau Mei Hoi).
Along the shore, there are all kinds of businesses related to boating and sailing, such as shipyards, Hebe Haven Yacht...
"Pig Kisses Dog" is actually a sea cave at the north end of Waglan Island located at the southeast corner of Hong Kong.
The left part of the rock looks like a pig and the right part looks like a dog. Their mouths join together over the sea cave as if they are kissing each other :)
There is a government...
As the Chinese name implies, Po Pin Chau is an island cut away from the mainland. It was once a part of Fa Shan.
Po Pin Chau was formed in several stages. The impact of pounding waves on Fa Shan resulted in progressive erosion on the weaker rock strata until a sea cave was formed. Over time, the cave became...
