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Lantau Island was surveyed by a French fleet by Alexandre Dalmypre around the Delta of the Pearl River in 1760. [8] Lantau Island was already clearly visible on Western maps around the Delta, on the most important waterway to Canton. [9] Lantau was once a base for pirates and smugglers, and was one of the haunts of Cheung Po Tsai in the 19th ...
The Tung O Ancient Trail (Chinese: 東澳古道) on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, was once an important passage for villagers to commute between Tung Chung and Tai O. The coastal trail starts at modern Tung Chung in the east, passes mangroves and bays and ends in the traditional Tai O fishing village. [ 1 ]
Tung Chung, meaning "eastern stream", is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay, and along the delta and lower courses of Tung Chung River and Ma Wan Chung in the north-western coast of
Pui O Beach, Lantau Island. Map showing location of Pui O. Pui O (Chinese: 貝澳, or 杯澳), formerly Lo Pui O (螺杯澳), is an area on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is a popular destination for holiday camping in Hong Kong. Visitors may also rent village houses for leisure.
Map showing the reclaimed land of Lantau Island, Lam Chau and Chek Lap Kok.. Chek Lap Kok is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong's New Territories.Unlike the smaller Lam Chau, it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the 12.48 square kilometres (4.82 sq mi) island for the current Hong Kong International Airport, which opened for commercial ...
Tung Chung Fort is a fort located near Tung Chung, on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. Close to Tung Chung Road, the fort is surrounded by the villages of Sheung Ling Pei (上嶺皮) and Ha Ling Pei (下嶺皮). It has a companion Tung Chung Battery on the coast.
The Lantau Trail (Chinese: 鳳凰徑), opened on 4 December 1984, is a long-distance footpath on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The 70 kilometres (43 mi) trail is a loop starting and finishing in the rural town of Mui Wo. It is the third longest trail in Hong Kong, after MacLehose Trail and Wilson Trail. The Lantau Trail has ...
Lam Chau (Chinese: 欖洲) was an island in Hong Kong. It was one of the two original islands that made up the site of the current Hong Kong International Airport. The small island lay to the west of Chek Lap Kok and north of Lantau Island. It had an area of 0.08 km 2 (0.031 sq mi) and was 450 m (1,480 ft) long. It had a narrow rocky shoreline ...