The central part of the island is well developed with shops and houses. The laneways there are so narrow that virtually the only motor vehicles on the island are specially designed mini-fire engines. Residential areas also exist on the hills of the north and south. Traditionally the island was a fishing village and there is still a fishing fleet working from the harbour. However in recent years the island has become a major tourist attraction, offering a mixture of sandy swimming b ...

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Cheung Chau, Cheung Chau - Geography, Cheung Chau - Economy, Cheung Chau - Sights, Cheung Chau - Temples, Cheung Chau - Others, Cheung Chau - Miscellaneous, Cheung Chau - Transportation

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Bun Festival - History Bun Festival - The Bun Festival in Cheung Chau
Bun Festival - Vegetarian Bun Festival - Parade of floats / Parade-in-the-air Bun Festival - Deities Bun Festival - Bun scrambling Bun Festival - Burning of paper effigies
Bun Festival - Return of bun-snatching
Bun Festival - More about My life as McDull and bun-snatching

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In geography, a bar is a linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. Bars tend to be long and narrow (linear) and develop where a current (or waves) promote deposition of particles, resulting in localized shallowing (shoaling) of the water. Bars can appear in the sea, in a lake, or in a river. They are typically composed of sand, although could be of any particulate matter that the moving water has access to and is capable of shifting around (for example, soil, silt, gravel, cobble, shingle, or even boulders). The size of ...

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Bar landform - Sandbars and longshore bars Bar landform - Bars as geological units Bar landform - Examples

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Climate Ecology Country parks and conservation Beaches Rivers Bays Islands and peninsulas Administrative divisions Areas Buildings and structures Hong Kong has a long coastline which is full of twists and turns with many bays and beaches. Many of them are well sheltered by mountains nearby, as Hong Kong is a mountainous place. As a result, huge waves seldom ...

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Beaches of Hong Kong - Beaches managed by the LCSD suitable for swimming
Beaches of Hong Kong - 1. Butterfly Beach 蝴蝶灣泳灘 - New Territories Beaches of Hong Kong - 6. Golden Beach 黃 金 泳 灘 - New Territories Beaches of Hong Kong - 14. Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach 馬灣東灣泳灘 - Ma Wan island Beaches of Hong Kong - 19. and 20. Clearwater Bay Beaches 清 水 灣 泳 灘 - New Territories Beaches of Hong Kong - 21. Big Wave Bay Beach 大浪灣泳灘 - Hong Kong Island Beaches of Hong Kong - 22. Shek O Beach 石澳泳灘 - Hong Kong Island Beaches of Hong Kong - 23. Turtle Cove Beach 龜 背 灣 泳 灘 - Hong Kong Island Beaches of Hong Kong - 30. Repulse Bay Beach 淺水灣泳灘 - Hong Kong Island Beaches of Hong Kong - 31. Deep Water Bay Beach 深 水 灣 – Hong Kong Island Beaches of Hong Kong - 32. Hung Shing Yeh Beach 洪 聖 爺 灣 泳 灘 - Lamma Island Beaches of Hong Kong - 33. Lo So Shing Beach 洪 聖 爺 灣 泳 灘 - Lamma Island Beaches of Hong Kong - 34. and 35. Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach 長洲東灣泳灘 and Kwun Yam Beach 觀音灣 – Cheung Chau Beaches of Hong Kong - 36. Silvermine Beach 銀 礦 灣 泳 灘 - Lantau Island Beaches of Hong Kong - 37. Pui O Beach 貝澳泳灘 - Lantau Island Beaches of Hong Kong - 38. and 39. Cheung Sha Beaches 長沙泳灘 - Lantau Island
Beaches of Hong Kong - Privately-owned/Other beaches suitable for swimming Beaches of Hong Kong - Grading system of beaches

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Bun Festival - Vegetarian. Every year on the 8th day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, the islanders organise a week-long thanksgiving, the Cheung Chau Bun Festival (usually in April or May). The festival lasts for seven days. On three of these days the entire island goes vegetarian; even the island's famous seafood restaurants have to abide by this tradition, and the local McDonald's restaurant has to sell veggie burgers made from mushrooms. See also:

Bun Festival, Bun Festival - History, Bun Festival - The Bun Festival in Cheung Chau, Bun Festival - Vegetarian, Bun Festival - Parade of floats / Parade-in-the-air, Bun Festival - Deities, Bun Festival - Bun scrambling, Bun Festival - Burning of paper effigies, Bun Festival - Return of bun-snatching, Bun Festival - More about My life as McDull and bun-snatching

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Location: Eastern Asia, on the south coast of China, facing the South China Sea Geographic coordinates: 22°15′N 114°10′E Area: total: 1,092 km² land: 1,042 km² water: 50 km² Land boundaries: total: 30 km border city: Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, Guangdong Province Coastline: 733 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 3 nm Tota ...

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Geography of Hong Kong, Geography of Hong Kong - Geographical information

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Starting from 1st January 1973, signals 5 to 8 were replaced by 8 NW, 8 SW, 8 NE and 8 SE respectively so as to avoid misunderstanding by the public. This system has been in use ever since. In accordance with legal codes and common practices in Hong Kong, once any signals higher than No. 3 are issued, all government agencies will shut down their operations. Schools will immediately cease their sessions, as will the financial markets and a majority of the private sector. Public transit agencies that operate on the sea or on surface str ...

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Hong Kong Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals, Hong Kong Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals - Early days, Hong Kong Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals - Numbered system, Hong Kong Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals - Current system, Hong Kong Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals - Meaning of signals

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In addition to longshore bars discussed above that are relatively small features of a beach, the term bar can be applied to larger geological units that form off a coastline as part of the process of coastal erosion. These include spits and baymouth bars that form across the front of embayments and rias. A tombolo is a bar that forms an isthmus between an island or offshore rock and a mainland shore. The largest of the geological units of this kind are the barrier islands, such as occur along the East Coa ...

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Bar landform, Bar landform - Sandbars and longshore bars, Bar landform - Bars as geological units, Bar landform - Examples

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These images probably had deep cultural and religious significance for the societies that created them; in many cases this significance remains for their descendants. Many petroglyphs are thought to represent some kind of not-yet-fully understood symbolic or ritual language. Later glyphs from the Nordic Bronze Age in Scandinavia seem to refer to some form of territorial boundary between tribes, in addition to possible religious meanings. It also appears that local or regional dialects from similar or neighboring peoples exist. The Siberian i ...

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Petroglyph, Petroglyph - History, Petroglyph - Interpretation, Petroglyph - The West Virginia controversy, Petroglyph - List of petroglyph sites, Petroglyph - Asia-Pacific, Petroglyph - South America, Petroglyph - North America, Petroglyph - Europe

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New South Wales Bondi Beach Sydney Fox Studios Australia Sydney Luna Park, Sydney Taronga Zoo Sydney Sydney Harbour Bridge Sydney Sydney Opera House Sydney Western Plains Zoo Dubbo Victoria Crown Casino Melbourne Great Ocean Road Healesville Sanctuary Queensland Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Brisbane Roma Street Parkland Brisbane South Bank Parklands Brisbane ...

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List of popular tourist regions, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Argentina, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Australia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Austria, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Belgium, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Brazil, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Bulgaria, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in China, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Canada, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Central Asia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Caribbean, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Costa Rica, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Croatia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in the Czech Republic, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Denmark, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Egypt, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in England, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Finland, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in France, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Germany, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Greece, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Guatemala, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Honduras, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Hong Kong, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Hungary, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in India, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Indonesia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Ireland, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Israel, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Italy, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Jamaica, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Japan, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Jordan, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Kenya, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Laos, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Macao, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Malaysia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Mauritius, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Mexico, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Nepal, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in the Netherlands, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in New Zealand, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Norway, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Peru, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in the Philippines, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Poland, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Portugal, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Romania, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Russia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Scotland, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Serbia and Montenegro, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Singapore, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Slovakia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Slovenia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in South Africa, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Spain, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Sweden, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Switzerland, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Tanzania, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Turkey, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Uganda, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Ukraine, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in the United States, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Zambia, List of popular tourist regions - Tourism in Zimbabwe

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The main mode of transportation on the island is bicycle; there are no motor cars apart from small construction and emergency vehicles. Peng Chau is accessible by a ferry (New World First Ferry) from Central on Hong Kong Island, or by ferries from Mui Wo, Chi Ma Wan and Cheung Chau, or by Kai-to ferries from Discovery Bay on Lantau Island. ...

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Peng Chau, Peng Chau - Transportation

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Hong Kong landmarks and tourist attractions - Hong Kong Island. Bank of China Tower City Hall Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware Former French Mission Building Golden Bauhinia Square Hong Kong Central Library Hong Kong Park HSBC Hong Kong headquarters building International Finance Centre Legislative Council Building (Former Supreme Court Building) Murray House < ...

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Hong Kong landmarks and tourist attractions, Hong Kong landmarks and tourist attractions - List of landmarks and tourist attractions, Hong Kong landmarks and tourist attractions - Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong landmarks and tourist attractions - Kowloon, Hong Kong landmarks and tourist attractions - New Territories

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The history of Mui Wo is linked to the end of the Southern Song Dynasty in the late 1270s. (See History of Hong Kong) Mui Wo is located on Silvermine Bay, so named for the silver mines that were once worked along the Silver River which flows though the village. The nearby Silvermine Cave was mined for silver during the second half of the 19th century. It has since been sealed off for safety. Prior to the Airport Core Programme and the subsequent development of Tung Chung and North Lantau into a new town, Mui Wo was the principa ...

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Mui Wo, Mui Wo - History, Mui Wo - Sights, Mui Wo - Transportation

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The Octopus card is a stored value smart card which can be used to pay fares on most trains, buses and ferries in Hong Kong. The majority of parking meters and carparks will accept payment by Octopus card. The Octopus card can also be used at various convenience stores. On-loan Octopus cards can be purchased at Mass Transit Railway (MTR) and Kowloon Canton Railway (KCR) stations. This type of card is anonymous and hence no ...

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Transport in Hong Kong, Transport in Hong Kong - Octopus card payment system, Transport in Hong Kong - Escalators and moving sidewalks, Transport in Hong Kong - Railways, Transport in Hong Kong - Buses, Transport in Hong Kong - Public light buses, Transport in Hong Kong - Taxis, Transport in Hong Kong - Private cars, Transport in Hong Kong - Ferries, Transport in Hong Kong - Internal routes, Transport in Hong Kong - External routes, Transport in Hong Kong - Ports and harbours, Transport in Hong Kong - Airports, Transport in Hong Kong - Heliports, Transport in Hong Kong - Bridges and tunnels, Transport in Hong Kong - Gondola lifts

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At present, a total of forty beaches in Hong Kong are managed by the LCSD. Eleven of them are located on Hong Kong Island and the southern part of Kowloon Peninsula and the remaining 29 are located across the New Territories, including the outlying islands. Butterfly Beach ( 蝴蝶灣泳灘 ) Castle Peak Beach ( 青山灣泳灘 ) Kadoorie Beach ( 加多利灣泳灘 ) Cafeteria Old Beach ( 舊咖啡灣泳灘 ) Cafeteria New Beach ( 新咖啡灣泳灘 ) Golden Beach ( 黃金泳灘 )See also:

Beaches of Hong Kong, Beaches of Hong Kong - Beaches managed by the LCSD suitable for swimming, Beaches of Hong Kong - 1. Butterfly Beach 蝴蝶灣泳灘 - New Territories, Beaches of Hong Kong - 6. Golden Beach 黃 金 泳 灘 - New Territories, Beaches of Hong Kong - 14. Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach 馬灣東灣泳灘 - Ma Wan island, Beaches of Hong Kong - 19. and 20. Clearwater Bay Beaches 清 水 灣 泳 灘 - New Territories, Beaches of Hong Kong - 21. Big Wave Bay Beach 大浪灣泳灘 - Hong Kong Island, Beaches of Hong Kong - 22. Shek O Beach 石澳泳灘 - Hong Kong Island, Beaches of Hong Kong - 23. Turtle Cove Beach 龜 背 灣 泳 灘 - Hong Kong Island, Beaches of Hong Kong - 30. Repulse Bay Beach 淺水灣泳灘 - Hong Kong Island, Beaches of Hong Kong - 31. Deep Water Bay Beach 深 水 灣 – Hong Kong Island, Beaches of Hong Kong - 32. Hung Shing Yeh Beach 洪 聖 爺 灣 泳 灘 - Lamma Island, Beaches of Hong Kong - 33. Lo So Shing Beach 洪 聖 爺 灣 泳 灘 - Lamma Island, Beaches of Hong Kong - 34. and 35. Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach 長洲東灣泳灘 and Kwun Yam Beach 觀音灣 – Cheung Chau, Beaches of Hong Kong - 36. Silvermine Beach 銀 礦 灣 泳 灘 - Lantau Island, Beaches of Hong Kong - 37. Pui O Beach 貝澳泳灘 - Lantau Island, Beaches of Hong Kong - 38. and 39. Cheung Sha Beaches 長沙泳灘 - Lantau Island, Beaches of Hong Kong - Privately-owned/Other beaches suitable for swimming, Beaches of Hong Kong - Grading system of beaches

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The Government has plans to develop a wide-range of diversified tourist attractions in Hong Kong with a view to enhancing our overall attractiveness as a premier tourist destination. A number of enhancement projects are being carried out to give a facelift to the existing popular tourist areas. Beautification of the Sai Kung waterfront and the first phase of Lei Yue Mun Improvement Project have been completed. The Central and Western District Enhancement Scheme is essentially completed with a minor portion still subject to interfacing with a ...

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Tourism in Hong Kong, Tourism in Hong Kong - Overview, Tourism in Hong Kong - Accommodation and length of stay, Tourism in Hong Kong - Tourism Commission, Tourism in Hong Kong - Attractions and facilities, Tourism in Hong Kong - Standards and performance, Tourism in Hong Kong - Accessing Hong Kong, Tourism in Hong Kong - Promotion

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These images probably had deep cultural and religious significance for the societies that created them; in many cases this significance remains for their descendants. Many petroglyphs are thought to represent some kind of not-yet-fully understood symbolic or ritual language. Later glyphs from the Nordic Bronze Age in Scandinavia seem to refer to some form of territorial boundary between tribes, in addition to possible religious meanings. It also appears that local or regional dialects from similar or neighboring peoples exist. The Siberian i ...

See also:

Petroglyph, Petroglyph - History, Petroglyph - Interpretation, Petroglyph - The West Virginia controversy, Petroglyph - List of petroglyph sites, Petroglyph - Asia-Pacific, Petroglyph - South America, Petroglyph - North America, Petroglyph - Europe, Petroglyph - Middle East

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Around 60 temples are dedicated, at least partially to Tin Hau. They include: temple in the Tin Hau area, east of Victoria Park, in Eastern district, on Hong Kong Island. The temple has given its name to the area and to the MTR station serving it (Island Line). The Tin Hau temple in Yau Ma Tei is also famous in Hong Kong. The public square before it is surrounded by a night market of Temple Street (a street named after it). 4 temples on Cheung Chau 1 temple on Peng Chau 1 temple on Pi ...

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Places of worship in Hong Kong, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Taoist koons, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Buddhist temples, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Che Kung Miu, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Tin Hau temples, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Chun Kwan Temple, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Mixture of Chinese religions, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Churches, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Island, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Kowloon, Places of worship in Hong Kong - New Territories, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Monasteries, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Sikh temple, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Synagogues, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Mosques, Places of worship in Hong Kong - Mormon Temples, Places of worship in Hong Kong - External link

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Religion in Hong Kong - The Roman Catholic community. Main article: Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong The Roman Catholic Church in Hong Kong was established as a Mission Prefecture in 1841 and as an Apostolic Vicariate in 1874. It became a diocese in 1946. About 239 400 people are Catholics. They are served by 309 priests, 60 brothers and 519 sisters. There are 52 parishes, comprising 40 churches, 30 chapels and 28 halls for religious service. Services are conducted in Cantonese, with three ...

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Religion in Hong Kong, Religion in Hong Kong - Buddhism and Taoism, Religion in Hong Kong - Confucianism, Religion in Hong Kong - Christianity, Religion in Hong Kong - The Roman Catholic community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Protestant community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Muslim community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Hindu community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Sikh community, Religion in Hong Kong - The Jewish community, Religion in Hong Kong - Traditional and religious festivals

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exluding islands in the Strait of Taiwan Hainan List of islands in the South China Sea - Coast of Guangdong. Shangchuan Island Xiachuan Island Hengqin List of islands in the South China Sea - Coast of Guangxi. Weizhou and Xieyang Islands List of islands in the South China Sea - Islands of Hong Kong. Lantau Hong Kong Island Po Toi Islands Cheu ...

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List of islands in the South China Sea, List of islands in the South China Sea - South China Sea Islands, List of islands in the South China Sea - Islands on the China coast, List of islands in the South China Sea - Coast of Guangdong, List of islands in the South China Sea - Coast of Guangxi, List of islands in the South China Sea - Islands of Hong Kong, List of islands in the South China Sea - Islands of Macao, List of islands in the South China Sea - Islands of the Philippines, List of islands in the South China Sea - Islands of Indonesia, List of islands in the South China Sea - Islands in the Gulf of Thailand, List of islands in the South China Sea - Islands on the coast of Borneo, List of islands in the South China Sea - Islands in the Taiwan Strait, List of islands in the South China Sea - Islands on the coast of Vietnam, List of islands in the South China Sea - Islands on the coast of Peninsular Malaysia

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