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ARTICLES RELATED TO Lantau Island - Miscellaneous | | | |  Lantau Island - Miscellaneous: Encyclopedia II - Lantau Island - MiscellaneousChinese White Dolphins, often called pink dolphins can be seen off the coast of Lantau. A marine park north of the island was designated to protect them.
Shek Pik Reservoir is the fourth largest freshwater reservoir in Hong Kong. Completed in 1963, it covers an area of 1.01 km² and has a capacity of 24.5 x 106 m³.
There are four prisons on Lantau Island: Chi Ma Wan Correctional Institution, Ma Mo Ping Prison, west of Tong Fuk, Sha Tsui Detention Centre and the maximum security Shek Pik Prison, both located n ...
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| | | | Lantau Island - Miscellaneous: Encyclopedia II - Lantau Island - History Artifacts unearthed on the island show human activities dated back to the Neolithic Age and the Bronze Age. For instance, rock carvings at Shek Pik are thought to date back to the Bronze Age, while a stone circle at Fan Lau is probably from the Neolithic Age. Both sites are located on the southwestern coast of the island.
In 1276, the Southern Song Dynasty court fled to Guangdong by boat, fleeing Mongol invaders, and leaving the emperor Gong Di behind. Any hope of resistance centred on two young princes, Gong Di's brothers. The older ...
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| | | | Lantau Island - Miscellaneous: Encyclopedia II - Lantau Island - Transportation Hong Kong International Airport (HKG/HKIA) is located on Chek Lap Kok island and started service in July 1998. It is located off the north coast of Lantau, near the new town of Tung Chung and is connected to urban areas by the Lantau Link, which is composed of the Kap Shui Mun Bridge, the Ma Wan Viaduct, and the Tsing Ma Bridge. The airport also has a metro connection to the rest of Hong Kong via the MTR's airport line - the Airport Express - together with several bus routes. Using the Airport Express, the journey time between Central, Hong Kong's business district, and Chep Lap ...
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| | | | Lantau Island - Miscellaneous: Encyclopedia II - Lantau Island - Tourist attractions Major tourist attractions include the Po Lin Monastery on Ngong Ping Plateau, where the Tian Tan Buddha (or "Giant Buddha"), an 85-foot-high bronze Buddha statue, various monastery buildings and a vegetarian restaurant can be found. Walkers can ascend from Tung Chung to the monastery in two hours.
Tai O is a fishing town located on the northwest of Lantau Island and more than three centuries old. It is also known as the "Venice of Hong Kong". It is also a hot tourist spot for tourists visiting Hong Kong, despite damage by a fire in Ju ...
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| | | | Lantau Island - Miscellaneous: Encyclopedia II - Lantau Island - Population Lantau Island has a relatively low population density, with 45,000 people living there, compared to 1.4 million on Hong Kong Island. Settlements are scattered all over the island and each has its own distinctive characteristic. The completion of the Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok in 1998 has irrevocably changed north-western Lantau; the once quiet village of Tung Chung is now a new town home to over 25,000 people in a number of 30 to 50 storey high-rise housing estates and condominiums located right next to the airport. Over ...
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