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Long Ke Wan (Chinese: 浪茄灣) is a bay in Sai Kung District, Hong Kong. [1] Geography
Sai Wan. Houses in Sai Wan. Star of the Sea Mass Centre and Hoi Sing School in Sai Wan. Restaurants in Sai Wan. Mural in Sai Wan. Sai Wan (Chinese: 西灣; lit. 'West Bay') is a beach in Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. To distinguish it from other bays and beaches of the same name, it is commonly known as Tai Long Sai Wan, as it is one of the ...
Sai Kung East Country Park (Chinese: 西貢東郊野公園) is a country park on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong, measuring 44.77 square kilometres (17.29 sq mi). It opened in 1978 and has features including: High Island Reservoir; High Island; Pak Tam Au; Sheung Yiu; Wong Shek Pier; Beaches of Tai Long Wan: Sai Wan, Ham Tin Wan, Tai Wan ...
In 2011, Lido Beach, Casam Beach, Approach Beach and Hoi Mei Wan Beach were reopened following an improvement in water quality. [ 1 ] About half of the beaches suitable for swimming in Hong Kong are managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), and are officially referred to as gazetted beaches.
Tai Long Wan is located within the Sai Kung East Country Park. [6] It was declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1979. [2] [7] It also forms an important part of Hong Kong Global Geopark, High Island volcanic rock region. The Immaculate Conception Chapel in Tai Long Tsuen has been listed as a Grade III historic building. [8]
Until 1970, the part of Sai Kung beyond Tai Mong Tsai was still remote, reachable only on foot or by kai-tos (local ferry). However work started in 1971 to create the High Island Reservoir , with a capacity of 273,000,000 cubic metres (9.6 × 10 9 cu ft), by closing off both ends of the Kwun Mun Channel which separated the High Island from the ...
Leaving Sai Wan Beach, the trail weaves along the coastline of Tai Long Wan until it reaches Ham Tin, a small fishing village. The trail climbs a small hill to reach Tai Long Au and crosses the Sai Kung/Tai Po administrative border, before descending westwards to sea level at Chek Keng, where kai-to services to Wong Shek and Wan Tsai are ...
A water route from the northern Sai Kung Peninsula to Tai Po existed at least since the Qing dynasty. For this historical and other reasons, the northern portion of the Sai Kung Peninsula belongs to the Tai Po District, but not part of Sai Kung District. Sai Kung was a local industrial centre before the 1900s.