Wo Hop Shek Cemetery
Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery, in Wo Hop Shek near Fanling in Hong Kong, is the largest public cemetery in Hong Kong. The cemetery opened in 1950 in the New Territories as cemeteries began to reach capacity on Hong Kong Island.Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery” and “和合石墳場 Wo Hop Shek Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gallant Garden and Fanling South Public Library.
Gallant Garden
Cemetery
Photo: 圍棋一級, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gallant Garden, in Wo Hop Shek Public Cemetery at Wo Hop Shek, Hong Kong, was established in November 1996 for civil servants who lost their lives on duty. Gallant Garden is situated 630 metres northwest of Wo Hop Shek Cemetery.
Fanling South Public Library
Library
Photo: Prosperity Horizons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fanling South Public Library is situated 1¼ km north of Wo Hop Shek Cemetery.
Yat Ming Road Park
Park
Photo: Owennson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yat Ming Road Park is situated 1 km north of Wo Hop Shek Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wa Mei Shan and Nam Wa Po.
Wa Mei Shan
Hamlet
Wa Mei Shan is a village in Fanling, in the North District of the New Territories of Hong Kong.
Nam Wa Po
Hamlet
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
Nam Wa Po is a village in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.
Tai Hang Chung Sum Wai
Village
Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chung Sum Wai or Tsing Chuen Wai is a walled village in Tai Hang, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.
Wo Hop Shek Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: North District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.47615° or 22° 28′ 34″ northLongitude
114.14175° or 114° 8′ 30″ eastElevation
119 metres (390 feet)Open location code
7PJPF4GR+FPOpenStreetMap ID
way 184956771OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Wo Hop Shek Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “和合石墳場”
- Yue Chinese: “Wo Hop Shek Cemetery”
- Yue Chinese: “和合石墳場”
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