Tung Lung Chau
Tung Lung Chau, previously known as Nam Tong Island or Nam Fat Tong is an island located off the tip of the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in the New Territories of Hong Kong.Photo: Ngchikit, Public domain.
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- Type: Island
- Description: island of Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Donglong Zhou”, “Lam Tong”, “Lamtong”, “Lamtong Island”, “Lamtung Island”, “Nam Tong Island”, “Tamtu Island”, “Tung Lung”, “Tung Lung Island”, “Tung Lung To”, and “Tung-lung-tao”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rock Carving on Tung Lung Chau and Tung Lung Fort.
Rock Carving on Tung Lung Chau
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Father vice, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rock Carving on Tung Lung Chau is a scenic viewpoint.
Tung Lung Fort
Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tung Lung Fort, also known as Fat Tong Fort, is a fort on the Tung Lung Chau on the south east water of Hong Kong.
Tai Miu/Tin Hau Temple
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Tin Hau Temple in Joss House Bay, sometimes referred to as Tai Miu, is Hong Kong's oldest and largest Tin Hau Temple. It is also said to be the most popular Tin Hau temple both for fishermen and for others in Hong Kong.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siu Sai Wan and Tai Long Wan.
Siu Sai Wan
Suburb
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Siu Sai Wan is a residential area in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located in the eastern part of Chai Wan, and is administratively under the Eastern District. The population was 59,729 in June 2011. Siu Sai Wan is situated 4½ km northwest of Tung Lung Chau.
Tai Long Wan
Suburb
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Big Wave Bay or Tai Long Wan is a bay in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern coast of Hong Kong Island, south of Cape Collinson and north of Shek O. This bay should not be confused with the bay with the same name in Sai Kung. Tai Long Wan is situated 4½ km west of Tung Lung Chau.
A Kung Ngam
Village
Photo: MunKamg28, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A Kung Ngam is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Tung Lung Chau.
Tung Lung Chau
- Category: landform
- Location: Sai Kung District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Yue Chinese—“Tung Lung Chau” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Tung Lung Chau”
- Cebuano: “Tung Lung Island”
- Chinese: “东龙洲”
- Chinese: “南佛堂”
- Chinese: “東龍島”
- Chinese: “東龍洲”
- Dutch: “Tung Lung Chau”
- Japanese: “東竜島”
- Japanese: “東竜洲”
- Japanese: “東龍島”
- Japanese: “東龍洲”
- Korean: “동룡주”
- Korean: “둥룽섬”
- Korean: “둥룽자우섬”
- Polish: “Tung Lung Chau”
- Russian: “Дунлунчжоу”
- Spanish: “Tung Lung Chau”
- Swedish: “Tung Lung Island”
- Yue Chinese: “佛堂洲”
- Yue Chinese: “南佛堂”
- Yue Chinese: “南堂島”
- Yue Chinese: “東龍島”
- Yue Chinese: “東龍洲”
- “Tung Lung Chau”
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