Kapsing Island

Tang Lung Chau is an islet located off the southern coast of Ma Wan island to the northwest of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is located within Tsuen Wan District of the New Territories.

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Type: Islet
Description: island in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
Also known as: “Tang Lung Chau”, “急水 Kap Sing”, and “燈籠洲 Tang Lung Chau”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse and Tsing Ma Bridge.

Tsing Ma Bridge

Bridge

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Tsing Ma Bridge is a bridge in Hong Kong that connects Tsing Yi and Ma Wan islands. It is the world's 21st-longest span suspension bridge, and was the second longest at the time of its completion.

The Kap Shui Mun Bridge in Hong Kong, part of Lantau Link of Route 8, is one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the world that transports both road and railway traffic, with the upper deck used for motor vehicles and the lower deck for both vehicles and the MTR.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fa Peng and Tai Tsing Chau.

Fa Peng

Hamlet

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Fa Peng is a village located on the Tsing Chau Tsai Peninsula of Lantau Island, in the Tsuen Wan District of Hong Kong. The village is below Fa Peng Teng, in Chinese meaning flower flask because of the rock formation that’s shaped like a flower flask.