Sham Wat
Sham Wat is a village of Lantau Island, in Hong Kong.Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village of Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Shenqu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cheung Shan and Tian Tan Buddha.
Cheung Shan
Peak
Cheung Shan, is a mountain on Lantau Island in Hong Kong at 449 metres in height. It is one of the Four Guardian Beasts of Tai O Village.
Tian Tan Buddha
Work of art
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Big Buddha is a large bronze sculpture of Buddha, completed in 1993, and located at Ngong Ping, near Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Tian Tan Buddha is situated 2½ km southeast of Sham Wat.
Nei Lak Shan
Peak
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nei Lak Shan is the eighth highest mountain in Hong Kong. With a height of 751 m, it is situated on Lantau Island immediately north of Ngong Ping where the Buddhist Po Lin Monastery is located. Nei Lak Shan is situated 2½ km east of Sham Wat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sham Shek Tsuen and San Shek Wan.
Sham Shek Tsuen
Hamlet
Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sham Shek Tsuen is a village on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
Luk Wu
Hamlet
Luk Wu Tsuen is an area and a village of Lantau Island in Hong Kong, home to several Buddhist monasteries. The place was named as such since deer could be found there in the past and the landscape looks like a lake.
Sham Wat
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Outlying Islands, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.26976° or 22° 16′ 11″ northLongitude
113.8879° or 113° 53′ 16″ eastElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
7PJM7V9Q+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 612227475OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Sham Wat” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “深屈”
- Yue Chinese: “深屈”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nam Tin and Yung Shue Tsai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lei Pik Shan and Tai Shue Au.
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