Mai Po Marshes
Mai Po Marshes wide and its surrounding wetland has an area of 1500 acres. It provides a conservation area for mammals, reptiles, insects, and over 350 species of birds.Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Marsh
- Description: natural reserve in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Mai Po Nature Reserve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hong Kong Wetland Park and Wetland Park.
Hong Kong Wetland Park
Park
Photo: Wpcpey, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation, education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of Tin Shui Wai, in Yuen Long. It was to be an ecological mitigation area for the wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development, in the New Territories. Hong Kong Wetland Park is situated 3½ km southwest of Mai Po Marshes.
Wetland Park
Railway station
Photo: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Wetland Park is an MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level beside Wetland Park Road, between Hong Kong Wetland Park and Grandeur Terrace, in Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long District. It began service on 7 December 2003 and belongs to Zone 5A. Wetland Park is situated 4 km southwest of Mai Po Marshes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fubao Sub-District and Mong Tseng Wai.
Fubao Sub-District
Suburb
Photo: Pcnl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The sub-provincial municipality of Shenzhen in Guangdong, China is divided into nine districts and one management new area. Shenzhen is further divided into 74 subdistricts since the latest plan in October 2016.
Mong Tseng Wai
Hamlet
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Mong Tseng Wai is a walled village in Yuen Long District, New Territories, Hong Kong. Mong Tseng Wai is situated 3 km southwest of Mai Po Marshes.
Ng Uk Tsuen
Hamlet
Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ng Uk Tsuen or Tai Tseng Ng Uk Tsuen is a village in Wang Chau, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Ng Uk Tsuen is situated 3½ km south of Mai Po Marshes.
Mai Po Marshes
- Categories: protected area, marsh, and body of water
- Location: Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Yue Chinese—“Mai Po Marshes” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “মাই পো জলাভূমি”
- Cebuano: “Mai Po”
- Chinese: “米埔”
- Chinese: “米埔沼澤”
- Chinese: “米埔自然保護區”
- Chinese: “米埔自然護理區”
- Dutch: “Mai Po Marshes”
- Esperanto: “Mai Po”
- Esperanto: “Marĉoj Mai Po”
- French: “marais de Mai Po”
- French: “Marais de Mai Po”
- French: “réserve naturelle de Mai Po”
- Igbo: “Mai Po Marshes”
- Macedonian: “Мај По”
- Spanish: “Marismas de Mai Po”
- Swedish: “Mai Po”
- Yue Chinese: “米埔”
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Localities in the Area
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