Fan Lau Sai Wan

Fan Lau Sai Wan is a bay in Hong Kong. Fan Lau Sai Wan is situated nearby to the hamlet Fan Lau Tsuen, as well as near the locality Sai Wan Tin.

Type: Bay
Description: bay in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
Also known as: “Fenliu Xiwan”, “Shek Sun West Bay”, and “石筍西灣 Shek Sun West Bay”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fan Lau Fort and Tin Hau Temple.

Fan Lau Fort

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Fan Lau Fort is a former military fortification located on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Named after the eponymous peninsula it is situated on, it was built in 1729 during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, a hundred and twelve years before the British took possession of Hong Kong.

Tin Hau Temple

Place of worship

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Tin Hau Temple is a place of worship.

Fan Lau Light House

Lighthouse

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tai O and Luk Wu.

Tai O

Town

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Tai O is a fishing town, partly located on an island of the same name, on the western side of Lantau Island in Hong Kong. The village name means large inlet, referring to outlet for the waterways merges as it moves through Tai O.

Luk Wu

Hamlet

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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.