Big Wave Bay Rock Carving
Big Wave Bay Rock Carving is an archaeological site in Hong Kong. Big Wave Bay Rock Carving is situated nearby to Big Wave Bay Beach, as well as near the suburb Tai Long Wan.Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Big Wave Bay Beach and Pottinger Peak.
Big Wave Bay Beach
Beach
Photo: Богдан Митронов-Слоб…, CC BY 3.0.
Big Wave Bay Beach is a gazetted beach next to Big Wave Bay, Shek O, Southern District, Hong Kong. The beach has barbecue pits and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. Big Wave Bay Beach is situated 160 metres west of Big Wave Bay Rock Carving.
Pottinger Peak
Peak
Photo: Tohtoh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pottinger Peak is a mountain on the eastern side of Hong Kong Island. It is located south of Chai Wan and Siu Sai Wan and north of Big Wave Bay. Initially known as Ma Tong Peak, it was renamed Pottinger Peak after Henry Pottinger, the first Governor of Hong Kong.
Shek O Peak
Peak
Shek O Peak or Ta Lan Tsing Teng Shan is a hill in southern Hong Kong. It is the tallest hill along the Dragon's Back trail.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tai Long Wan and Siu Sai Wan.
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.
Siu Sai Wan
Suburb
Photo: Geographer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Eastern District
Big Wave Bay Rock Carving
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: petroglyph in Hong Kong
- Categories: petroglyph, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.24619° or 22° 14′ 46″ northLongitude
114.24879° or 114° 14′ 56″ eastOpen location code
7PJP66WX+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1658864663OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q10936432
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Big Wave Bay Rock Carving” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “大浪灣石刻”
- German: “Felsritzungen bei Big Wave Bay”
- Yue Chinese: “大浪灣石刻”
- “Big Wave Bay Rock Carving”
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