Sham Shek Tsuen
Sham Shek Tsuen is a village on Lantau Island, Hong Kong.Photo: Underwaterbuffalo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tian Tan Buddha and Nei Lak Shan.
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 3 km southeast of Sham Shek Tsuen.
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 southeast of Sham Shek Tsuen.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sham Wat and San Shek Wan.
Sham Wat
Hamlet
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Sham Wat is a village of Lantau Island, in 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. Luk Wu is situated 2½ km south of Sham Shek Tsuen.
Sham Shek Tsuen
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village of Hong Kong
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Outlying Islands, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
22.2748° or 22° 16′ 29″ northLongitude
113.89031° or 113° 53′ 25″ eastOpen location code
7PJM7VFR+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 3906480761OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q106354820
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In Other Languages
“Sham Shek Tsuen” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “深石村”
- “Sham Shek Tsuen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Nam Tin and Yung Shue Tsai.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lei Pik Shan and 水圳碑.
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