fan Lau Stone Circle
fan Lau Stone Circle is an archaeological site in Hong Kong. fan Lau Stone Circle is situated nearby to the place of worship Tin Hau Temple, as well as near the islet Man Tau Pai.Photo: Father vice, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: prehistoric stone circle in Hong Kong
- Also known as: “Fan Lau Stone Circle”, “Stone circle in Fan Lau”, and “分流石圓環 Fan Lau Stone Circle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fan Lau Fort and Tin Hau Temple.
Fan Lau Fort
Photo: Father vice, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Fan Lau Fort is situated 330 metres east of fan Lau Stone Circle.
Tin Hau Temple
Place of worship
Photo: Millevache, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tin Hau Temple is a place of worship, which is situated 130 metres northwest of fan Lau Stone Circle.
Fan Lau Light House
Lighthouse
Photo: Geographer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fan Lau Light House is situated 290 metres southwest of fan Lau Stone Circle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yi O and Leung Uk.
Yi O
Suburb
Photo: JullietLima19, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Yi O is a village on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Yi O is situated 3½ km north of fan Lau Stone Circle.
Leung Uk
Hamlet
Leung Uk is a village in Tai O, on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Leung Uk is situated 6 km north of fan Lau Stone Circle.
Tai O
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Tai O is situated 6 km north of fan Lau Stone Circle.
fan Lau Stone Circle
- Categories: Stone circles (Hong Kong), stone circle, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.19774° or 22° 11′ 52″ northLongitude
113.84802° or 113° 50′ 53″ eastHeight
1 metre (3.3 feet)Open location code
7PJM5RXX+36OpenStreetMap ID
way 822828458OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7618897
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“fan Lau Stone Circle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “分流石圓環”
- Chinese: “大嶼山分流石圓環”
- Yue Chinese: “分流石圓環”
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Highlights include Man Tau Pai and Sha Mo Shan.
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