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Part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail, this gallery and visitor centre gives context to what you'll see along the trail. It's housed inside the attractive…
Must-see attractions in New Territories
Yuen Long
Located along the western edge of Shui Tau Tsuen, Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall was built in the Qing dynasty. It was turned into shops in the '50s, a metal…
New Territories
Housed in the former Tai Po Market train station (built in 1913 in traditional Chinese style), this small museum is a fun stop for trainspotters and…
New Territories
From Tai Au Mun, Tai Au Mun Rd leads south to two fine, sandy beaches: Clearwater Bay First Beach (清水灣一灘) and, a bit further southwest, Clearwater Bay…
New Territories
In the middle of the Tai Po Market street, the double-hall Man Mo Temple from the late 19th century is a centre of worship for the Tai Po area. Jointly…
Chinese University of Hong Kong
New Territories
A koi-filled pond, views of Tolo Harbour, and lots of trees where migratory birds sometimes roost make this a very pleasant campus to have a stroll in.
New Territories
This large banyan tree, laden with coloured paper streamers tied to oranges, was long considered a good luck spot. The idea was to write your wish on a…
New Territories
This oddly shaped boulder southwest of Sha Tin carries a legend. For many years a fisherman’s wife would stand on this spot in the hills above Lion Rock…
New Territories
This sleepy walled village in the hills south of Sheung Shui is seldom visited by outsiders. Like other walled villages still inhabited in Hong Kong, it…
Sai Kung Peninsula
The museum is part of a restored Hakka village typical of those found here in the 19th century. The village was founded about 150 years ago by the Wong…
Sai Kung Peninsula
Belonging to the Space Museum, this small park with stargazing facilities (telescopes, star trackers, benches) is located within Chong Hing Water Sports…
New Territories
Butterfly lovers will enjoy this reserve in a forested ravine behind Fung Yuen village just 2km northeast of Tai Po town. There are theoretically 180…
New Territories
The banks of this 7km-long river running from Tai Wai through downtown Sha Tin to end in Tolo Harbour are pleasant for a stroll or jog in the morning or…
New Territories
Bus 91 passes Silverstrand beach north of Hang Hau before reaching Tai Au Mun; if you wish, you can get off near the small, narrow strip of sand for a dip…
New Territories
This large Taoist temple complex, rebuilt in 1993, is on the opposite bank of the Shing Mun River channel. It’s dedicated to Che Kung, a Song-dynasty…
Yuen Long
The 'Two Emperors Study Hall' was erected by the Tang clan in the 19th century as a school and a shrine to the God of Literature and the God of War to…
Yuen Long
Completely eclipsed by the high-rises next to it, the small, three-storey Pagoda of Assembled Stars on the Ping Shan Heritage Trail is one of Hong Kong's…
Sai Kung Peninsula
The lavishly restored Tin Hau Temple and Kwan Tai Temple in Sai Kung Town appear as a single structure with a shared courtyard and separate entrances and…
New Territories
This grey-brick house inside Wong Uk Garden is all that's left of an 18th-century village that served as a hub for merchants who plied the trade route…
New Territories
This Tin Hau temple was built in the 18th century and retains the original bell and stele from the Qing dynasty. It was moved to this residential property…
