Must-see attractions in New Territories

  • Ping Shan Tang Clan Gallery

    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…

  • Tang Kwong U Ancestral Hall

    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…

  • Hong Kong Railway Museum

    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…

  • Clearwater Bay Beaches

    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…

  • Tai Po Man Mo Temple

    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

    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.

  • Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree

    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…

  • Amah Rock

    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…

  • Ping Kong

    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…

  • Sheung Yiu Folk Museum

    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…

  • Astropark

    Belonging to the Space Museum, this small park with stargazing facilities (telescopes, star trackers, benches) is located within Chong Hing Water Sports…

  • Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve

    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…

  • Shing Mun River

    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…

  • Silverstrand Beach

    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…

  • Che Kung Temple

    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…

  • Yi Tai Study Hall

    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…

  • Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda

    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…

  • Tin Hau & Kwan Tai Temples

    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…

  • Old House at Wong Uk Village

    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…

  • Tin Hau Temple

    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…