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Beas River, Hong Kong
The Sheung Yue River (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Sung1ng2 Ho2''; also known as the River Beas) is a river in the northern New Territories, Hong Kong. Its sources are near Kai Kung Leng and Ki Lun Shan, where numerous streams flow into the river. It flows through Kwu Tung and Sheung Shui. It joins up with the Shek Sheung River and eventually empties into the Ng Tung River. Beas River Country Club is located near the river. The country club was a venue for the 2008 Olympic Equestrian events. See also *List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong The location of Hong Kong, adjacent to the coast, is not close to the system of major rivers in southern China, though the water to the west of Hong Kong is influenced by Pearl River. In 1,103 km2 of land, the territory is largely hilly with over ... References *2007. ''2007 Hong Kong Map''. Easy Finder Ltd. External links Rivers of Hong Kong Rivers of Hong Kong Sheung Shui {{HK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Sheung may refer to: *Sheung (surname), Cantonese language, Cantonese romanization of Chinese, romanization of various Chinese surnames **Kiki Sheung, Hong Kong TVB actress *Lam Sheung Yee (1934–2009), former football (soccer) defender, coach and announcer, as well as an actor *Lee Sheung-ching (born 1981), Hong Kong film and television actor; he is also a former playwright *Sheung-Wai Tam, OBE, GBS, JP, the President Emeritus of The Open University of Hong Kong See also *Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong *Kam Sheung Road, road in Yuen Long District of Hong Kong **Kam Sheung Road station, MTR station located between Pat Heung and Kam Tin in Hong Kong *Shek Sheung River, river in northern New Territories, Hong Kong *Sheung Shui, area in New Territories, Hong Kong **Public housing estates in Sheung Shui, the latest public estate in North District **Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse, slaughterhouse situated in the outer area of Sheung Shui, New Territori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakka Chinese
Hakka (, , ) forms a language group of varieties of Chinese, spoken natively by the Hakka people throughout Southern China and Taiwan and throughout the diaspora areas of East Asia, Southeast Asia and in overseas Chinese communities around the world. Due to its primary usage in scattered isolated regions where communication is limited to the local area, Hakka has developed numerous Variety (linguistics), varieties or dialects, spoken in different provinces, such as Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian, Sichuan, Hunan, Jiangxi and Guizhou, as well as in Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. Hakka is not Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible with Yue Chinese, Yue, Wu Chinese, Wu, Southern Min, Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin or other branches of Chinese, and itself contains a few mutually unintelligible varieties. It is most closely related to Gan Chinese, Gan and is sometimes classified as a variety of Gan, with a few northern Hakka varieties even being partiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Territories
The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it is the region described in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory. According to that treaty, the territories comprise the mainland area north of Boundary Street on the Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun River (which is the border between Hong Kong and Mainland China), as well as over 200 outlying islands, including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau in the territory of HK. Later, after New Kowloon was defined from the area between the Boundary Street and the Kowloon Ranges spanned from Lai Chi Kok to Lei Yue Mun, and the extension of the urban areas of Kowloon, New Kowloon was gradually urbanised and absorbed into Kowloon. The New Territories now comprises only the mainland north of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Kung Leng
Kai Kung Leng () is a mountain range in Lam Tsuen Country Park, New Territories, Hong Kong. Geography There are several peaks on this mountain range. The tallest peak on the Kai Kung Leng mountain range is called Lo Tin Teng and is above sea level. Nearby, a peak simply called Kai Kung Leng, with the summit-signalling trigonometric post, stands at . Slightly further away to the west, a subpeak called Kai Kung Shan is tall. List of selected peaks * Lo Tin Teng () () * Kai Kung Leng, as known as Tai Lo Tin () or formerly Kwai Kok Shan () * Lung Tam Shan () () * Kai Kung Shan () () * Ngau Tam Shan () () * Kei Lun Shan () () Disambiguation In Hong Kong, there are other similarly named mountains in different regions of the city, such as Kai Kung Shan (399 m) in Sai Kung West Country Park and another Kai Kung Leng in Kat O (122 m). These locations are all popular hiking spots, so one must plan correctly when visiting. Illegal Motorcycle activity In recent years, variou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwu Tung
Kwu Tung () is an area in the northern New Territories, west of Sheung Shui and Fanling, and east of Lok Ma Chau and San Tin, in Hong Kong. Administration For electoral purposes, Kwu Tung is part of the Sheung Shui Rural constituency of the North District Council. It is currently represented by Simon Hau Fuk-tat, who was elected in the local elections. History Kwu Tung literally means "old cave" in the Cantonese language. Tung (洞 or 峒) also indicates that it was the habitat of ancient native Cantonese people. These inhabitants were later replaced by Punti, Hakka, and a small number of Teochew people, and the newcomers became the indigenous inhabitants of Hong Kong. Residents in Kwu Tung are mainly farmers. Geography With the sediment of Sheung Yue River and creeks nearby, the land of Kwu Tung is relatively plain compared to the rest of hilly Hong Kong. Development Kwu Tung North is one of three new development areas currently being planned for North District, in pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheung Shui
Sheung Shui (, literally "Above-water") is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong. Sheung Shui Town, a part of this area, is part of the Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town in the North District of Hong Kong. Fanling Town is to its southeast. History Shek Wu Hui () used to be the marketplace of the Sheung Shui area, before the development of Sheung Shui Town. Bounded by Lung Sum Avenue (), San Fung Avenue and Jockey Club Road, it was the main market in the Sheung Shui area from the 1930s onwards. Today some private residences can be found towering over the old flats in the ''hui'' (market). The majority of the buildings still standing were repaired in the 1950s. Sheung Shui Wai (), originally lived in by the Liu () clan, is a walled village. The ancestral hall Liu Man Shek Tong () in the village is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong. The , located near Sheung Shui Wai and originally established by the Liu clan, is the largest secondary school in Hong Kong, in term ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shek Sheung River
The Shek Sheung River (; also known as River Sutlej), is a river in northern New Territories, Hong Kong. The river originates near Choi Po Court and Hong Kong Golf Club then flows beside the East Rail line before discharging into the Ng Tung River. See also *List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong The location of Hong Kong, adjacent to the coast, is not close to the system of major rivers in southern China, though the water to the west of Hong Kong is influenced by Pearl River. In 1,103 km2 of land, the territory is largely hilly with over ... References *2007. ''2007 Hong Kong Map''. Easy Finder Ltd. External linksRivers of Hong Kong in Chinese Rivers of Hong Kong Sheung Shui {{HK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng Tung River
The Ng Tung River (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Ng2tung2 Ho2''), also known as the River Indus, is a river in the northeast New Territories, Hong Kong. Tributaries of the river include the Tan Shan River and Kwan Tei River. It collects other major rivers like the Shek Sheung River and Sheung Yue River in Sheung Shui, and finally empties into the Sham Chun River (Shenzhen River). See more * List of rivers and nullahs in Hong Kong The location of Hong Kong, adjacent to the coast, is not close to the system of major rivers in southern China, though the water to the west of Hong Kong is influenced by Pearl River. In 1,103 km2 of land, the territory is largely hilly with over ... External links Rivers of Hong Kong in Chinese Rivers of Hong Kong Sheung Shui {{HK-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beas River Country Club
Beas is a riverfront town in the Amritsar district of the Indian state of Punjab. Beas lies on the banks of the Beas River. Beas town is mostly located in revenue boundary of Budha Theh with parts in villages Dholo Nangal and Wazir Bhullar. Beas railway station is located on the boundaries of beas . And Budha Theh is a census town in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district. Geography Beas is centered (approx.) at . It is located on the G.T. Road (from Kolkata to Afghanistan), in the Amritsar district in Punjab state of India. The nearest city is Kapurthala () to the southwest. The holy and historical city of the Amritsar () lies to its northwest, and Jalandhar (38 km) is situated to its southeast. Radha Soami Satsang Beas The headquarters of Radha Soami Satsang Beas is located just north of Beas town. The town is known as Dera Baba Jaimal Singh and is located in the east. Every year, millions of Radha Soami followers travel to Beas to attend satsangs ( discourses) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equestrian At The 2008 Summer Olympics
Equestrian competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 August to 21 August at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Sheung Yue River in Hong Kong. It was the second time that the equestrian events were hosted by a member of the IOC other than the member hosting the main games (although this time the events were technically held in the same country as the main games). Unlike 1956, however, the equestrian events were part of the main games, and were held within the same period. Events 6 sets of medals were awarded in the following events: * individual dressage * team dressage * individual jumping * team jumping * individual eventing * team eventing Qualification Each event has its own qualification rules, but generally rely on FEI rankings. Dressage qualification For the team competition there were a total of 10 quota spots and as many composite as qualify. Three team spots were awarded at the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games. In addition 7 team s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers And Nullahs In Hong Kong
The location of Hong Kong, adjacent to the coast, is not close to the system of major rivers in southern China, though the water to the west of Hong Kong is influenced by Pearl River. In 1,103 km2 of land, the territory is largely hilly with over 200 islands. Because of this, the terrain can nurture relatively shorter and smaller rivers in Hong Kong than in southern China. Historically, these rivers once sustained intensive farming for the need of population before the age of developing new towns. Many rivers can be found in the New Territories, especially in the areas north of Tai Mo Shan, where rice growing and fish farming were once everywhere amidst several river systems. Kowloon and New Kowloon Hong Kong Island New Territories Mainland Lantau Island See also * Geography of Hong Kong * List of buildings, sites, and areas in Hong Kong * List of rivers in China * Subterranean rivers in Hong Kong * Nullah External links A partial list of rivers in Hong K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy Finder
''Easy Finder'' () was a weekly Chinese Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid magazine which was first published on 13 September 1991 in Hong Kong. Published by Next Media Limited which is owned by Jimmy Lai. It stopped publishing on 23 May 2007. ''Easy Finder'' was commonly known to participate in Yellow journalism (ex. hidden cameras, aggressive pursuit, harassment, etc.) in collecting story ideas. History Initially, ''Easy Finder'' was a free supplementary booklet of ''Next Magazine (Chinese magazine), Next Magazine'' which mainly provides information on new products. There was a section of job vacancy ads (青雲路) and a section of classified ads. The name of the magazine gives hints that it is originally more an information guide than a normal magazine. It became a separate magazine in 1991. The target readership of ''Easy Finder'' are youth and students. Apart from ''Easy Finder'', two additional publications (''Eat and Travel Weekly'' (飲食男女) and ''Trading Express/A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
