Clear Water Bay Country Park is a rural
country park
A country park is a natural area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment.
United Kingdom
History
In the United Kingdom, the term ''country park'' has a special meaning. There are around 250 recognised coun ...
located in the
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 ...
of eastern
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
. The park is located near the beaches in
Clear Water Bay
Clear Water Bay () is a bay on the eastern shore of Clear Water Bay Peninsula of Hong Kong, located within Clear Water Bay Country Park. There are two beaches at Clear Water Bay: " Clear Water Bay First Beach" and "Clear Water Bay Second Beach" ...
. The 6.15 square kilometre park opened on 28 September 1979 with features like:
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High Junk Peak
High Junk Peak () is a mountain inside Clear Water Bay Country Park, Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong, with a height of .
Geography
High Junk Peak is the highest peak in the Clear Water Bay Peninsula region. To the north lies a mountain ...
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Miu Tsai Tun
Miu Tsai Tun ( Chinese: 廟仔墩) is a mountain that lies within Clear Water Bay Country Park, Hong Kong. Its name in Chinese means "Small Temple Mound" because there is a small temple on the northeast side of the mountain.
Geography
Miu Tsai ...
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Tin Hau Temple
Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong are dedicated to Tin Hau (Mazu). Over 100 temples are dedicated (at least partially) to Tin Hau in Hong Kong. A list of these temples can be found below.
Famous temples
Famous Tin Hau temples in Hong Kong include:
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in
Fat Tong Mun
Fat Tong Mun () is a channel in Sai Kung District of Hong Kong located between the southern tip of Clear Water Bay Peninsula and the northern tip of Tung Lung Chau.
See also
* List of channels in Hong Kong
* Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay
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,
Joss House Bay
Joss House Bay, also known as Tai Miu Wan, is near the south end of Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Hong Kong. The Cantonese name ''Tai Miu Wan'' means "the bay of large temple" after the oldest Tin Hau Temple in Hong Kong.
Tin Hau Temple
Th ...
* Clear Water Bay Beach
* Clear Water Bay Tree Walk
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Clear Water Bay Golf Course
* Lung Ha Wan Country Trail
There is a designated hiking trail which begins on
Clear Water Bay Road
Clear Water Bay Road () is a major road from Choi Hung Interchange in Ngau Chi Wan to Clear Water Bay, Sai Kung District. It also is a route to Sai Kung Town and Tseung Kwan O via Hiram's Highway and Hang Hau Road / Ying Yip Road respecti ...
near
Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay (known as Tseung Kwan O in Chinese/Cantonese language) in southeastern New Territories, after which it is named. ...
and ends near the
Clearwater Bay golf course
The Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club () is a privately owned and run, members-only country club, located on the Clear Water Bay Peninsula in Sai Kung, New Territories, Hong Kong.
The club hosts the PGA Tour China Clearwater Bay Open yearly.
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References
Clear Water Bay Country Park
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Country parks and special areas of Hong Kong
Clear Water Bay Peninsula
Clear Water Bay
1979 establishments in Hong Kong