The Tung O Ancient Trail () on

Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands ...

, Hong Kong, was once an important passage for villagers to commute between

Tung Chung Tung Chung, meaning " eastern stream", is an area on the northwestern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. One of the most recent new towns, it was formerly a rural fishing village beside Tung Chung Bay, and along the delta and lower courses of T ...

and

Tai O 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 (Tai O Creek and Tai O River) merges as it ...

. The coastal trail starts at modern Tung Chung in the east, passes

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s and bays and ends in the traditional Tai O fishing village. About 10 km in length, it is one of the most popular walking trails in Northwest Lantau.

Features

Places and features along the trail include (front east to west) *

Hau Wong Temple Hau Wong or Hou Wang () is a title that can be translated as ''"Prince Marquis"'' or ''"Holy Marquis"''. It is not any one person's name. Hau Wong refers usually to (), a loyal and courageous general. Despite his failing health, he remained in th ...

, Tung Chung () * Tung Chung Playground () *

San Tau San Tau () is a village on Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Administration San Tau is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Conservation San Tau Beach, a shallow sheltering beach on the west coast of Tung Chung Bay, cover ...

* Hau Hok Wan () * Sha Lo Wan * Sham Shek Tsuen * Sham Wat * Sai Tso Wan () * Tit Tak Shue () * San Chau () *

References

External links

{{commons category, Tung O Ancient Trail
Map of Tung O Ancient Trail
Lantau Island Tai O Tung Chung Hiking trails in Hong Kong

Features

See also

References

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