Big Wave Bay or Tai Long Wan () is a bay in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is located on the eastern coast of

Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island () is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of , . It is the second largest island in Hong Kon ...

, south of

Cape Collinson Cape Collinson (), also Hak Kok Tau (), is a cape located near Ngan Wan between Siu Sai Wan and Big Wave Bay at the eastmost point of Hong Kong Island. It faces Tathong Channel. Name The cape is named for Major-General Thomas Bernard Colli ...

and north of

Shek O Shek O is an area of the south-eastern part of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It can refer to Shek O village, Shek O Peninsula or Shek O Headland. Administratively, they are part of Southern District. Geography The name ''Shek O'' litera ...

. This bay should not be confused with the bay with the same name in Sai Kung.

Features

Big Wave Bay has a

beach A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from Rock (geology), rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle beach, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological s ...

popular among surfers. It is also the site of a prehistoric rock carving, which is a declared monument. Tai Long Wan Village () is located nearby.

Education

Tai Long Wan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 16. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and two government schools: Shau Kei Wan Government Primary School and Aldrich Bay Government Primary School.

Access

The only access by road to Big Wave Bay is by

Tai Tam Road Tai Tam Road in Hong Kong links the districts of Chai Wan and Stanley, Hong Kong, Stanley on Hong Kong Island. This road connects Chai Wan Road, the northern end of Shek O Road, Turtle Cove, Tai Tam and Stanley. The Tai Tam Reservoirs, Tai Ta ...

Shek O Road Shek O Road ( zh, 石澳道) is a road in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The road links Tai Tam Road near Tai Tam Gap and Chai Wan to Shek O Village in the southeast. It is widely known as a scenic drive, with views of t ...

and then Big Wave Bay Road. The Hong Kong Government Gazette writes on April 12, 1935: It is also the eastern end of the

Hong Kong Trail The Hong Kong Trail, opened in 1985, is a List of long-distance footpaths#Hong Kong, long-distance footpath from Victoria Peak to Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong Island, Big Wave Bay on Hong Kong Island. It is a walking route which passes through th ...

, at the end of Section 8. This section coincides with the

Dragon's Back The Dragon's Back ( zh, first=t, t=龍脊) is a ridge, mountain ridge in southeastern Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong that passes through Shek O Peak. It lies within the Shek O Country Park. In 2019, the Dragon's Back Trail was selected by CNN as ...

trail going between

and Big Wave Bay.

References

External links

Big Wave Bay. Beach water quality on Environmental Protection Department website
Bays of Hong Kong Southern District, Hong Kong {{HongKongIsland-geo-stub Villages in Southern District, Hong Kong

Features

Education

Access

See also

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