Jump to content

Yung Shue Ha

Coordinates: 22°11′59″N 114°08′27″E / 22.19969°N 114.14092°E / 22.19969; 114.14092
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yung Shue Ha viewed from the Tung O Wan ferry pier across Shek Pai Wan.
View of Yung Shue Ha, Shek Pai Wan and Tung O from Ling Kok Shan.

Yung Shue Ha (Chinese: 榕樹下; lit. 'under the banyan tree') is a village on the south side of Lamma Island, Hong Kong. It is across the bay Shek Pai Wan (石排灣) from the village of Tung O (東澳). Both villages are sparsely populated and many places are abandoned.

Administration

[edit]

Tung O and Yung Shue Ha are recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy.[1]

Features

[edit]

A small Hung Shing Temple, built in 1824,[2] is located at the far western end of the beach between Yung Shue Ha and Tung O.

Transportation

[edit]

Yung Shue Ha can be reached by ferry from Sok Kwu Wan via walking trail. At the north end of Sok Kwu Wan by the Tin Hau Temple is a very steep walking trail that leads to Yung Shue Ha via Tung O. It can also be reached by walking 25 minutes on a relatively flat trail from Mo Tat Wan village. A ferry service from Aberdeen, in the southern part of Hong Kong island, stops in Mot Tat Wan before going on to Sok Kwu Wan. In addition, a "sampan" or water taxi service from Aberdeen is available for a price of approximately 180HKD or US$23.40. Due to the currents in the area only a few water taxis will take passengers to the village.

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "List of Recognized Villages under the New Territories Small House Policy" (PDF). Lands Department. September 2009.
  2. ^ Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Hung Shing Temple, Tung O, Lamma Island
[edit]

22°11′59″N 114°08′27″E / 22.19969°N 114.14092°E / 22.19969; 114.14092