CHEUNG CHAO

Description

Essentials about Cheung Chau in brief

If you need a break from the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong, you should take a ferry in the city center and head to Cheung Chau Island. Tranquil Cheung Chau, in fact, helps every visitor to shift down a few gears. On the island, you can eat excellent seafood, take a relaxing walk along small temples and remarkable rock formations, and go for a wonderful swim on one of the fine sandy beaches.

Characteristics of Cheung Chau

Cheung Chao is located in the southeast of the much larger Lantau Island and is about 10 kilometers from Hong Kong Island. Although Cheung Chao has increasingly developed into a popular tourist destination, the island has retained its original charm. Fishing boats are moored in the harbor, fish restaurants and small food stalls line the beach promenade, and a few temples are scattered around the island.

Especially for people who like to eat fish and seafood, Cheung Chao is definitely a worthwhile destination. The island is known for having some of the best fish restaurants in the Hong Kong area.

The sights of Cheung Chau

The most famous sight of the island is Cheung Po Tsai cave. According to legend, it served as a hideout for the pirate Cheung Po Tsai, who is said to have regularly terrorized the inhabitants of the villages in the Pearl River Delta. Who believes it – in any case, there are no more pirate treasures to be found in the cave.

More interesting is a walk around the island, past local temples and some remarkable rock formations. The most famous hiking trail on the island is the so-called “Mini Great Wall”. The name perhaps promises a little too much, because the path does not lead over a wall, but is a very ordinary hiking trail, from which, however, you can enjoy a great view over the South China Sea. On the way are some of the most unusual rock formations on the island, such as the Human Head Rock, which actually looks like a human head with its ears and nose.

The beaches of Cheung Chau

Another reason for a trip to Cheung Chau are the fine sandy beaches of the island. On Tung Wan Beach it can get crowded on weekends. It is usually a little quieter on the neighboring Kwum Yam Beach.