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In-Depth Information
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Mai Po Marsh Nature Reserve
WILDLIFE RESERVE
OFFLINE MAP
This 27-sq-km protected wetland is home to an amazing range of flora and fauna. There
are three-hour English guided tours ($70; 9.30am, 10am, 2pm and 2.30pm Saturday,
Sunday and public holidays).
(
2471 3480,
www.wwf.org.hk
; Sin Tin, Yuen Long;
9am-5pm;
Yuen Long, then
76K)
4
Ping Shan Heritage Trail
VILLAGE
OFFLINE MAP
This 1km trail features buildings belonging to the Tang clan, including Hong Kong's old-
est
pagoda
, a magnificent
ancestral hall
( 9am-1pm & 2-5pm)
, a temple and a
gallery
inside
an old police station built by the British. Cross Tsui Sing Rd from the MTR station.
(
www.amo.gov.hk
;
Ping Shan Tsuen, Kam Tin, Yuen Long;
10am-5pm Tue-Sun;
Tin Shui Wai, exit E)
5
Sai Kung
NEIGHBOURHOOD
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
Most of the Sai Kung Peninsula is one huge 7500-hectare country park. Cosmopolitan Sai
Kung town is where expats and visitors from the city like to hang out.
(
Choi Hung, then
minibus 1A or 1M or
92;
Sha Tin, then
299)
Understand
Victorian Roots
Hong Kong's two racecourses, Happy Valley Racecourse (
Click here
)
and Sha Tin Racecourse, are operated by
the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC). The HKJC is a recreation club that was started in the 19th century by
Europeans who wanted to maintain their old lifestyle while living in Asia. They imported stallions from Mongo-
lia and rode them themselves. The earliest races were annual affairs that any expat who was anyone at all would
attend, including ladies. Nowadays weekly meetings are held at the racecourses.
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Tsing Shan Monastery
TEMPLE
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