東龍洲 | |
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 Aerial view from Northeast | |
 Map of Hong Kong showing the location of Tung Lung Chau. | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Fat Tong Mun (佛堂門) |
| Area | 2.42 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 東龍洲 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 东龙洲 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Easterndragon island | ||||||||||||
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| Nam Tong Island | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 南堂島 | ||||||||||||
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Tung Lung Chau, previously known asNam Tong Island orNam Fat Tong[1] is anisland located off the tip of theClear Water Bay Peninsula in theNew Territories ofHong Kong. It is also referred to byHong Kong people asTung Lung To orTung Lung Island (東龍島). The island is largely uninhabited. Administratively, it belongs toSai Kung District.
The island has an area of 2.42 square kilometres (0.93 square miles).[2] It forms the eastern boundary ofTathong Channel, which leads intoVictoria Harbour throughLei Yue Mun. The northern tip of Tung Lung Chau is separated from the southern tip ofClear Water Bay Peninsula by the narrowFat Tong Mun Channel (佛堂門). The highest point of the island is at Nam Tong Peak (南堂頂), at an altitude of 250m.
Emperor Duanzong of theSouthern Song dynasty once stayed at Kwu Tap (古塔) on the island.[3]
The name ofTung Lung Chau (orTunglung Island) was seen in maps since around 1845, superseding the once more prevalent romanization ofTam-too.[4]
Tung Lung Chau is the site ofTung Lung Fort, which was constructed 300 years ago and recently refurbished.
A prehistoricstone carving can also be found on the island. Measuring 180 cm by 240 cm, it is the largest ancient rock carving in Hong Kong. The stone carving was mentioned in the 1819Gazetteer of Xin'an County.[5]
There is aHung Shing Temple on the island, at a location called Nam Tong (南堂). The temple was built before 1931. Inside the temple, a huge rock, called 'Holy Rock' (聖石) by the worshipers, is protruding from the rear wall of the right chamber.[6]
AWorld War II Japanese small gun emplacement was located near Tathong Point (南堂尾, Nam Tong Mei), probably to guard Tathong Channel. It is believed that the existence of this facility may have been the reason why theAllies bombed the island.[7]
Tung Lung houses some of the best sport climbing venues in Hong Kong.[8]
Tung Lung Fort Special Area was designated as aSpecial Area under country parks in 1979 and covers 3 hectares. The area contains the fort and a campsite.[9][10]
BothTung Lung Fort and the stone carving aredeclared monuments of Hong Kong.
On weekends,kai-to service is available fromSam Ka Tsuen, nearLei Yue Mun (Kowloon side) and is operated byCoral Sea Ferry. The round-trip fare for the 30-minute journey was HK$45 in May 2020.
A service fromSai Wan Ho was operated byLam Kee Ferry until 26 January 2014 and, after a hiatus of eight months, another operator resumed the service for a round-trip fare of HK$55 for adults and HK$40 for children aged 3 and above.[11]
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