Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach
Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach is a gazetted beach facing Tung Wan on the east coast of Cheung Chau, Hong Kong. The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. The beach is 230 metres long and is rated as Grade 1 by the Environmental Protection Department for its water quality. It is one of the two beaches in Cheung Chau along with Kwun Yam Beach and the beach is the largest in the island.
History
The rock carvings located near the beach were reported by geologists in 1970 and were gazetted as declared monuments of Hong Kong in 1982.
Usage
The beach is long and narrow and the whole journey will take 15 minutes and the beach is where Hong Kong's first Olympic medallist, Lee Lai-shan, practised windsurfing when she was young.
Features
The beach has the following features:
- Changing rooms
- Showers
- Toilets
- Water sports centre
See also
References
- ^ "Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Beaches and Swimming Pools - Islands". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Environmental Protection Interactive Centre : Beach Water Quality Data". Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Beach". Cheung Chau. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Rock Carvings on Cheung Chau - Declared Monuments - Antiquities and Monuments Office". Antiquities and Monuments Office. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "S.G. Davis, Shirlee Edelstein, Madeleine H. Tang, "Rock Carvings in Hong Kong and the New Territories", 26 September 1973". ScholarSpace at University of Hawaii at Manoa. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Peters, Ed (20 October 2020). "San San at 50: Hong Kong's only Olympic gold medallist on staying healthy and positive, and the importance of sport | South China Morning Post". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
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