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Day 1 – THE LAMMA ISLAND
A mix between east and west, tranquility and excitement
Time
Activities and location
9:40 – 10:20
Ferry ride from Central to the Lamma Island
10:25 – 11:00
Breakfast in local café (茶餐廳)
11:00 – 13:00
Glass-making workshop at ‘The Selling Point’
or swimming in Hung Sing Ye beach
13:15 – 14:10
Lunch in a small western restaurant
14:10 – 15:10
Shopping in the Yung Shu Wan village
15:20 – 15:40
Tea at 茶水亭—bean custard dessert and soy bean
milk
15:50 – 18:00
Walk from Yung Shu Wan to Sok Kwu Wan
18:10 – 20:00
Seafood Dinner
20:15 – 21:00
Ferry ride back to Central
Lamma Island
Accessible by ferry
from Central and
Aberdeen
Specialties
Relaxed atmosphere
and small community
with low-rise houses
Lots of western
inhabitants
Sea food
No cars
Names are often deceiving.
Pineapple buns does not
have any bit of pineapple.
And you can never find
Singaporean fried noodles
in Singapore. All these
names are invented by
Pineapple Bun
Hong Kong people.
…and shop for more!!!
It’s not like you can try this every day. Don’t miss it!
If you are dying for a dip under the hot
weather, Hung Shing Ye beach might
be a better answer than glass-making.
Just remember it is illegal to go au
natural on beaches.
Exotic shops and restaurants are
all over the place. Have a Western
meal al fresco. Feels like you are
in Europe, right?
A small rural community has blossomed into the present
day Yung Shue Wan village full of diversity and life.
Filled with shops and restaurants reflecting the mixed
heritage, you can find stalls with dried fish and Hakka
snacks, shops selling hi-tech gadgets and cute knickknacks, hippies-styled outlets all in one street!
This kiosk was said to have ‘the
best bean custard in the world’
in the famous Hong Kong comic
Mcmug . It is made daily in the
traditional way by an old lady,
using mountain water and soy
bean. Delicious!
Need to go
now. We
have a long
way ahead.
A pavilion for you
to get a drink and
some rest
Enjoy the beautiful sight of
Lamma and other islands
along the way as well as the
breathtaking view of the
Victoria Harbor and the
spectacular skyline of Hong
Kong in the distance
The Japanese
stored
explosives
here during
World War II
reputedly.
Sok Kwu Wan in
the distance
The valley was
home to a
small farming
community.
The kilns near the old
schoolhouse was a
remainder of the local lime
industry in the past.
Fine cuisine as always been Hong Kong’s pride.
With seafood playing a large part in Cantonese
cuisine,a seafood meal is a must-try.
You eat what you picked
In Hong Kong seafood restaurants, there are
rows and rows of fish tanks containing types of
sea foods: fishes, lobsters, crabs, shrimps,
clams, conches, you name it. You can take a look
at them before deciding what to eat. You get to
pick your own fish or whatever and the staff
will get it right from the tank.
Rule #1 in picking seafood:
Pick the those in good condition:
Alive, healthy and responsive when you poke it.
Don’t worry.The staff always give
truthful advice and help you pick the best
ones and have it cooked in the best way.
Day 2 - Lantau Island
totally Chinese!
Time
Activities and location
10:00 - 10:45
Check in all luggage at Central
MTR Ride from Central to Tung Chong city
10:50 - 11:30
Bus ride to Ngong Ping
11:30 - 12:15
Big Buddha
12:30 - 14:00
Vegetable meal lunch and tour around Po Lin
monastery
14:00 - 14:20
Bus ride to tai O
14:30 - 16:00
Touring around the Tai O fishing village
16:00 - 16:10
Buy dim sum for tea in 7-Eleven
16:15 - 16:45
Tea time on Ferry ride to Tung Chong Development
Pier
16:50-17:00
Take taxi to Airport
17:10
Arrive at the airport
Fact box
Height:26
meters
Weight:220
tons
Being the largest sitting bronze Buddha in the world, the size
brought problems about the construction funds.
A Japanese merchant offered a huge donation, under the
condition that the Buddha face the direction of Japan.
His offer was of course declined, as the Buddha is now
facing the South China Sea.
Then, most construction companies consider building this
huge bronze statue on an 800-meter plateau an almost
impossible project. The Big Buddha was eventually
completed byChina Aerospace Science and
Technology Corporation( who build China’s frist rocket)
in 1993
Vegetable meal, 齋 in Chinese, means fast or
purification of body and soul. One is to consume
no meat.The Po Lin Monastery has a large rectory
serving such meals:
Bits that taste or look like
meat are actually four
dough. Have you fooled!
How long has it been around?
At around 1905, 3 monks from the mainland, Daiyud (great happiness),
Tunshou(sudden inspiration) and Yudming (happiness and understanding)
arrived at Ngong Ping. They found the quiet plateau a good place for
meditation and achieving inner peace and built a small stone room ,then a
cottage. Some monks heard about it and came to help make clearing for
farming and do some other chores. In 1924,a famous monk came to the
monastery and became the first abbot.The monastery was then officially
named ‘Po Lin’.
Aside from Buddha, the are a lot of other Buddhist figures like
Bodhisattva Kuan-Yin
You can also try fortune telling. Kneel before
the altar and take the bamboo cylinder
containing fortune sticks in your hands.
Shake it carefully and one numbered stick
will finally fall to the ground. Match it with
the relevant printed Fortune Paper. Bring it
to the fortune teller and tell him what you to
know(e.g. career, romance)He will interpret
the paper for you and tell you what the
Fates have in store for you.
Why do Buddhist monks and nuns wear a yellow robe?
When the ancient Indians looked into the jungle they could always tell which
leaves were about to drop from the tree, because they were either yellow,
orange or brown. Consequently, in India, yellow became the color of
renunciation. Monks and nuns robes are yellow so they can act as a constant
reminder of the importance of not clinging, of letting go, of giving up.
Meet the Boats People
who live in ethnic
houses built on stilts! In
the 19th century, Hong
Kong was still a fishing
community and most
people lived on boats.
As the boats are small,
people built houses on
water near Wing On
Street to accommodate
their families.
In the 50’s
Cool in Summer time
Now
They are not Buddhist temples.They
are for other gods and goddesses the
boats people worship.
Yeung Hau Temple
Kwan Di Temple
Past: Sea Salt ( old
salt pans everywhere)
Now: Shrimp
Paste and
dried fish
Instant food is essential in the hectic Hong
Kong life. We have the greatest variety of
them. The best however was Chilled Dim Sum.
All you need to do is to pop it in the
microwave oven in the shop. All kinds of
devices are designed to make them as
delicious as possible, and they actually work!
Item
Transport:
Drink and
food:
Others:
Expense
Ferry ride (Central- Lamma)
$15.00
Ferry ride (Lamma- Central)
$15.00
MTR ride (central-Tung Chong)
$23.00
Bus ride (Tung Chong City- Ngong Ping)
$16.00
Bus ride (Ngong Ping- Tai O)
$6.30
Ferry ride (Tai O- Tung Chong development pier)
$15.00
Taxi (Tung Chong development pier- airport)
$40.00
Breakfast (local cafe)
$30.00
Lunch X 2
$200.00
Tea X 2
$50.00
Dinner
$200.00
Glass making
$200.00
Souvenir
$1000.00
We advice our friend to bring HKD$2000 for extra spending
and if we miss the bus we’ll have to take taxi.
Total:
$1810.30