Vignettes of the World
On this beautiful autumn day I took a walk from Chuen Lung Village to the Shing Mun Reservoir via the Lung Mun Country Trail, ending at the Pineapple Dam. I have previously walked part of the Lung Mun Country Trail when I became lost in …
I have hiked the trail between Wu Kau Tang and Sam A Tsuen Village for three times at least, and I finally had a chance to take my camera with me for some nice photographs on this trail. The trail is properly named the Double …
The red walk of Tai Po Kau is an easy 3km walk in the Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve area. The Tai Po Kau Nature Trail offers five routes of choice. Four are demarcated in the colors red, blue, brown and yellow. The fifth walk …
There is no official English name to this hill known locally as “Curvy Hill.” It has acquired its name from the meandering path that leads downward from the top of neighboring mountains. I saw photographs online and became very drawn to the scenery there. On …
The Mini Great Wall Trail of Cheung Chau is an easy walk on the southeastern coast of Cheung Chau for under two hours. It has acquired this name because of the trail’s stone-paved and stone-fenced features. Another popular island trail is in Cheung Chau north, …
I went canyoning with a group of friends at the Ping Nam Stream. This trip came just in time to catch the last stretch of the summer heat. We met at the Nam Chung parking lot at the foot of MacLehose Trail Section 10 for …
A Brief Introduction of Ma Shi Chau Ma Shi Chau is the largest island in Tolo Habour. Together with Centre Island, Yeung Chau and an unnamed island off of the Sam Mun Tsai New Village, Ma Shi Chau was designated a Special Area pursuant to …
It was a rainy and stormy weekend but we managed to visit the Port Island for a good stretch of eight hours, and the sun shined upon us throughout. The Port Island is a small island in the middle-to-western side of Mirs Bay (Tai Pang …
The first walk at the Kwu Tung Reservoir turned out to be a spooky experience. My grandfather was buried in the hillside graveyard across from the reservoir. When I got there, I was saying in my heart, “hi Grandpa, I am here.” The hillside graveyard …
I have been very eager to visit the Waterfall Bay at Wah Fu Estate for a while. After a stretch of rainy days last week, the water flow must be voluminous there. Therefore on the first sunny morning I headed out to the Southern District …