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Cheung Chau Island
Cheung Chau (Long Island)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong & Macau
Type: Sightseeing
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Hong Kong & Macau
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South of Lantau Island, Cheung Chau (Long Island) is a tiny dumbbell- shaped speck in the sea measuring less than a square-mile, yet it is one of the most densely populated
places in Hong Kong. Its current population is about 30,000 but, unlike nearby Lamma and Lantau, there are very few expats.
Most residents commute into the city to work, which can leave the island feeling decidedly empty, except on the weekends when locals and tourists flock. Even when it’s busy, the island retains a certain charm and its main promenade,Praya Street, even manages to feel a little Mediterranean on a summer evening.
Cheung Chau also has some good beaches, lively temple festivals and even a few pirate legends. Cheung Chau is said to be one of the longest inhabited islands in the area, and during the 18th century it was a safe haven for pirates attacking the busy trading waterways between Macau and Guangzhou. There’s a cave out on the south island where Cheung Po Tsai, the Delta’s most notorious pirate, is alleged to have hidden and perhaps even stashed his treasure.
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