Day hike the Tung O Ancient Trail from Tai O to Tung Chung 1-31-21

0:46 宝珠潭 2:40 东澳古道 4:10 茜草湾 6:14 深石码头 8:12 䃟頭灣休憩涼亭
东澳古道一天遊 15+km
東涌站 – 大澳  #11 Bus
大澳巴士總站
大澳 桥
大澳涌
大澳新基 Tai O San Ki
大澳新基 Tai O San Ki
大澳新基 Tai O San Ki
大澳新基 Tai O San Ki
楊侯古廟 Yeung Hau Temple 宝珠潭
大澳杨侯古庙建于清朝康熙三十八年(1699年),供奉南宋名臣杨亮节。门联写着“拥鹊岭以为屏灵锺秀毓,控凤山而作铙为阜民康”。
大澳杨侯古庙,又称大澳侯王庙,是香港一所侯王庙,位于大屿山大澳宝珠潭侧,现被列为香港法定古迹。庙脊上见石湾公仔、双龙定火珠及帘板木雕。而纯锡造牌匾和对联为镇庙之宝。庙中除了主神杨侯王外,亦有供奉关帝、北帝及洪圣四大人神。
新基街
嶼北界碑
屿北界碑(又称屿北界石)是香港大屿山上的界碑之一,于1902年树立,以表明大屿山已租予英国。
1898年,满清与英国签署《展拓香港界址专条》,连同大屿山的新界范围被英国租借99年。1902年,英军少校力奇率领军舰林保号抵达大屿山竖立花岗岩石碑,北部及南部各一。其中屿北界碑座落于大澳宝珠潭以东的一个小山岗上,基座上刻有经度东经113度52分,清楚显示新界租借地界线。
狗伸地
东澳古道
港珠澳大桥人工島
虎山
象山 +449m
红粉石
Airport
茜草湾
?? +167m 茜草湾
Lots of Jezebels
深屈道
深屈
Yat Lok Store, 好景茶座
南田
深屈码头
深石亭建於1971年,由帶髮修行的岑瑞珍為紀念母親而建,現在成為行山客休息地點。
社稷大王神壇
深石村
深石码头
䃟石灣
䃟石灣海蝕洞
大樹波羅 Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
沙螺湾不歡迎旅客
沙螺湾
Hau Hok Wan 鱟殼灣
䃟頭灣的休憩涼亭,這裡可遙望著赤鱲角機場

Sinopharm vaccines will be delivered to Peru

The first batch of China’s Sinopharm vaccines will be delivered to Peru on Feb 9, said Peruvian Prime Minister Violeta Bermudez. According to Peru’s Andina news agency, the initial batch is one million doses.

Dr. Xiaomei Havard has been chosen to serve as an MP in South African Parliament

Following a 17-year political career in South Africa, Dr. Xiaomei Havard 晓梅·哈瓦德(张晓梅) has been chosen to serve as an MP in Parliament. She replaces the late Jackson Mthembu, who passed away last week. Despite the doctor’s wealth of experience, Havard has also been embroiled in scandal before – and her Chinese background has drawn some uncomfortable reactions.

Chinese Xiaomei Havard Mthembu

“If a black person born in China can never be a member of the Chinese Parliament… Why does SA allow a Chinese-born person to be a member of the SA Parliament, and make laws for South Africans?” “The Chinese protects the economy for its people, and has an expansion program for its industries across the world. With so many China malls/towns in South Africa and around the world, how many African malls or towns are there in China?”Vuyo Zungula, leader of the African Transformation Movement, LOL

Turkey exports boron ore to China by rail for the first time

The departure ceremony of the third Turkish export freight train to China was grandly held at Ankara railway station. The train is loaded with 1000 tons of boron ore and 42 containers in total. The train departs from Turkey and will pass through Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and finally arrive at Xi’an, China, with a total distance of about 8000 kilometers and a running time of 12 days. The train passes through Baku-Tbilisi-Kars transnational railroad, which is an important part of Asia-Europe continental transportation network.

China will not recognize BNO for Hong Kong residents from 1-31-21

1-29-21 If Hong Kong residents choose to hold the BNO passport, they have to abandon the HKSAR passport, China bans BNOs holders from traveling to China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

“From January 31, China will no longer recognise the so-called BNO passport as a travel document and ID document, and reserves the right to take further actions,” foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.

Remote Sensing 31 Group 02 satellite

11-29-21 At 12:47, China successfully launched the Remote Sensing 31 Group 02 satellite with a Long March 4C carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, and the satellite entered the predetermined orbit. The satellites are mainly used to carry out electromagnetic environment detection and related technology tests.

Sinovac vaccine arrived in Chile

The first batch of nearly 2 million doses of COVID19 vaccine from Chinese company Sinovac arrived in Chile on Thursday. The vaccine obtained emergency use authorization in Chile on January 20.

Day hike from Ngong Ping to Lantau North Country Park Extension to San Tau to Tung Chung 1-28-21

0:00 Tung Chung New Town Extension Reclamation project 2:06 View from the top of Lin Fa Shan 3:39 Abandoned tungsten mine 6:07 东涌炮台 6:50 Auto accident
昂坪 – 莲花山 – 头 – 东涌 一天遊
The dip to the right of Pheonix Mountain is where the trail runs
伯公坳 Trail head to Pheonix Mountain 凤凰山 one of my next hike
昂坪 360
Part of 凤凰俓
Ngong Ping 360 Rescue Trail
Ngong Ping 360 Rescue Trail
Ngong Ping 360 Rescue Trail
彌勒山
Airport
Tingsi Trail 老鴉咀
港珠澳大桥
莲花山 +585m
莲花山 +585m
大峒 +508m on the right of the cable car
Down the ridge
Common Jezebel still around
栒子 Cotoneaster(Cotoneaster frigidus)
Trail tag
Abandoned tungsten mine at the side trail that disappear三層洞,廢棄鎢礦場
Mine tailing, cannot find any trail down, so climbed back up to back track.
石涧
Don’t step on the pipe
Pipe for irrigation
䃟頭村
超過400年歷史的古村䃟頭
往大澳經沙螺湾
何氏家壂
东涌湾
往山墳?
Tung Chung stream
Rescue Trail
Mangrove growth 䃟頭濕地
Tung Chung Stream
Tung Chung Playground
侯王宮建於清朝乾隆時期,供奉南宋將領楊亮節。相傳楊亮節曾為保護宋帝昺在東涌灣外開戰,故後來當地村民從九龍城請來「升仙」的侯王「重回舊地」,以祈求協助對抗瘟疫。
东澳古道
沙咀头
东涌炮台
辰栱
东涌炮台
东涌炮台