13 Dec 2013
The first island that I visited in my third visit to Hong Kong was Cheong Chau. Cheong Chau is a small island located 10km southwest of Hong Kong island. I alighted at Hong Kong MTR station and walked to the Central Pier through Internation Fincance Center(IFC).
pic: On the way, saw a colorful roof-top bus
pic: Mini bus in Hong Kong
I arrived Cheong Chau at about noon time. The weather wasn't really good. Pictures look pale. Cheong Chau in my impression is a fishing village, which is well known for its fresh and dried seafood. Small boats, seafood restaurants and dried seafood can be seen along the main street.
pic: temple and basketball court
On the way to the beach, 东堤小筑can be seen. It is a resort which I heard is popular for love affair(偷情胜地), suicide(烧炭自杀), and ghost stories(鬼故).
After passing by the beach, I came to this mini great wall. The scenery along this coastal stretch is gorgeous and there are also a number of strangely shaped rocks sprinkled along the trail.
On the main street in Cheong Chau, on the right after you alighted from the ferry, there are a shop houses which sell street food and dried seafood. Big fish ball is one of their signature street food. People claimed that it is as big as a human fist but actually it is smaller than that. Fish ball can be served in different flavours. Another street food I had was the cheese baked lobster. It tasted really good despite it was little expensive for it serving size.
pic: Surprised to see such a clean public toilet in this small island
