Rock carvings at Big Wave Bay (Hong Kong)
The rock carvings at Big Wave Bay are petroglyphs in the Bay Big Wave Bay on Hong Kong .
The rock carvings were first officially reported by a police officer in 1970. There is no reliable information about their age, but it is assumed that this is around 3500 years. The rock carvings cover an area of 90 cm by 180 cm.
Since October 13, 1978, the petroglyphs have been part of the cultural monuments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and are thus under monument protection by the Hong Kong Antiquities Authority .
Web links
Commons : Big Wave Bay Rock Carving - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
Individual evidence
- ^ Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance - Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Island. Retrieved October 30, 2017 .
- ↑ Environmental Protection Department - Annex I Listing of Declared Monuments. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 28, 2009 ; accessed on October 30, 2017 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 22 ° 14 ′ 46.3 " N , 114 ° 14 ′ 55.7" E