Lamma Island

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南丫島
Lamma Island
Sok Kwu Wan - .mw-parser-output .Hant {font-size: 110%} 索 罟 灣
Sok Kwu Wan - 索 罟 灣
Waters South China Sea
Geographical location 22 ° 12 '  N , 114 ° 7'  E Coordinates: 22 ° 12 '  N , 114 ° 7'  E
Location of .mw-parser-output .Hant {font-size: 110%} 南丫島 Lamma Island
length 7.3 km
width 4 km
surface 13.85dep1
Highest elevation Mt Stenhouse /
Shan Tei Tong
( 山地 塘 )
353  m
Residents 6014 (2016)
main place Yung Shue Wan
Sok Kwu Wan - Bird's Eye View, 2016
Sok Kwu Wan - Bird's Eye View, 2016

Lamma Island ( Chinese  南丫島  /  南丫岛 , Pinyin Nányā Dǎo , Jyutping Naam 4 aa 1 Dou 2 ), historically as Po Liu Chau ( 舶 寮 洲 , Bóliáo Zhōu , Jyutping Bok 6 liu 4 Zau 2 , later 博 寮 洲 , Bóliáo Zhōu , Jyutping Bok 6 liu 4 Zau 2 ), is the fourth largest island in Hong Kong and part of the Islands District south of Hong Kong Island .

The island of Lamma is located in the southwest of Hong Kong and has about 6014 inhabitants on an area of ​​13.55 km². (As of 2016) There are regular ferry connections to and from Yung Shue Wan ( 榕樹 灣  /  榕树 湾 , Róngshù Wān , Jyutping Jung 4 syu 6 Waan 1  - "Bay of Laurel Fig .") And Sok Kwu Wan ( 索 罟 灣  /  索 罟 湾 , Suǒgǔ Wān , Jyutping Sok 1 gu 2 Waan 1 ).

In contrast to Hong Kong Island and Kowloon , this island is calm, tranquil and relatively natural. It is forbidden to build buildings with more than three storeys. The island is largely car-free; The only vehicles that exist as vehicles are fire engines, emergency services and municipal vehicles.

The land and property prices are very low compared to Hong Kong. Besides locals, you can find a lot of young people and a group of artists here.

Excavations from the 1970s show human settlement since the Neolithic Age from 3800-3000 BC as well as artifacts from the Ming and Qing dynasties .

Yung Shue Wan is located in the northern part of the most populated area of ​​the island. A few decades ago the center for the manufacture of plastics was located here. The production facilities are meanwhile by restaurants, dealers u. has been replaced. The area is now popular with young people and expats.

Traditional festivals

The Tin Hau Temples are typical religious sites in the coastal areas of Hong Kong, China and other Southeast Asian coastal regions with Chinese residents. It is believed that Tin Hau , a Daoist goddess who is often revered as the “patron saint of the sea” by residents of the coastal region, is supposed to ensure good weather and full nets for fishermen and seafarers. There are two Tin Hau temples on the island, one each in Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan, both of which were built in 1826.

The Tin Hau Festival ( 天后 寶 誕  /  天后 宝 诞 , Tiānhòu Bǎodàn , Jyutping Tin 1 hau 6 Bou 2 daan 3  - literally Tin House birthday ”), which takes place every year on the 23rd of the 3rd month in the lunar calendar takes place, is celebrated by the locals and the fishermen of Lamma Island.

Places on Lamma Island

Trivia

  • There is an endangered green sea turtle nesting beach in the south of the island .
  • In 1952, the British zoologist John Romer (1920–1982) discovered an endemic frog species from Hong Kong in a cave on Lamma Island - common name "Romerian tree frog" ( Liuixalus romeri , syn. Chirixalus romeri ). The cave has been buried in a collapse since 1953. The frog species believed to be extinct was rediscovered in Hong Kong in 1984, two years after Romer's death, and is on the red list of endangered species .
  • The internationally known Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-Fat grew up on Lamma Island in simple circumstances.

photos

  • nature

  • Panorama of Pok Fu Lam on Lo Tik Wan - 蘆荻 灣 , 2009

  • Sham Wan - 深 灣 - South Coast, 2006

  • Sham Wan - Ling Kok Shan - 菱角 山 , 2015

  • Beach - Lamma Island, 2015

  • "Lamma Island Family Trail" - 南丫島 家 樂 徑 , 2006

  • Village

  • Yung Shue Wan - 榕樹 灣 - Pier, 2018

  • Corner Shop - Main Street, 2018

  • "Main Street" - 大街 - Yung Shue Wan, 2009

  • Tin Hau Temple - Yung Shue Wan, 2018

  • Tin Hau Temple - Sok Kwu Wan, 2018

Web links

Commons : Lamma Island  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lands Department Hong Kong - HK Geographic Data Sheet: (Chinese, English) PDF file; 951kB At: www.landsd.gov.hk, accessed on February 16, 2019 - online
  2. ↑ Hong Kong PLACE - Mountain Info - Height and Name: (Chinese, English) [1] At: www.hk-place.com, accessed on February 16, 2019 - Online
  3. ↑ a b 2016 Population By-census - District Profiles - District New Territories, Region Islands - Constituency Area (T08) Lamma & Po Toi: (Chinese, English) Demographic Profiles of Population in Lamma & Po Toi District Council Constituency Area, 2016 on : www.bycensus2016.gov.hk, accessed May 15, 2019 - Online
  4. ^ Government Press Release - Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Hong Kong: (English) AFCD tracks Green Turtles by satellite On: www.info.gov.hk, accessed on February 16, 2019 - Online
  5. ↑ AFCD Hong Kong - Liuixalus romeri: (Chinese, English) [2] At: www.afcd.gov.hk, accessed on February 16, 2019 - online
  6. ↑ AMNH - Amphibian Species of the World 6.0 - Online Reference - Liuixalus romeri: (Chinese, English) [3] On: research.amnh.org, accessed on February 16, 2019 - Online
  7. ↑ ITIS Report - Liuixalus romeri, Chirixalus romeri: (English) [4] On: www.itis.gov, accessed on February 16, 2019 - Online
  8. ↑ GBIF - Global Biodiversity Information Facility - Liuixalus romeri: (English) [5] On: www.gbif.org, accessed on February 16, 2019 - Online
  9. ↑ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species - Liuixalus romeri: (English) [6] On: www.iucnredlist.org, accessed on February 16, 2019 - Online