Archive for the ‘Places & Attractions’ Category

• VIDEO – Interview with the Only Resident of Kuk Po Ghost Village

  Date: 2013.05.07 | Category: Blog, History & Abandoned HK, Places & Attractions, Video | Response: 0

  Below is the final part of this series, a Hong Wrong video interview with Mark Sung. Mark is the only resident of Kuk Po, an abandoned ghost village in rural HK. Click here for Part I of the photo series from the ghost town, or click here for Part II. Also, check out Fung Hang – a nearby semi-abandoned village.

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• PLACES – Kuk Po, Part 2: More Photos from the Abandoned Village Outpost

  Date: 2013.05.05 | Category: Blog, History & Abandoned HK, Photography & Wallpapers, Places & Attractions | Response: 0

  Kuk Po is an abandoned village in rural north-east HK. This is Part II of a photo series from the ghost town, including a few from neighbouring Fung Hang. Stay tuned to the blog this week for a video interview with the village’s only resident, Mark Sung.

  Click here for Kuk Po, Part I, which includes information about the area and how to get there. Click here for shots from Fung Hang.

  
  
  
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• PLACES – The Hakka Walled Village of Tsang Tai Uk, Sha Tin

  Date: 2013.03.27 | Category: Blog, History & Abandoned HK, Photography & Wallpapers, Places & Attractions | Response: 0

  ‘Big House of the Tsangs’ or Tsang Tai Uk (aka Shan Ha Wai – the ‘Walled Village at the Mountain’s Foot’) is a Hakka walled village in Sha Tin, near Lion Rock Tunnel. It is a Grade I heritage site as of 2007, and is probably the most accessible village of its kind in HK…

  

  Construction began in 1848 by the wealthy granite merchant and stonemason Tsang Koon-Man…

  

  It took 20 years to complete, during a time when HK was awash with pirates. The original construction materials are still intact today, and much of the fortified village is still inhabited…

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• PLACES – The Semi-Abandoned Ghost Village of Fung Hang

  Date: 2013.03.12 | Category: Blog, History & Abandoned HK, Photography & Wallpapers, Places & Attractions | Response: 0

  Deep in the New Territories, facing Shenzhen and south west of Sha Tau Kok Hoi, lies the semi-abandoned village of Fung Hang. ..

  

  It is worth a visit if hiking to remote Kuk Po, which – unlike Fung Hang – is now totally abandoned….

  

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• PLACES – Hong Kong’s Abandoned ‘Ghost Island’

  Date: 2013.02.23 | Category: History & Abandoned HK, Photography & Wallpapers, Places & Attractions | Response: 2

  Updated: Feb, 2013

  Abandoned ‘ghost island’ Yim Tin Tsai was once home to 1000+ Hakka people…

  

  …By the late 80s/ early 90s, all of the inhabitants had resettled elsewhere in HK, in Britain and Poland…

  

  …It is now home to just a caretaker, a small organic farm and a small, recently restored UNESCO protected chapel…

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• PLACES – Kuk Po, Part 1: Photos from the Abandoned Village Outpost in Rural HK

  Date: 2013.02.03 | Category: Blog, History & Abandoned HK, Photography & Wallpapers, Places & Attractions | Response: 6

  Kuk Po is an abandoned village in rural north-east Hong Kong…

  

  The town borders the Frontier Closed Area…

  

  The village was once home to about 160 people.

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• PLACES – Official Map of Hong Kong Island’s New Hos

  Date: 2013.01.20 | Category: Blog, Places & Attractions | Response: 4

  Hong Kong has ‘hos in different area codes‘ following a somewhat annoying hipster trend of renaming up-and-coming districts of HK Island. Some are extremely tenuous/made-up, others seem to be catching on…

  Lest you feel unlooped, and never to miss a bandwagon, Hong Wrong exclusively presents a patent-pending, comprehensive map of the  Hong Kong’s Hos. Click to enlarge…

  

  
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  Most areas relate to upcoming restaurant districts, as rental prices push eateries away from the traditional Soho area…

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• PLACES – Escape Hong Kong at ‘Freeing HK’, Mongkok

  Date: 2013.01.20 | Category: Blog, Places & Attractions | Response: 0

  ‘Freeing HK’ is a new escape room puzzle/game based in Mongkok. Crack codes, find clues, decipher riddles and find your way out of the room within 30mins to win a surprise gift. The booking engine on their website is in Chinese, so call 2332 0334 to book an English session.

  Along with haunted house tours and Dialogue/Dining in the Dark, it is part of a growing trend of ‘real-life’/simulated experiences on offer in HK.

  

  Three of the four rooms take teams of 5, whilst one of the rooms takes teams of 3 – each games lasts 45mins.

  • SCMP Magazine article

  • Time Out article

  

  The founders, via SCMP

  It is HK$98 or HK$128 depending on when you book…

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• PLACES – Motocross Dirt Biking in Sheung Shui

  Date: 2013.01.12 | Category: Blog, Places & Attractions | Response: 0

  Established just last year, X-Camp in Lok Ma Chau offers motocross classes for groups of up to 8.

  

  Classes include an introduction to the equipment and riding, as well as a BBQ and demonstration by the professionals.

  

  English speakers are best contacting Vincent Lai on 9443 7239 or vincent.lcf3@gmail.com – make a booking several weeks in advance – discounts for groups.

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• PLACES – Lion Rock & Beacon Hill

  Date: 2013.01.09 | Category: Blog, Places & Attractions | Response: 0

  Lion Rock Country Park is otherwise known as the starting point for the Hung Mui Kuk Nature Trail. It is probably the most convenient hike in Kowloon…

  

  It is accessible by KMB bus – alight at Worldwide Gardens and head under the bridge and up the steps. If arriving by MTR, the starting point is a 10min walk through housing estates from Tai Wai MTR station.

  

  Hung Mui Kuk Barbecue Area is the first stop. The hike is a short, sharp climb where rhesus monkeys are not uncommon.

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