Cheung Chau Photo Gallery

Introduction
Chau means "island" and Cheung means "long" in Chinese, but this popular dumbbell-shaped island is actually relatively small, at just 2.4 square kilometres end to end. Over the centuries, the sand-bar township between its two hilly extremities has developed a Mediterranean ambience and become the most populated of all island communities.

Many fishing boats are housed in the sheltered part of Cheung Chau's harbour.

During the week, Cheung Chau is a quiet residential island but at weekends, it's a different story. When ferries, packed with sightseers and holiday-makers arrive at the island, the population doubles. The main streets are narrow and car-free.

Cheung Chau is most famous for its week-long Bun Festival, held during the fourth moon in the lunar calendar (April/May). The celebration culminates in a unique and colourful street procession.

Cheung Chau’s “town” crowds the narrow sandbar linking the two hilly ends of the island. On the eastern side, only a few minutes’ walk across the island from the ferry pier, is Tung Wan, a popular public beach. In the waters off to the right, beyond the Warwick Hotel Cheung Chau, Hong Kong’s first Olympic Games gold medallist, Lee Lai-shan, practised windsurfing as a schoolgirl. The local Windsurfing Centre teaches the sport.

Hong Kong's first ever Olympic gold medal was won in windsurfing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games.

Cheung Chau has many narrow alleys with these lowrises. Walking is the primary mode of transportation.

How to get there?

Cheung Chau has a regular ferry service to Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, and other outlying islands. Frequencies vary but are usually every 30 minutes from Central. Schedules are available at the First Ferry website .


Introduction Chau means "island" and Cheung means "long" in Chinese, but this popular dumbbell-shaped island is actually relatively small, at just 2.4 square kilometres end to end. Over the centuries, the sand-bar township between its two hilly extremities has developed a Mediterranean ambience and become the most populated of all island communities.
Many fishing boats are housed in the sheltered part of Cheung Chau's harbour.











During the week, Cheung Chau is a quiet residential island but at weekends, it's a different story. When ferries, packed with sightseers and holiday-makers arrive at the island, the population doubles. The main streets are narrow and car-free.



Cheung Chau is most famous for its week-long Bun Festival, held during the fourth moon in the lunar calendar (April/May). The celebration culminates in a unique and colourful street procession.



Cheung Chau’s “town” crowds the narrow sandbar linking the two hilly ends of the island. On the eastern side, only a few minutes’ walk across the island from the ferry pier, is Tung Wan, a popular public beach. In the waters off to the right, beyond the Warwick Hotel Cheung Chau, Hong Kong’s first Olympic Games gold medallist, Lee Lai-shan, practised windsurfing as a schoolgirl. The local Windsurfing Centre teaches the sport.







Hong Kong's first ever Olympic gold medal was won in windsurfing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games.















Cheung Chau has many narrow alleys with these lowrises. Walking is the primary mode of transportation.








How to get there? Cheung Chau has a regular ferry service to Central, Tsim Sha Tsui, and other outlying islands. Frequencies vary but are usually every 30 minutes from Central. Schedules are available at the First Ferry website .