Lantau Island

Indeed one of the most fascinating islands in the country of Hong Kong is the Lantau Island. It is made up of several towns and villages including some very unique infrastructure that has been built in recent times. One of such towns is the Tai O which is a popular fishing vicinity found in the north western part of the island.

It is well known that Tai O is one of the oldest towns in the country and is thought to be about three centuries old. For all those who visit Tai O, you will find a number of stilt houses even though many of them were destroyed by fire in July of 2000. You will come across the locally produced Chinese food like shrimp paste and salted fish in Tai O.

There are about six prisons located on Lantau Island and this includes the Tong Fuk centre found just west of the town of Tong Fuk. In this town of Tong Fuk, you will come across a number of fascinating scenes showing the way of life and culture of the people of Hong Kong. In terms of transportation, all those who visit Lantau Island can get there by utilizing the ferry services that are provided by the numerous firms around. There is one which is available between Central and Mui Wo.

Depending on the kind of vessel that you use, it could take about thirty to fifty minutes for you to get there. From this there is a twenty four hour ferry service provided by HKR International Limited that normally links Pier 3 in Central to Discovery Bay. This one also takes about twenty minutes to get there.

You will discover that there are a wide range of tourist attractions found on the Lantau Island. One of such places is the Tung Chung Fort that was built in the year 1817 in order to stop the opium trade and also defend the coast from the threat of pirates. Hong Kong Disneyland is another great attraction on the Island. Indeed it is one of the beautiful scenes of the area and it is known that the Japanese occupied this fort during the World War II. Apart from this there is also the 85-foot high bronze Buddha statue which has a number of monastery buildings and a vegetarian restaurant attached. Indeed you can even ascend from Tung Chung to the monastery in just about two hours.

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