Lantau Longing — Tong Fuk Tsuen Village and its Pristine Beach

In the southwestern part of Lantau Island, it is typical that the beaches come with black sand. As it is reputed, the beach is clean, with fine black sand and beautiful water. The waves are mild and there was almost no one there in a hot summer afternoon. On Google Map, I noticed that there is an indicator of a Tin Hau Temple not far away. I made my way out there to see the temple. The entrance is at the parking lot right by the bus stop. The Tin Hau Temple was not much to speak of, but the views there on a higher vantage point was very nice. The Wikipedia has a short introduction of Tong Fuk Tsuen Village. “The original Tong Fuk Tsuen was composed of indigenous inhabitants of Chan and Tang clans who settled in the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty. The Chan coming from Sea Lo Wan in North Lantau, whilst the Tang originated from Tuen Mun. Most of the indigenous inhabitants were fishermen and farmers who worshipped Hung Shing.” And indeed, I would be visiting the Hung Shing Temple the next day. It was a whole lot more established as a place of worship than the little altar of Tin Hau set up by the beach. Tong Fuk Tsuen Village is a small village and in terms of food options it is a little tricky. There is a proper, the only proper, restaurant called Tak Bo, serving local Chinese food (and its food is good). However, at 5pm I was told by the staff at Blue Sky Hostel that Tak Bo closes at 3pm every day. #hongkongnature #hongkong #outlyingisland #tongfukbeach #tongfuktsuen #beach #blacksand #lantauisland #beachlife#naturalwonders#seascapes#china