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Yung Shue Wan

Coordinates: 22°13′35″N 114°6′43″E / 22.22639°N 114.11194°E / 22.22639; 114.11194
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Yung Shue Wan
Traditional Chinese榕樹灣
Simplified Chinese榕树湾
Literal meaningBanyan Bay/Banyan Tree Bay
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRóngshùwān
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingjung4 syu6 waan1
The village of Yung Shue Wan from the ferry terminal in June 2020.
An aerial view of Main Street and surrounding areas in Yung Shue Wan in August 2016
Sunrise behind Yung Shue Wan
Sunrise behind Yung Shue Wan from the ferry pier in December 2020.
Sunset and ferry near Yung Shue Wan
Sunset near Yung Shue Wan on Lamma Island in September 2020. The Central/Yung Shue Wan ferry (from Hong Kong Island to Lamma Island) is visible; Cheung Chau and Lantau island are in the background.
Yung Shue Wan tenement homes reusing old materials in January 2008.
Yung Shue Wan bay boats rest in the low tide in January 2008.

Yung Shue Wan (Chinese: 榕樹灣) is the main population centre on Lamma Island, Hong Kong. It has a population of approximately 6,000.

Features

The village is a mix of residential properties, shops and restaurants. Yung Shue Wan gives a Mediterranean feeling when walking through it. In addition to the indigenous residents, the quiet and laid-back lifestyle make it an attractive and popular living location for middle-class commuters. It is popular with expatriates.

There is a Tin Hau Temple in Yung Shue Wan.[1]

Transportation

Yung Shue Wan can be reached by ferry from the Outlying Islands Ferry Pier No. 4 in Central, which takes about 25 minutes, or from Aberdeen, which takes about 35 minutes.

Lamma Island ferry collision

Main article: 2012 Lamma Island ferry collision

On 1 October 2012, at approximately 20:20 HKT, a ferry and another passenger vessel collided off Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island, Hong Kong.[2] The day was the National Day of the People's Republic of China, and one of the ships was headed for the commemorative firework display, scheduled to take place half an hour later. With 39 killed and more than 100 injured,[3] the incident was the deadliest maritime disaster in Hong Kong since 1971.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Tin Hau Temple, Yung Shue Wan Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Armstrong, Paul; Mullen, Jethro (2 October 2012). "At least 37 killed in Hong Kong's deadliest ferry accident in decades". CNN. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Hong Kong boat crash off Lamma Island kills 36". BBC News. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
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