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Sai Kung is one of Hong Kong's best areas for isolated picturesque scenery, with over 7,500 hectares of open countryside and wonderful views of the water and many walking trails. It is also popular for its beaches and seafood. There are country parks with well-established trails, but with a little effort it is possible to come across dilapidated villages and remote outlying islands that leave the crowds and chaos of Hong Kong far behind. The main fishing village, which has always been a popular expat enclave, makes a suitable base for hiking and camping with a good selection of restaurants and bars, as well as the main transport hub with buses and kaidos..

Sights

Sai Kung Country Park Visitor Centre, T 2793 7365. Wed-Mon 0930-1630. Minibus no 1A from Choi Hung Station. Bus no 94 to Pak Tam Chung.

This small resort town, also known as Hong Kong’s Garden is a relaxing seaside base for some wonderful trekking in the surrounding three country parks. A popular expat enclave, it has many decent bars and restaurants, as well as a good bunch of harbour-front seafood restaurants on Sai Kung Tai Kai St, along which sampans sell fresh fish at around 1700 daily. This area gets even busier during the local seafood festival, part of HKTB’s Food Festival. From here, it is possible to hire sampans and kaidos to sail to the outlying islands and beaches from one of the many persuasive ladies; haggling is essential and it helps to have a Cantonese speaker. This is also the venue for ferries to Kau Sai Chau Golf Course. Along the waterfront at no 9-10 is the Yiu Kee Angling Tools Store for keen anglers, and from here the path follows the waterfront and sweeps to the left to more bars and seafood restaurants. The most popular and idyllic beach is Hap Mun Wan, on Kiu Tsui Chau or Sharp Island. Other places of interest include High Island Reservoir, Hebe Haven and Trio Beach.

Sai Kung Country Park Visitor Centre has maps and information for hiking around the area, and a model of the Country Park. The gate here prevents vehicles from entering and through this is the starting point of the 100 km MacLehose Trail, winding through eight country parks and ending at Tuen Mun. The first section along High Island Reservoir is one of the easiest. Along Tai Mong Tsai Road is the Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail, which leads to the Sheung Yiu Folk Museum.

Pak Tam Chung Nature Trail, Sai Kung, T 2792 6365. 0900-1600, closed Tue and some public holidays.

Originally a Hakka village established by the Wong Clan in the late 19th century, the exhibits include farming equipment and household objects to give a flavour of rural life in Sheung Yiu. In addition to its exhibition galleries, you can wander round the old pig pens, watchtower and drying terrace.

Kau Sai Chau island.

On a remote island, a short sampan ride from Sai Kung’s waterfront, this temple gained an award from UNESCO for its outstanding culture and heritage restoration. Built in 1889 as a shrine to Hung Shing, the God of the Sea, it also functioned very significantly as a place of gathering for the community and a village school. It is a typically small rural temple with two halls, Hung Shing is on the main altar, plus the deities of two other seafaring gods, Choi Pak Shing Kwan and Shui Sin Yeuh as well as an attractive dragon mural.

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