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Lei Yue Mun is a short channel in Hong Kong, between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour, separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The lands around the channel are also called Lei Yue Mun. This article is about the Kowloon side Lei Yue Mun.
The area is famous for its seafood market and restaurants in the fishing villages.[1]
Features
[edit]Lei Yue Mun Village
[edit]Lei Yue Mun Village is formed by a group of several villages:
- Sam Ka Tsuen (三家村)
- Ma Wan Tsuen (馬環村)
- Ma San Tsuen (媽山村)
- 括安里西村
- 瑪環村
- 馬背村
- 輋頂村
Tin Hau Temple
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The Tin Hau temple of Lei Yue Mun[2] is located in in Ma Wan Tsuen. It is a Grade II historic building.[3] The temple was built in 1753 and completely reconstructed in 1953. A Hip Tin Temple adjacent to the Tin Hau Temple was added after 1953 for the worship of Kwan Tai.[4]
Former quarries
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Former quarries and quarry buildings are located to the east of the village.
Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter
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Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter (三家村避風塘).
Others
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- Lighthouse[5]
- Wish Tree[6]
- Lei Yue Mun Tsuen, a public housing estate in Yau Tong
- Lei Yue Mun Plaza (鯉魚門廣場), a shopping mall
Transport
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Fun in Kwun Tong - Lei Yue Mun Seafood Bazaar
- ^ Fun in Kwun Tong - Tin Hau Temple in Lei Yue Mun
- ^ List of Graded Historic Buildings in Hong Kong (as at 6 November 2009)
- ^ Brief Information on No Grade Items, pp.418-419
- ^ Fun in Kwun Tong - Lei Yue Mun Lighthouse
- ^ Fun in Kwun Tong - Lei Yue Mun Wishing Tree
External links
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