Hong Kong Cheung Chau Island Travel Guide

travelling guideline:

1. Cheung Chau Island is not large in area, and vehicles are prohibited on the island, so it is suitable for strolling. The city center is centered on the bustling street facing the ferry terminal, where old shops, open-air markets, and roadside stalls are densely packed and lively. Renting a bicycle costs HKD 15 per hour. Depending on the number of people and time, the price can be reduced to HKD 10 per hour, which is even cheaper based on the number of days. In addition to bicycles, there are also small tricycles, with one riding in front and two behind, which is suitable for families of three or people in the group who are inconvenient to ride.

2. The Tai Ping Qing Jiao Festival in Cheung Chau is also called Baoshan Festival. Held in Cheung Chau every April and May, it is full of local characteristics and is a festival not to be missed. In front of the Pak Tai Temple, you can see three 16-meter-tall bamboo tents and the portraits of the three gods, which is a wonder. The highlight of the celebration is undoubtedly the fascinating Colorful Parade, in which children dress up as characters from ancient and modern times and legends and parade on trolleys supported by brackets, as if floating in mid-air, bringing a lot of joy to the onlookers. Every year on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the island holds the Tai Ping Qing Jiao "Piao Se" celebration. At midnight that night, there is also a traditional competitive activity of grabbing mountain buns, attracting many tourists to watch.

Best time to visit:

summer

Shopping recommendations:

1. Before and after Baoshan Festival, different varieties of Ping An Bao are sold on the island. If you come out of season, you can still buy safe bags that can be touched but not eaten → Various accessories made in the shape of safe bags, such as pillows, mobile phone chains, refrigerator magnets, etc.

2. Shopping on Cheung Chau Island mainly focuses on seafood, such as shrimp paste, dried squid, salted fish, fish maw, etc. On Daxingdi Road, you will see fresh shrimps dried in the open air by islanders. They are arranged in neat rows. Depending on the length of time they are dried, the color changes from light gray to deep red. Another famous specialty here is Dadi fish meal, which is dried square fish and ground into powder. 25 grams can be purchased in a small seasoning jar for 20 Hong Kong dollars. Dadi fish meal is usually used to enhance the freshness of Cantonese wonton noodles. It can be added to the meat filling and can also add flavor to the noodle soup.