Cheung Chau Island
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This small island -- even smaller than nearby Lantau -- was once a hideout of eighteenth-century Chinese pirate Cheung Po Tsai, who legend says plied the waters of the South China Sea pillaging the fishing villages he passed. Cheung Po Tsai Cave, one of his supposed safe houses, is open for exploration. Elsewhere on the island you’ll find waterfront walks and inland hikes winding past local temples, quiet beaches and lookouts with panoramic views over the South China Sea.
Each year during late April or early May, islanders celebrate the Cheung Chau Bun Festival, one of the more unusual cultural festivals in Asia. Thousands of competitors climb three 60-foot (18-meter) towers covered in steamed buns, trying to collect as many of the buns as possible in a quest to become King or Queen of the Buns. The higher up a bun is, the more it’s worth.
Latest Reviews
Review by Diana M, November 2011
Doing what: Cheung Chau (Long Island) Tour with Dim Sum lunch
Very good tour, the tour guide Ming, was excellent.
Review by Suzanne B P, August 2011
Doing what: Cheung Chau (Long Island) Tour with Dim Sum lunch
This tour was really good, we were a family of three who had the guide to ourselves. Ming told us more than we could find in a book about the history and culture of the people on the island and other relevant facts about the Chinese in general. I would recomend this to anyone who wants to see the real deal in a small village not the tourist hot spots that dont let you experience anothers way of life.
Review by Simon S, May 2011
Doing what: Cheung Chau (Long Island) Tour with Dim Sum lunch
Excellent tour we were the only ones on the trip so received excellent service throughout
