Cheung Chau Island -- a place to retrace Chinese traditions and folk stories in Hong Kong
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The main street on Cheung Chau Island. [Photo: Global Times] |
![The main street on Cheung Chau Island. [Photo: Global Times]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100805/000d87ad3cdd0dc4961e62.jpg "The main street on Cheung Chau Island. [Photo: Global Times]")
Attracted by the annual Cheung Chau Bun Festival which is a unique event in Cheung Chau Island, I made up my mind to explore the folk culture there with my baby camera and one of my local friends. We took the ferry from Central Ferry Pier 5 at noon. The trip takes about one hour and the ticket price for the slow ferry at weekend is HK$ 16.8 per person.
Shaped like a dumbbell, Cheung Chau Island is one of Hong Kong's delightful outlying islands. Featuring fantastic seafood, pleasant beaches, plenty of culture and heritage, it's a relatively short ferry arrive away from Central Ferry Pier 5. Cheung Chau is unique among outlying island communities. It still possesses a thriving fishing industry. Tourists can see all the fishing boats lying at the pier as the ferry comes into dock.
Along the pier on main street, there are numerous Chinese and western restaurants, many of which serve fresh and tempting seafood. Seafood dining on Cheung Chau is very popular with the locals. After tucking to the great seafood dinner on the island, you will know why people like it so much.
DIY seafood pick-out
Apart from dining, there are butcher shops and vendors selling fresh fish, shellfish, fresh fruits and vegetables. At weekend, the small local restaurants and food stalls usually have a busy trade. Along the Cheung Chau Complex on the main street (Tai Hing Tai Road), tourists can pick up fresh seafood and have it cooked at a nearby restaurant. It must be a great gourmet in the world!
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