Saturday, October 4, 2008

Hoi Sham Island

Hoi Sham Island , also called To Kwa Wan Island , is a former island in Kowloon Bay off the coast at an urban and bay of To Kwa Wan of Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong.

The island was famous for the Hoi Sham Rock and Fishtail Rock , and was believed to be a place of good Feng Shui. A Hoi Sham Temple was originally located on the island.

Upon of the bay of To Kwa Wan in the 1960s, the island was connected to the urban To Kwa Wan area, and was converted into Hoi Sham Park in 1972 with the Fishtail Rock preserved. The temple has been relocated to Pak Kung Street in the area.

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