Lower Cheung Sha Beach

Beach in Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong

22°14′03″N 113°57′19″E / 22.23411°N 113.9553°E / 22.23411; 113.9553LocationCheung Sha, Lantau IslandDimensions
 • Length96 metresPatrolled byLeisure and Cultural Services Department
Lower Cheung Sha Beach
Traditional Chinese下長沙泳灘
Simplified Chinese下长沙泳滩
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXià Cháng Shā Yǒng Tān
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghaa6 coeng4 saa1 wing6 taan1

Lower Cheung Sha Beach is a gazetted beach located in Cheung Sha in southern Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.[1] The beach is 96 metres long and is rated as good to fair by the Environmental Protection Department for its water quality in the past twenty years.[2] Near the beach is the Upper Cheung Sha Beach, but the Upper Cheung Sha Beach is not connected to the Lower Cheung Sha Beach.

Usage

The beach is set within a large embayment on Lantau Island’s southern coastline formed by the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula and Luk Keng Shan.[2] The beach, along with Tong Fuk and Upper Cheung Sha beaches, offers beautiful views of Cha Kwo Chau.[3]

Features

The beach has the following features:[1]

  • Changing rooms
  • Showers
  • Toilets

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Beaches and Swimming Pools - Islands". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Environmental Protection Interactive Centre : Beach Water Quality Data". Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ "路線二 | 環保基金 環抱藍大嶼". ECF Embrace Blue Lantau. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

External links

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