Dongpingzhou

The official name of Dongping is Pingzhou. In order to avoid confusion with Pingzhou, another island, Dongping is the most northeast island in Hong Kong. It is located in Dapeng Bay, belonging to Dapu District, adjacent to Huizhou, Guangdong Province. The other side is Dapeng Peninsula and Nan'ao town in Shenzhen. Dongpingzhou island covers an area of 1.16 square kilometers. The area near Tung Ping Chau is the fourth marine park in Hong Kong - Tung Ping Chau marine park. There are shells and corals growing on the shore. Due to natural erosion, the island is covered with shale, which has become a hot spot for tourism and geographical investigation in the suburbs. However, Tung Ping Chau is part of the country park and is one of the islands in the country park of Chuan Wan (extension). There are also two fishing areas and two barbecue grounds on the island. Tourists can go by boat from maliushui Wharf (near the KCRC University Station), and the journey is about 1.5 hours.

Dongpingzhou

The official name of Tung Ping Chau is Ping Chau. In order to avoid confusion with another island, Ping Chau, it is the Northeast island of Hong Kong. It is located in Dapeng Bay, belonging to Tai Po District, adjacent to Dapeng District, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province. The other side is Dapeng Peninsula and Nan'ao town in Shenzhen. Dongpingzhou island covers an area of 1.16 square kilometers. The area near Tung Ping Chau is the fourth marine park in Hong Kong - Tung Ping Chau marine park. There are shells and corals growing on the shore. Due to natural erosion, the island is covered with shale, which has become a hot spot for tourism and geographical investigation in the suburbs. However, Tung Ping Chau is part of the country park and is one of the islands in the country park of Chuan Wan (extension). There are also two fishing areas and two barbecue grounds on the island. Tourists can go by boat from maliushui Wharf (near the KCRC University Station), and the journey is about 1.5 hours. Only on weekends and public holidays, there is a boat leaving at 9:00 a.m. at maliushui (an additional one will be opened at 15:30 a.m. on Saturday) and returning at 17:15 p.m. Round trip ticket HKD90, cash at the dock.

natural resources

birds

There are 95 bird species (28 families) in Dongping Island, including migratory birds and transit birds. The habitat environment of birds in Dongping island can be roughly divided into three types: water area, mudflat and mangrove vegetation. The main bird species are Ardeidae, Sandpiper and crayfish, among which the largest number is Ardeidae; In particular, little egret was the most, followed by friendly egret, great egret, grey heron and yellow Heron; the island species of sandpiper family were lark snipe, green footed snipe of sandpiper family, Oriental ringnecked passerine and small ringnecked passerine of sandpiper family, in addition, stilt snipe of retrobeak family and red crested pheasant of Yangji family were also a large number.

In the mangrove area on the Bank of the fish area, most of the resident birds inhabit on land, such as Bulbul, warbler, grey headed warbler, brown headed warbler, Green Embroidered eye, sparrow and spotted wenbird. In the fish area, there are still some fish that are stored in water for fish farming. Due to the deep water depth, it is not suitable for the roosting of sandpipers. In this area, only egrets of ardenidae, egrets and red crested pheasants are found.

Marine

At present, there are reticulate crab, white fan crab, North concave crab and triangle crab in dongpingzhou. The male fiddler crab has a large and distinct crab foot. It may occur on the left or right side of the body. The leg length of this crab is almost three times the length of its body shell, and the weight of its two fingers and palms is more than half that of its body. The color of the crab varies with time and tide, and it is darker in the daytime. The body color is lighter at night, darker at low tide and lighter at high tide. After hiding in the cave for a few minutes, the crab's body color darkens. And when the fiddler crab gets caught. The body color also deepens rapidly, even if it is put back. It won't fade in a day. Most of them live in intertidal zone of Dapeng Bay, and can be found in mangrove, beach and estuary. The crabs will dig holes for rest, shelter or reproduction, and the holes often have structures protruding from the surface.

Plants

Mangrove is a group of tall trees or shrubs growing along the coast of Haihe River or at the intersection of Haihe River, which are generally distributed in tropical and subtropical areas. These plants usually have the functions of salt tolerance, wind protection, sand fixation, slow flow, wave dissipation, water purification, bank protection, wildlife habitat and beautiful environment. This area is the southern boundary of mangrove distribution in Taiwan. At present, there are only sea eggplant of Verbenaceae. The distribution areas are mainly concentrated in the first drainage ditch of Donggang, Qimei town and part of the coast of Dapeng Bay. The average height of sea eggplant in this area is about 5-6 meters, and the diameter of breast height is between 10 and 15 cm.

Traffic information

Tourists can go by boat from maliushui Wharf (near the KCRC University Station), and the journey is about 1.5 hours.

Scenic environment

Dongpingzhou Island, like a crescent moon, is the easternmost island in Hong Kong. Dongpingzhou is not only shaded by trees, but also surrounded by many kinds of beach plants, with birds singing and flowers fragrance. The sea waves are as drunk as wine, which has a unique flavor. There is a vast sea erosion platform in dongpingzhou. It's so enjoyable to lie on the stone surface and watch the moon or watch the sunrise on the watchtower stone!

Another of the most beautiful places in dongpingzhou is "the stone of the watchtower" and "sad water". Ganlou stone is a stone pagoda made of shale, which is the easternmost in the territory of Hong Kong. Looking forward, it is the place of Qiniang mountain and diaoshen mountain in Bao'an county. In front of the stone is a cliff, which is formed by the erosion of the ocean in the south. As time goes on, it becomes a vertical cliff. The place under the cliff is called "sad water". This is because there is a section of rough road, and there are waves from time to time. Sad about the cliff in front of the water, some people say that it looks like a human head, with eyes, ears, mouth and nose. The villagers call it the "stone god statue". Thirdly, the "conch cave" can only enter the cave when the tide goes back. The scenery is very beautiful.

Specialty introduction

Bluefin tuna

Bluefintuna commonly known as: black string, tuna, wuweng string, black Weng string, string fish, fish, English Name: bluefintuna, April to June every year is the main season, fishing mainly by rope. The meat of bluefin tuna is delicious, rich in fat, low in cholesterol, and rich in DHA. Whether it is made into sashimi or various dishes, it is very delicious and healthy.

Cherry Shrimp

Cherry prawns, also known as shell prawns and national treasure prawns, English Name: sergialucens Hansen, are one of the few plankton that can be directly used. Only Shizuoka in Japan and Donggang in Taiwan have cherry prawns in the world. The production period is from November to June of the next year.

Cherry prawns belong to 150-250 meters deep-sea shrimps, so they are not polluted. They are rich in calories, protein, calcium, phosphorus and other nutrients needed by human body. After drying, they can cook delicious dishes with shrimp fragrance. In recent years, various kinds of snacks and cherry prawn cakes have been developed. They are sweet and delicious, and are loved by consumers of all ages.

Oily fish roe

Oily fish roe is a genuine specialty of Dongping, only Dongping has this special food. Oily fish is the main material of restaurant sashimi, rich in oil, so it is called oily fish. The shape of oily fish roe made from its eggs is bigger and thicker than that of cuttlefish roe, but the eating method is the same. First, cut the finished product into thin slices, and mix it with garlic sprouts and white radish. The salty taste is slightly sweet. The flavor and taste of oily fish roe are better than that of cuttlefish roe.

Black Pearl wax apple

The salt content of the soil in this area is too high because of the backward irrigation of seawater, which is not suitable for the growth of general crops, but it is very suitable for the cultivation of wax apple. This special factor makes wax apple sweet and popular.

Dongping shale

Due to natural erosion, Dongping island is covered with shale, which has become a hot spot for suburban tourism and geographical investigation. The small particles formed by the hardening of clay materials are easy to break and split into obvious rock layers. A kind of clay rock. In addition to clay minerals such as kaolinite, montmorillonite, hydromica and halloysite, it also contains many clastic minerals such as quartz, feldspar and mica and authigenic minerals such as oxides and hydroxides of iron, aluminum and manganese. With lamellar or lamellar bedding. It's easy to break into pieces when hit with a hard object. It is formed by compaction, dehydration and recrystallization of clay.

The common types are as follows:

① Black shale. It contains more organic matter. ② Carbonaceous shale. It contains a lot of carbonized organic matter, which is common in the roof and floor of coal measure strata.

③ Oil shale. It contains a certain amount of asphalt, dark brown, light yellowish brown, etc., with developed bedding and asphalt smell during combustion.

④ Siliceous shale. It contains more chalcedony and opal, and the content of SiO2 is more than 85%.

⑤ Iron shale. Oxides, hydroxides, etc. containing a small amount of iron. Most of them are red or greyish green. It is common in red beds and coal measures.

⑥ Calcareous shale. The content of calcium carbonate is 310-30%.

In addition, there are those mixed with certain sandy components, which are called sandy shale.

The ability of shale to resist weathering is weak, and low mountains and valleys are often formed due to erosion.

Shale is impermeable and often becomes aquifuge in groundwater distribution.

Dongpingzhou is located in Dapeng Bay, the easternmost part of Hong Kong. Xiasha and DAAO in Shenzhen can be seen from afar. It is the most remote offshore island in Hong Kong. It's a crescent shaped island and the only place in Hong Kong where you can enjoy shale. Shale is a strange stone scene formed by the erosion of sea water for many years. Therefore, some people describe it as a witness of "withered seas and rotten rocks". Ma Liu Shui wharf. Walking along dongpingzhou

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