Repulse Bay

Repulse Bay

Repulse Bay is located in the south of Taiping mountain on Hong Kong Island, close to the mountain and the sea. The bay is crescent shaped, known as "the first Bay in the world", and also known as "Oriental Hawaii". It is the most representative Bay in Hong Kong.

The English name of Repulse Bay is Repulse Bay, which is said to originate from a British Royal warship stationed in the Bay in the past to prevent pirates, meaning "repel". Repulse Bay has been famous for a long time. In the classic of love in a fallen city written by Zhang Ailing, a famous novelist in modern times, the scene where Bai Liusu and fan Liuyuan fight is Repulse Bay Hotel.

Features of scenic spots

Repulse Bay is located in the south of Hong Kong Island, with gentle slope, long beach, flat waves and quiet waves, clear water and fine sand. The beach is wide, clean and shallow, warm in winter and cool in summer. The water temperature is between 16 ℃ and 27 ℃. It has always been a popular summer resort for Hong Kong people and a famous scenic spot for tourists. In the past, one of the eight sceneries of the Xiangjiang River, the "floating and sinking of the sea", refers to the beach in Repulse Bay.

Repulse Bay is one of the most popular residential areas in Hong Kong. Many villas and mansions are all over the slope of the Bay, including the mansions of Li Ka Shing and Bao Yugang, the wealthy businessmen in Hong Kong. The Repulse Bay Hotel mentioned in Eileen Cheung's love in a fallen city has now become a shadow Bay Garden. The front court of the garden reproduces the Japanese style of the former Repulse Bay Hotel, and the back is for shopping malls and apartments large building. At the same time, it is also the most popular beach with the most convenient transportation and the most representative in Hong Kong. It is a famous scenic spot for tourists. The sunshine, beach and sea here are really exciting.

Main attractions

The shallow bay has smooth waves, fine sand, wide beach bed, gentle slope and warm sea water. Summer is the busiest time in Repulse Bay. A large number of tourists flocked to the beach, a sea of people, all kinds of swimsuits formed a colorful picture. Even in winter, young men and women in swimsuits can be seen on the beach.

There are many barbecue ovens in the shade of trees at the east end of Repulse Bay. In the wild atmosphere, tourists can enjoy the delicious barbecue after playing in waves and water.

There are many restaurants, fast food restaurants and supermarkets around the beach. The teahouse near the sea is a good place to enjoy the red sun and the sound of the waves.

The beautiful scenery of Repulse Bay makes it one of the famous high-grade residential areas on Hong Kong Island. The area is full of luxury residences, including the luxury private houses of Hong Kong tycoons Li Ka Shing and Bao Yu Gang, the famous yingwan garden and No. 129 of Repulse Bay. These buildings close to mountains and waters constitute the unique scenic area of Repulse Bay, which makes people forget to return.

At the southeast end of Repulse Bay, there is a very classical Chinese building, Zhenhai building. The roof of the building is decorated with flying dragons. Here is the Hong Kong Salvation Association. It is said that the Hong Kong Salvation Association is a non-governmental voluntary organization, which aims to reduce accidents caused by water activities. Founded in 1956 by a group of enthusiasts, it is now a member of the international life saving association.

In zhenhailou Park (also known as Tianhou garden) built by zhenhailou, there are two huge statues more than 10 meters high in front of the sea - "Queen of heaven" and "Guanyin Bodhisattva". Next to them are some auspicious figures such as Hailong king, Hebo, Maitreya Buddha and fulushou, to protect the sea people and swimmers all the year round. It is said that Guanyin was originally a man, but later became a woman, and she was the patron saint of fishermen. In the past, Hong Kong was mainly engaged in fishing, so there were many temples dedicated to her.

Beside, there are longevity bridge, longevity Pavilion, longevity dragon, Aoyu xianshou, Sanyang Qitai and other sculptures, and seven color Cihang lighthouse, which is magnificent. It is said that walking along the longevity bridge and touching the longevity dragon may help to pray for health, longevity, peace and happiness.

Surrounding scenic spots

1. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Golden Bauhinia Square, Taiping mountain

2. Causeway Bay

Many people will compare Causeway Bay to Shinjuku in Japan, because it is a famous shopping, entertainment and food center in Hong Kong, and it is also a hot shopping spot for white-collar couples. If you are interested in learning about the trend of OL in Hong Kong, you should come here (especially around Chongguang department store or Times Square). There is a typhoon shelter near Causeway Bay with a special "sampan restaurant".

3. Ocean Park

Ocean Park is the largest ocean theme leisure center in Southeast Asia. It is close to the mountains and the sea. It covers an area of 215 mu. It integrates Ocean Wonders and recreational facilities. It is the best leisure place for Hong Kong residents and a must for mainland and foreign tourists to visit Hong Kong. It receives more than 3.2 million tourists every year. Visitors can use the climbing cable car and the indoor escalator to get to and from various scenic spots in the park. They can also enjoy the pleasant scenery of the South China Sea by climbing the Shanghai Ocean Ferris park. The Ocean Theatre has the talented performances of dolphins and sea lions, which will make the tourists full of praise. In addition, you can watch seals and penguins, visit bird house, goldfish garden, shark house and butterfly house. Exciting and interesting things are crazy roller coaster, Ferris wheel and wave skater. Children can play in the children's playground. The aquarium with the theme of coral reefs in the Indian Pacific Ocean is a must see for visitors. More than 2600 tropical fish belonging to more than 200 species are kept in the museum. The aquarium is divided into four floors, with glass screen tent, making tourists feel like they are on the bottom of the sea.

Traffic information

MTR Hong Kong Station Exit A1, walk to central Exchange Square bus terminus, take bus line 6, 6a, 6x, 66 or 260, and get off at Repulse Bay.

Address: 14.5-16.5km away from DanJin highway (No.2 provincial road), Sanzhi District, Xinbei City

Longitude: 121.4699203968

Latitude: 25.251460434524

Tel. + 886-02-2636-4503

Ticket information: free. Free Admission

Chinese PinYin : Qian Shui Wan