My visit to Repulse Bay and Aberdeen
Repulse Bay Beach on Hong Kong Island. The temperature in summer time was around 32 degrees celsius!
A vast and long stretch of sandy beach in front, with a range of mountains (or hills) behind. The many residential properties built on these hills are considered high end because of the fantastic view of the bay. Many rich and famous people such as prominent entreprenuers and celebrities live at these hill top and hill side estates!
This man made shallow water part of the bay makes it very tempting for people to take off their shoes and wade in the waters. That beige portion in the shallow waters is made of the same very stable concrete as the steps and walking areas. You get to cool your feet and won’t get washed away by the tide!
There are many statues of several famous and popular Chinese deities along the bay as well. Among them are the God of Fortune (grey statue) and the Deity of Fertility (white statue surrounded by many very young children carvings)
This is known as the Bridge of Longevity whereby visitors are supposed to walk across it and don’t look back and don’t retrace their steps. People will then come back via another route further down (seen at the far end below the bridge).
This Deity of Matchmaking is very popular with visitors who come by to touch that mystic grey rock (where people are touching) for good luck in meeting their marriage partners soon!
Repulse Bay in Hong Kong. The beautiful Chinese Dragon statue with a pearl in front of it, lies amongst the other statues.
Here is the other God of Fortune at the venue.
Cruise harbour at Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island.
Cruise boat rides at Aberdeen. According to their local guide, entire families of boat people used to live in one of these as their homes.
The enormous Jumbo Floating Restaurant permanetly anchored at Aberdeen. The meals there are said to be rather exorbitant!
Here is the signboard of the famous floating Chinese seafood restaurant at Aberdeen.
One of the special cruise boats to take customers to and from the floating restuarant is docked beside it.
These are some of the fleets of private yachts owned by the rich and famous people in Hong Kong.
The boat people’s floating home at Aberdeen.
A make shift jetty floating amongst the docked ships in Aberdeen.
A fishing vessel docked at Aberdeen.
And back again at the Aberdeen harbour after the cruise!
Be back tomorrow to view the other sights of Hong Kong I’ve seen!
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[...] 2) The beautiful Repulse Bay (a long and curved sandy beach) and Aberdeen (formerly filled with boat people, now has a large collection of private yachts docked there) that is rich in history. Read more [>>] [...]
I went to the Jumbo for dinner during my HK trip last year. The food was nice and I also met my client there
Wow be must be a nice place to visit. The third picture remind me of FLOOD.
[...] back again tomorrow to view the photos I took at Repulse Bay and Aberdeen, also on Hong Kong [...]
Hi deSMOnd,
Wow cool, you got to eat at Jumbo! Was the food at there expensive as reputed?
Hi Juliana, my computer seems to have problem. Actually I posted this: “Wow be must be a nice place to visit. The third picture remind me of FLOOD.
” I don’t know why my name and email always auto changed to desmond.
Hi hippo,
That’s strange, no worries I edited the comment for you. Are you using deSMOnd’s PC? LOL!
Haha, that shallow part of Repulse Bay is just so inviting for people to step in
It is ok now. Its back to hippo. PC now no problem.
Hi hippo,
Phew, that’s good to know
Yes, the food is quite expensive but nice…
Hi deSMOnd,
It’s also for the novelty