Features
The bay is a preserved tropical natural environment. Thick and high trunks of trees can be found in the area.
Two adjacent temples are located in Sha Lo Wan. The Ba Kong Temple (把港古廟, lit. "guarding the bay"), dedicated to Hung Shing, was built in 1774. To its right is a Tin Hau Temple, built in 1919. A wall is connecting the two temples at the front façade.
Sha Lo Wan Tsuen was constructed in the form of four parallel rows of houses. A 3m high village entrance gate, made of granite blocks and slabs, built about 200 years ago remains in the north of the village, while the attached defensive wall has been demolished.
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