Shek Wan (Chinese: 石環) was a bay in the western part of Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. North West Tsing Yi Interchange was built near the place. It was reclaimed for Hong Kong United Dockyards. The Chinese name Shek Wan (石環) might be mistakenly from Shek Wan (石灣), which means a stony bay. The two characters of Wan in Cantonese are of same pronunciation.
Famous quotes containing the word wan:
“bacterial creepers
Wriggling through wounds
Like elvers in ponds,
Their wan mouths kissing the warm sutures,
Cleaning and caressing,
Creeping and healing.”
—Theodore Roethke (1908–1963)