Kiu Tsui Country Park

Liu Tsui Country Park (橋咀郊野公園) is a 1 km² country park in Sai Kung, Hong Kong. The park opened in 1979 with features like:

  • Hap Mun Bay Beach (廈門灣泳灘) on Sharp Island
  • Kiu Tsui Beach (橋咀泳灘) on Sharp Island

The park has 8 outlying islands within its boundaries:

  • Kiu Tsui Chau (Sharp Island)
  • Kiu Tau, an inshore islet linked to Sharp Island by a tombolo only at low tide
  • Pak Sha Chau
  • Tai Tsan Chau
  • Siu Tsan Chau
  • Cham Tau Chau
  • Yau Lung Kok
  • Tuen Tau Chau

Famous quotes containing the words country and/or park:

    “Thus, far from the beaten highways and the dust and din of travel, we beheld the country privately, yet freely, and at our leisure.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Is a park any better than a coal mine? What’s a mountain got that a slag pile hasn’t? What would you rather have in your garden—an almond tree or an oil well?”
    —Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944)