Tourist Attractions
Local and tourist attractions in the Sha Tin area include, most famously, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, which is Hong Kong's newest and arguably best museum. The Museum was opened on 16 December 2000 and includes 12 galleries, a cafe and museum shop. Other attractions include:
- Sha Tin Racecourse - located in Shatin Town, it is one of the two racecourses in Hong Kong.
- Che Kung Miu. This expansion of the temple was built in Japanese style and has its own Wheel of Fortune.
- Tao Fung Shan
- Amah Rock
- Tsang Tai Uk. An 1848 dwelling of granite, timber and green brick, with defence towers and a still-used ancestral hall.
- Lion Pavilion (獅子亭)
- New Town Plaza - a large shopping mall in Sha Tin Town
- Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
- Shing Mun River
- Lion Rock
- Sha Tin Park. This popular park runs alongside the Shing Mun river channel (open daily 0700 - 2245) in Sha Tin Town.
- Penfold Park
- Sha Tin Town Hall. The number one cultural venue in the eastern New Territories, hosting cultural events and exhibitions.
- Snoopy's World. Six zones of amusements on the third floor of the New Town Plaza, including Snoopy's House, a canoe ride and a museum of Peanuts characters (open daily, 1000-2200).
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