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Book Name : Islands Series - Mui Wo

Author:

Pang Cheung-chiu, Lau Chun-wai, Chan Wai-chung

Drawing : Ko Nam (Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong)
Photos : Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Lau Chun-wai
English Translate : Oxford Translation (Hong Kong) Ltd.
Japanese Translate : Haruhiko Kaneko
Publisher: Friends of the Country Parks
Cosmos Books Ltd.
Edition:

First Edition, December 2010

ISBN: 978-988-211-379-4
Price: $40
Pages: 160

Size:

14.5cm x 21cm
Language : Chinese/English/Japanese

Brief Introduction

Mui Wo, a town located in southeast Lantau Island and nearest to Hong Kong Island, had been inhabited by peasants from the Ming Dynasty of the 16th century, and had 6 villages in the 19th century. The villagers lived by mining in early times, where there are plenty of places of interest and fascinating sceneries. Mui Wo, the starting point of Lantau Island section of "Islands Nature Heritage Trail", possesses historical relics such as Man Mo Temple, Hung Shing Temple, Pak Tai Temple, Chung Hau Old Mansion and famous Silvermine Cave. The book Islands Series – Mui Wo provides in-depth information about the primitive scenes of this town to the tourists.