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Book Name : Discovering North New Territories

Author:

Tam Tze-wai, Leung Yiu-sum, Chan Wai-ching, Yeung See-wah, Shek Chung-tong and Wong Kwong-chiu (Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department)
Chan Wai-chung

Photography: Liu Tak-man and Wong Choi-on (Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department)
Researcher: Chow Kwok-wah (Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department)
English Translation: Word Power Language Services Limited
Drawing: Ko Nam (Arts with the Disabled Association Hong Kong)
Publisher: Friends of the Country Parks
Cosmos Books Ltd.
Design:

Contemporary Development Co. (First Edition)
Creative Path (Second Edition)

Printing:

Power Digital Printing Co Ltd.

Edition:

Second Edition, July 2009

ISBN: 978-988-211-358-9
Price: $90
Pages: 272

Size:

14.8cm x 21.0cm
Language : Chinese/English

Brief Introduction

The northern New Territories is a part of Hong Kong where the pristine landscape and rural settlements have remained untouched by modernity. The countryside takes your breath away with its celestial beauty and natural grandeur. Everywhere you look, you are delighted by sublime scenery, precious wildlife and cultural heritage: the lordly Pat Sin Leng, the dreamy Plover Cove Reservoir, the idyllic Double Haven, and the archaic hamlets scattered across the land. Every part of it is worth exploring and savouring, Discovering North New Territories presents famous attractions and the rural folk culture of this region. Taking you on a journey through captivating scenery and rich heritage, it introduces you to the joy of countryside exploration.