Ngong Ping Tea Gardens Cafe, Lantau, Hong Kong, August 2018

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1. The History
Can’t find too much on this place but this former café lies on the Ngong Ping fun walk on Lantau island, just a stone’s throw away from the Po Lin Monastery and the even more famous Tian Tan buddha. It was linked with the tea plantation established by Brook Bernacchi, a British lawyer, who relocated to Hong Kong in 1945. More about him and the tea plantation in the next report. The Tea Garden and restaurant appears to have survived until around 2014 before being promptly abandoned.

2. The Explore
Relaxed and easy explore on a very humid August day. Was on a visit to Lantau via the Ngong Ping 360 cable car. Was a bit up-against-the-clock and would have like to have spent more time at this charming rural location.

3. The Pictures

Some nearby out-buildings:

43080041170_8e81551f2b_b.jpgimg9342 by HughieDW, on Flickr

44841968722_fba10eeb30_b.jpgimg9345 by HughieDW, on Flickr

43079933490_37e855845f_b.jpgimg9346 by HughieDW, on Flickr

44841914362_7f422045ef_b.jpgimg9349 by HughieDW, on Flickr

On to the café…

44892146651_1e2a26d93b_b.jpgimg9350 by HughieDW, on Flickr

This tarpaulin sign was quite amusing:

44171591434_60a845b90f_b.jpgimg9351 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Rusty woks:

43079722870_7be9fd7231_b.jpgimg9352 by HughieDW, on Flickr

…and an even more rusty door:

44892006591_739bd3900e_b.jpgimg9357 by HughieDW, on Flickr

On to the main café building:

43079579400_f7b9faa8a0_b.jpgimg9361 by HughieDW, on Flickr

29954184697_789003c9a2_b.jpgimg9377 by HughieDW, on Flickr

44171305134_3d2da1635e_b.jpgimg9362 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Pretty much left undisturbed on the inside:

44891409081_93a0076b00_b.jpgimg9372 by HughieDW, on Flickr

31020282758_c1d89bf218_b.jpgNgong Peng 04 by HughieDW, on Flickr

The outside seating area and its tea information boards:

44171253114_ca2aea442e_b.jpgimg9364 by HughieDW, on Flickr

44840948752_e0f9c18fff_b.jpgimg9375 by HughieDW, on Flickr

43079024420_988454f94c_b.jpgimg9374 by HughieDW, on Flickr

43079421200_eb880f01ec_b.jpgimg9365 by HughieDW, on Flickr

29954678137_9cf457bef8_b.jpgimg9366 by HughieDW, on Flickr

44170820464_9b241c496d_b.jpgimg9373 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And more rusty woks…

29954625647_7400565e8b_b.jpgimg9368 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Not too sure what this is:

44896849751_9c5a5f7415_b.jpgNgong Peng 01 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And a rusty paint tin:

44841327332_f21ba756e4_b.jpgimg9369 by HughieDW, on Flickr

The toilets:

31018001678_901f15988c_b.jpgimg9370 by HughieDW, on Flickr

43078866070_7cc105489a_b.jpgimg9378 by HughieDW, on Flickr
 
Again something different. The actual kitchen looks in not bad shape complete with a Buddha, it maybe could be turned into a cafe and souveneir shop. The press-type machine I can only figure out that it could be some sort of a vegetable press. There's a turn wheel at the top. And again those beautiful shaped window frames crop up.
 
Again something different. The actual kitchen looks in not bad shape complete with a Buddha, it maybe could be turned into a cafe and souveneir shop. The press-type machine I can only figure out that it could be some sort of a vegetable press. There's a turn wheel at the top. And again those beautiful shaped window frames crop up.

Cheers Hugh! Think you are probably on the money with vegetable press. Let's hope this place does get reopened in some guise or another.
 
Excellent as always

Amused by the sign that was genuinely concerned about your safety walking over the dead tree trunks :D
 
Excellent as always

Amused by the sign that was genuinely concerned about your safety walking over the dead tree trunks :D

Cheers mate. At the time didn't actually read the sign and only read it off the photo after the fact. Made me chuckle. Biggest hazard here is probably snakes!
 
Missed this one.

What a curious place to find. I've spent ages going over the photos and it's fascinating. Must be quite humid there because some stuff isn't that old but is rusty. Then again snakes so yeah humid!
Interesting stuff that. Thanks for sharing.
 

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