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OK, just past the halfway mark for reports from my HK trip now. Hope you aren't getting bored yet. This is the first of four reports from the Plover Cove region of the New Territories in the extreme North-East of Hong Kong. The area is quite remote by HK standards and underwent significant de-population in the 80's and 90's as people upped sticks and emigrated to the likes of Canada, the UK and Australia. The villages are quite remote in some cases and a good map, sturdy boots and plenty of water are key to reach such out-posts on the various hiking trails that criss-cross the Plover Cove Country Park.
The first report is on a place I have nicknamed "Fisherman's Terrace" as the five or so families who lived here were probably fishermen. It's close to the village of Luk Keng Chan Uk so I'll do the history bit when I do my report on the village itself. This is one of the less remote places but no less fascinating.
Looks like this gate hasn't been opened for a while:
img0812 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The terrace of houses was constructed in 1968:
img0811 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0810 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0827 by HughieDW, on Flickr
How long these fishing nets have been stretched out to dry in anybodies guess:
img0813 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The locked up houses have just been left and abandoned:
img0820 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0814 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Perhaps this dragon is to ward off evil spirits:
img0818 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Inside it looks like people left behind what they couldn't carry:
img0822 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Family portraits pay tribute to ancestors and relatives:
img0817 by HughieDW, on Flickr
As the houses gather dust:
img0816 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some are less tidy than overs:
img0815 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Round the back there's some worse-for-ware out buildings:
img0832 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Where nature has got a firm grip:
img0830 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0829 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The first report is on a place I have nicknamed "Fisherman's Terrace" as the five or so families who lived here were probably fishermen. It's close to the village of Luk Keng Chan Uk so I'll do the history bit when I do my report on the village itself. This is one of the less remote places but no less fascinating.
Looks like this gate hasn't been opened for a while:
img0812 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The terrace of houses was constructed in 1968:
img0811 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0810 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0827 by HughieDW, on Flickr
How long these fishing nets have been stretched out to dry in anybodies guess:
img0813 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The locked up houses have just been left and abandoned:
img0820 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0814 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Perhaps this dragon is to ward off evil spirits:
img0818 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Inside it looks like people left behind what they couldn't carry:
img0822 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Family portraits pay tribute to ancestors and relatives:
img0817 by HughieDW, on Flickr
As the houses gather dust:
img0816 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Some are less tidy than overs:
img0815 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Round the back there's some worse-for-ware out buildings:
img0832 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Where nature has got a firm grip:
img0830 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img0829 by HughieDW, on Flickr
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