Lau Fau Shan

Drying seafood in Lau Fau Shan, facing Deep Bay. The Shenzhen Bay Bridge is visible in the background.
Shops in Lau Fau Shan.
Lau Fau Shan Roundabout.

Lau Fau Shan (Chinese: 流浮山; lit. 'Floating mountain') is an area of Yuen Long District, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is at the shore of Deep Bay, near Tin Shui Wai and facing Shekou in Shenzhen, China.[1]

Economy

Lau Fau Shan is traditionally famous for fresh oysters. About 100 tons were harvested every year, some for consumption in Hong Kong restaurants and some for export to neighboring countries. However, little remains of this today since most of the inhabitants of Lau Fau Shan have given up oyster culture.[2]

Features

Here stands a 1500-year-old temple founded by the legendary monk Pui To, who is said to have landed on this coast in a wooden tub.[2]

Education

Lau Fau Shan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 72. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and one government school: Tin Shui Wai Government Primary School (天水圍官立小學).[3]

Climate

Climate data for Lau Fau Shan (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.0
(84.2) 		29.3
(84.7) 		31.4
(88.5) 		33.2
(91.8) 		35.9
(96.6) 		36.1
(97.0) 		36.4
(97.5) 		37.4
(99.3) 		35.9
(96.6) 		34.4
(93.9) 		32.9
(91.2) 		29.6
(85.3) 		36.4
(97.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.2
(66.6) 		20.3
(68.5) 		23.1
(73.6) 		26.6
(79.9) 		29.7
(85.5) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.5
(88.7) 		31.0
(87.8) 		28.8
(83.8) 		25.3
(77.5) 		20.8
(69.4) 		26.6
(79.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 15.4
(59.7) 		16.6
(61.9) 		19.2
(66.6) 		22.9
(73.2) 		26.1
(79.0) 		27.9
(82.2) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.4
(81.3) 		25.0
(77.0) 		21.3
(70.3) 		16.9
(62.4) 		22.9
(73.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3) 		13.8
(56.8) 		16.5
(61.7) 		20.2
(68.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		25.5
(77.9) 		25.9
(78.6) 		25.7
(78.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		22.2
(72.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		13.8
(56.8) 		20.2
(68.4)
Record low °C (°F) 1.7
(35.1) 		3.5
(38.3) 		3.2
(37.8) 		8.8
(47.8) 		15.9
(60.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		21.1
(70.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		17.5
(63.5) 		13.9
(57.0) 		5.4
(41.7) 		2.8
(37.0) 		1.7
(35.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 32.3
(1.27) 		34.6
(1.36) 		59.1
(2.33) 		124.7
(4.91) 		206.8
(8.14) 		312.8
(12.31) 		227.7
(8.96) 		274.5
(10.81) 		185.3
(7.30) 		52.1
(2.05) 		35.4
(1.39) 		30.6
(1.20) 		1,575.9
(62.03)
Average relative humidity (%) 72.7 76.9 78.2 80.7 81.1 82.9 82.3 83.3 79.4 72.6 73.2 67.7 77.6
Source: Hong Kong Observatory[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cheung, Sidney C.H. (April 2016). "Wetland in four seasons" (PDF). Hong Kong Discovery. 93: 65.
  2. ^ a b Lau Fau Shan Tourism: Lau Fau Shan, Hong Kong Travel Guide | Planet Ware ""Lau Fau Shan Tourism: Lau Fau Shan, Hong Kong Travel Guide | PlanetWare". Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.." Retrieved on 4 July 2010.
  3. ^ "POA School Net 72" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Monthly Data for Single Element". Hong Kong Observatory. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
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