Tai Mei Tuk

Lung Mei

When you ride a bicycle to Tai Mei Tuk, you must pass through Lung Mei. This is a mangrove inhabited by numerous precise varieties of marine creatures. However, Lung Mei now is in danger as the Government is planning to build the bathing beach here! The construction needs to eradicate mangrove and fills up with sand.

Lung Mei Beach, adjacent to Ting Kok Road in Tai Po, is a natural mud land. However, the beach had not drawn so much attention because there is just a medium-size piece of mangrove until the Government has started to propose building a man-made bathing beach in 2007. Many environmental organizations opposed to the plan as Lung Mei is a high scientific value mangrove which inhabits 200 species of marine creatures while some of them is about to extinct such as Phoronis australis. They think that the mud land offers good conditions to gestate the biodiversity of the nearby marine environment.

It is a good possibility to carry out the plan before 2011. Today, you may take the last chance to approach the easy-access but valued mangrove by your bike.

What can you do there?

Take a short break after a long riding from Sam Mun Tsai or Tai Po. Remember to take some pictures here. You may experience the scarce tranquility when seeing the absolute clear water and blue sky with egrets. Try looking in the water, and you will discover the wonder of marine life.

Tai Mei Tuk

Tai Mei Tuk is at the northwestern end of the main dam is a popular barbecue site in Hong Kong. There is a good place for you to escape from the bustle city life.

Here, you may:

Rent a boat to explore the nearby shore

Flying a kite

Hiking!!! Experience the hiking trail in Hong Kong

Rest and Relax in this peaceful place

Think of how to protect our Earth!

 

Plover Cove Reservoir

Plover Cove Reservoir located within Plover Cove Country Park, is the largest reservoir in Hong Kong in terms of area, and the second-largest in terms of volume. It is the first in the world that constructed a lake from an ocean. Its main dam was one of the largest in the world at the time of its construction, disconnecting Plover Cove from the sea.Today, Plover Cove Reservoir is a natural fish pond that supports a diverse wildlife, including many freshwater fish species.

At 17:30, we will sit and rest on the dam and wait for the sunset.



The sunset, Gorgeous!

The sunset