Lower Cheung Sha Beach

Lower Cheung Sha Beach is a gazetted beach located in Cheung Sha in southern Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government.[1] The beach is 96 metres long and is rated as good to fair by the Environmental Protection Department for its water quality in the past twenty years.[2] Near the beach is the Upper Cheung Sha Beach, but the Upper Cheung Sha Beach is not connected to the Lower Cheung Sha Beach.

Lower Cheung Sha Beach
Beach
Lower Cheung Sha Beach
Lower Cheung Sha Beach
Lower Cheung Sha Beach is located in Hong Kong
Lower Cheung Sha Beach
Lower Cheung Sha Beach
Coordinates: 22°14′03″N 113°57′19″E / 22.23411°N 113.9553°E / 22.23411; 113.9553
LocationCheung Sha, Lantau Island
Dimensions
 • Length96 metres
Patrolled byLeisure and Cultural Services Department
Lower Cheung Sha Beach
Traditional Chinese下長沙泳灘
Simplified Chinese下长沙泳滩
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXià Cháng Shā Yǒng Tān
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpinghaa6 coeng4 saa1 wing6 taan1

Usage

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The beach is set within a large embayment on Lantau Island’s southern coastline formed by the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula and Luk Keng Shan.[2] The beach, along with Tong Fuk and Upper Cheung Sha beaches, offers beautiful views of Cha Kwo Chau.[3]

Features

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The beach has the following features:[1]

  • Changing rooms
  • Showers
  • Toilets

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Leisure and Cultural Services Department - Beaches and Swimming Pools - Islands". Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Environmental Protection Interactive Centre : Beach Water Quality Data". Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ "路線二 | 環保基金 環抱藍大嶼". ECF Embrace Blue Lantau. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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