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Mui Wo
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Mui Wo, located in the east of Lantau Island, with beautiful environment, is a good place to relax on holidays. There are many historical sites for visit in Mui Wo, such as Silver Mine Cave and Hung Shing Temple.

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MTR (Lantau Bus No. 3M)
Silver Mine Bay Ferry Pier |
Exit B Low-floor bus Wheelchair waiting area |
Mui Wo Ferry Pier
The main transportation tools in Mui Wo are only ferries and buses, among which there is a ferry from Mui Wo to Central in Silver Mine Bay Ferry Pier, which runs every 40 minutes. Visitors who want to take the ferry shall check the shift time schedule in advance. Chinese and Western delicacies converge in Silver Mine Bay Ferry Pier, mainly for entertaining tourists. Many foreign restaurants are open near Silver Mine Bay Ferry Pier with many kinds of Italian food, Turkish food, Vietnamese food, etc. Diversified shops such as coffee shops, bakeries and vegetarian restaurants may also be found in Mui Wo. The cooked food market next to it has the design of the old-style mushroom pavilion, where seafood restaurants take the main part with traditional Chinese tea house amid.
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Tour time: Approx. 15 minutes |
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There is a road at the west entrance of the mushroom pavilion for wheelchair users to enter in.
Address: Mui Wo Ferry Pier Road
View Tower at Silver Mine Bay
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Tour time: Approx. 15 minutes |
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Walking on the waterfront promenade, you will find that the opposite is the bathing beach of Silver Mine Bay.
Address: Mui Wo Waterfront Promenade
Hung Shing Temple
Walking along Silver River to the city centre, you may find a white building, which is Mui Wo Municipal Services Building. Hung Shing Temple is located next to the municipal building. Hung Shing Temple, originally located in the bathing beach of Silver Mine Bay, moved to its current site decades ago. As a traditional belief of Poseidon, Mui Wo worships Hung Shing without exception. Hung Shing Temple in Mui Wo is different from other ordinary temples in its pattern. Unlike common symmetrical pattern, there are only the main hall and one side hall in Hung Shing Temple, which is quite distinctive.
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Tour time: Approx. 15 minutes |
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There are stairs and doorways outside the temple, which is quite inconvenient.
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Photos of Mui Wo Municipal Services Building
Address: Mui Wo Luk Tei Tong
Waterfall of Silver Mine Bay
After leaving Hung Shing Temple, you may go straight along Heung Sze Wui Road, Mui Wo. There are road signs along the road to indicate the direction, and finally you will arrive at Waterfall Park of Silver Mine Bay.
In the 19th century, there were merchants who exploited silver mines in the cave in Mui Wo, and then Silver Mine Bay was named after this. Now the mine has been closed for a long time, and tourists can only visit the relics outside the cave and waterfall of Silver Mine Bay nearby.
The waterfall of Silver Mine Bay has two branches. Some tourists will climb up the pool and rocks downside for photo taking. The rocks are relatively slippery and you may need to be more careful. Tourists may also enjoy the waterfall in Waterfall Park of Silver Mine Bay, which is more imposing during rainy seasons.
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Tour time: Approx. 2 hour |
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Heung Sze Wui Road is long, spacious and smooth in the whole trip, which is quite easy to walk. There is a public toilet in Pak Ngan Heung (Village House), which is the last rest point. After crossing, you may find the road is narrowed until you reach the park.
The entrance to Silver Mine Bay Park is narrow, and wheelchair users shall pay special attention to it.
The road to Sliver Mine Cave is slant and rugged. Wheelchair users are not recommended to go there.
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There are multiple road signs along the road to indicate the direction. You may not be afraid of getting lost.
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Address: Waterfall Park of Silver Mine Bay
Yuk Hui Temple
Yuk Hui Temple was built during the reign of Guangxu Emperor, celebrating Pak Tai's birthday every year, which is one of the special festivals in Mui Wo.
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Tour time: Approx. 15 minutes |
Address: Mui Wo Tai Tei Tong
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There is a lack of shade on the roads of Mui Wo, especially on the way to the waterfall of Silver Mine Bay, thus tourists shall take measures to protect against sun and mosquitoes.
Parking Spaces Designated for the Disabled
Hint:
As a lot of buffaloes are often seen passing through on the road in Mui Wo, it is better not to disturb the crowd, so as to avoid any accident.