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Kwun Yam Beach, also known as Afternoon Beach, is a gazetted beach facing Kwun Yam Wan on the east coast of Cheung Chau, Hong Kong. The beach is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. The beach is 100 metres long and rated as Grade 1 by the Environmental Protection Department for its water quality. It is one of the two gazetted beaches in Cheung Chau along with Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach. This beach is smaller than Cheung Chau Tung Wan Beach.
Name
The name Kwun Yam refers to the bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara.
History
The beach was gazetted by the Hong Kong Government and opened in 1971.
On 8 January 2017, a body of a 52-year-old angler was found at the beach more than a day after he was reported missing.
Usage
The beach is beautiful, fine and white and is situated on the east coast of Cheung Chau. Since the 1996 Summer Olympics, Kwun Yam Beach had become a tourist spot for local visitors as well as being the home base for Hong Kong's first Olympic gold medallist, windsurfer Lee Lai-shan.
Features
The beach has the following features:
Changing rooms
Showers
Toilets
Water sports centre
Light refreshment kiosk
See also
Beaches of Hong Kong
References
External links
Official website
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Kwun Yam Beach
- Beaches of Hong Kong
- Kwun Yam Shrine
- Cheung Chau
- The Big Buddha (Hong Kong)
- Lantau Island
- Lamma Island
- Po Lin Monastery
- Cheung Chau Mini Great Wall
- Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
