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295:
294:
238:Hanyu Pinyin
98:Dedicated to
20:
1463:Kau Yi Chau
1457:Peaked Hill
1439:Cheung Chau
1377:Ferry piers
1268:Pui O Beach
1202:Pui O Beach
1170:Lantau Peak
977:(including
884:Ferry piers
796:Ta Shui Wan
765:Pui O Beach
692:Lantau Peak
617:Penny's Bay
149: /
137:113°54′28″E
124:Coordinates
80:Established
1672:Ngong Ping
1651:Categories
1564:Tai A Chau
1559:Siu A Chau
1345:Tung Chung
1091:Tung Chung
1071:Ngong Ping
1046:Cheung Sha
836:Tung Chung
642:Tung Chung
632:Tai Ho Wan
622:Sha Lo Wan
612:Ngong Ping
572:Chi Ma Wan
567:Cheung Sha
430:References
365:Ngong Ping
304:Ngong Ping
134:22°15′20″N
1591:Education
1531:Sung Kong
1498:Peng Chau
1295:Transport
1100:Landmarks
924:Education
831:Sunny Bay
809:Transport
656:Landmarks
312:Hong Kong
1521:Mat Chau
1491:Template
1328:stations
1314:Template
1107:Citygate
1081:Shek Pik
987:Template
819:stations
685:Template
663:Citygate
627:Shek Pik
499:Archived
408:See also
273:Jyutping
113:Location
1575:Culture
1555:Ma Chau
1515:Lo Chau
1503:Tai Lei
1487:(most)
1427:Islands
1335:Airport
1302:Airport
1237:Beaches
1131:(part)
753:Beaches
582:Fan Lau
396:Guanyin
319:Jiangsu
162:Website
102:Guanyin
88: (
1526:Po Toi
1137:(part)
1076:Sha Po
1056:Mui Wo
981:) and
789:Former
597:Mui Wo
592:Luk Wu
1086:Tai O
1039:Areas
647:Yam O
637:Tai O
560:Areas
467:(PDF)
460:(PDF)
401:jushi
298:is a
551:and
380:nuns
359:The
206:宝莲禅寺
192:寶蓮禪寺
108:Site
90:1906
83:1906
28:寶蓮禪寺
1326:MTR
868:Bus
817:MTR
391:下羌山
385:紫竹林
334:.
324:大茅蓬
314:.
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310:,
1024:e
1017:t
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531:e
524:t
517:v
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