Yam O
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- Sunny Bay redirects here. For the MTR station, see Sunny Bay (MTR)Sunny Bay (MTR)Sunny Bay is an MTR station in Yam O . It is between Tung Chung and Tsing Yi stations. The station is an interchange station between the Tung Chung Line and the Disneyland Resort Line to Hong Kong Disneyland. The station was originally to be named Yam O...
Yam O is a bay located on the northeast shore of Lantau Island
Lantau Island
Lantau Island , based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands District of Hong Kong...
, in the New Territories
New Territories
New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It is part of the Tsuen Wan Rural West constituency of the Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan is a bay in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area. The town is around the present-day Tsuen Wan Station of the MTR...
District
Districts of Hong Kong
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Council
District Council of Hong Kong
The District Councils, formerly District Boards until 1999, are the local councils for the 18 Districts of Hong Kong. Under the supervision of Home Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Government, they are consultative bodies on district administration and affairs.- History :In 1982, under the...
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Yam O was the one and only natural lumber preservation zone in Hong Kong. Even today, travellers passing through Yam O can see natural lumber on stilts in the bay.
Today, Yam O is known for its interchange for the Disneyland Resort Line via the nearby Sunny Bay MTR station
Sunny Bay (MTR)
Sunny Bay is an MTR station in Yam O . It is between Tung Chung and Tsing Yi stations. The station is an interchange station between the Tung Chung Line and the Disneyland Resort Line to Hong Kong Disneyland. The station was originally to be named Yam O...
, built on reclaimed land near Yam O.
Sunny Bay
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort
The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is a resort built by the Government of Hong Kong and The Walt Disney Company in Hong Kong on reclaimed land beside Penny's Bay, at the northeastern tip of Lantau Island, approximately two kilometres from Discovery Bay...
on nearby Penny's Bay
Penny's Bay
Penny's Bay or Chok Ko Wan is a bay in north-eastern Lantau Island, and is the site of the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, which consists of the Hong Kong Disneyland theme park, Disneyland Hotel, and Disney's Hollywood Hotel, and the Inspiration Lake. It is connected by a highway and a rail...
. This was done so because Yam (陰) in Cantonese means dark (the same word as the Mandarin yin, well known to most English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
speakers from the expression yin-yang); while Yan (欣) means happy - a significantly more suitable name for the Disneyland rail link. But according to Shuowen Jiezi
Shuowen Jiezi
The Shuōwén Jiězì was an early 2nd century CE Chinese dictionary from the Han Dynasty. Although not the first comprehensive Chinese character dictionary , it was still the first to analyze the structure of the characters and to give the rationale behind them , as well as the first to use the...
, Yam (陰) also has a meaning which is "North of the hill and south of water" , so the change of the name is opposed by some Chinese language professionals.
Sunny Bay is today also a transport interchange for Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay is a mixed, primarily residential, development comprising a residential development and private and public recreational facilities in Hong Kong. It is situated on the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island in the New Territories. The development spans an area of 650 hectares , and...
residents, being served by bus route DB03R.
See also
- Tsing Chau Tsai PeninsulaTsing Chau Tsai PeninsulaTsing Chau Tsai Peninsula is the peninsula located at the northeast of Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong, including Yam O, To Kau Wan, Tai Tsing Chau, Tsing Chau Tsai and Penny's Bay. It administratively belongs to Tsuen Wan District, while the remaining areas of Lantau Island belong to...
- Luk Keng VillageLuk Keng VillageLuk Keng Village or Luk Keng Tsuen is a village located at the peninsula of Yam O, Lantau Island, New Territories, Hong Kong, which links to Cheung Sok, a nearby uninhabited island, by a sandbank. There is a small pier with kai-to transportation service to Tsing Lung Tau, Tsuen Wan...
- List of buildings, sites and areas in Hong Kong
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