Revisiting Grass Island 重遊塔門

【Photo Journey】《Revisiting Grass Island》Grass Island (Tap Mun) is an outlying island northeast of the New Territories of Hong Kong, with an area of 1.69 square kilometers and the highest point of the hill is 125 meters. As the island is full of grass around the hills, that is the reason "grass island" is so named. Standing atop the hill, I could enjoy a 360-degree panorama of the beautiful view.  Therefore it attracts numerous campers and travellers.
My impression on this island related back to 1976 when 8 university classmates and I stayed on the island to conduct a two days social study on the lives of the villagers for an assignment in Sociology. This was my second time to Tap Mun. I travelled alone, touring around the island and up the hill for landscape photography. I enjoyed the trip and it brought me a lot of precious memories.

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Photo equipment:
Nikon Coolpix P7800
iPhone 6s with 645 PRO
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【光影記行】《重遊塔門》塔門是香港東北部的一個小島，面積1.69平方公里，小山的最高點祗是125公呎，由於草地遍佈山丘，英文冠名為「草洲」。站在山頂，可以360度環眺四周風光，因此吸引無數遊人及露營客在此紥營。我對塔門的印象，緣於1976年與八位大學同學，在塔門逗留兩天，探討村民生活的狀況，作為社會學的一項社區調查的功課。今次重返塔門，孤身上路，環島四周，登山覧景，拍攝風景。我享受了這次的塔門遊，也使我懷緬當年走過的地方。

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#1. Grass Island
塔門

#2. A tranquil fishing village
恬靜的小漁村

#3. Tin Hau Temple is 400 years old.
四百年歷史的天后廟

#4. A panoramic view of the pavilion and the grass hill for the campers.
山頂觀海亭和大草坪營帳全景

#5. The beautiful panorama atop the hill attracted many campers.
山頂環廻景觀吸引不少露營客

#6. Did they forget the Chinese saying "Be a chicken mouth rather than a tail of cattle (Better be the head of a dog than tail of a lion)"?
難道他們忘記「寧為雞口，不為牛後」的道理嗎？

#7. Listening to the roaring waves with friends is an enjoyment.
良朋共聽波濤湧

#8. Looking over the pavilion, grass hill and bay.
眺望觀海亭、大草坪及海灣。

#9. The famous Sharp Peak is viewed afar in distant.
聞名遐邇的蚺蛇尖在遠方

#10, Approaching the Sharp Peak is much easier than climbing up the peak！
還是朝蚺蛇尖而行比攀爬山巔容易得多！

#11. Balanced Rocks
呂字疉石

#12. The Balanced Rocks resemble the shape of the Chinese character "呂".
石形似「呂」字。

#13. Panorama of the Balanced Rocks, the trail and campers on the island.
𡷊上的疊石、小徑及露營客的全景照。

#14. The southern shore of the Grass Island is facing Ko Lo Wan, a small fishing village in northeast part of Sai Kung, Hong Kong.
塔門南岸對着西貢東北的高流灣小漁村。

#15. Ko Lau Wan is viewed through the twigs.
梢後現高流

#16. Keeping a record of friendship with selfie.
自拍存情

#17. A small restaurant was photographed beside the New Fishermen Village.
漁民新村旁的小食肆

#18. Yung Shu Village
榕樹村

#19. Awaiting the home-bound  ferry.
等待回程小輪

#20. Bidding farewell to Grass Island.
再見塔門