Kwai Chung

Kwai Chung (Chinese: ??; Cantonese , Jyutping: kwai4 cung1; Mandarin Pinyin: ku? chōng) is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island, it is part of the Kwai Tsing District of Hong Kong. Kwai Chung is the site of the container port. It is also part of Tsuen Wan New Town. Population (2000): 287,000. Area: 9.93 km²

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Kwai Chung at early days was called Kwai Chung Tsz (???). Kwai Chung was a stream (Chung) that pouring in the Gin Drinkers Bay. The whole bay was reclaimed for land and the stream cannot be seen again.

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Jyutping: Jyutping (Traditional Chinese: 粵拼; Simplified Chinese: 粤拼; pinyin: yu?pīn; Yale: yuhtpīng; sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. Its formal name is The Linguist...

Kwai Chung related Images and Photos (experimental)

Kwai I

Bridge on the River Kwai 1958

Bridge on the River Kwai Belgian Movie Poster 1958

Return from the River Kwai