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Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
A hillside temple above Sha Tin reached by a stairway lined with hundreds of life-size gilded arhat statues, each with a different face and pose.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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New Territories
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About New Territories
New Territories works well as a base: 10 minutes from Discovery Park, 14km from Choi Hung Estate.
New Territories is in Hong Kong, with about 4 million people. The nearest town is Discovery Park, about 5 km away.
The New Territories is the largest of the three areas of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory at an area of 952 square kilometres (368 sq mi), and contains 53.7% of the city's population at 3,984,077 as of 2021.
Historically, the New Territories is the regionRead more
leased from Qing China to the United Kingdom in 1898 for 99 years, following the cession of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon in earlier years. Upon the expiry of the lease, the three areas were handed over to the People's Republic of China in 1997.
The boundaries of the New Territories has changed with time. First defined by the Second Convention of Peking, it originally consisted of the mainland area north of Boundary Street on the Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun River (now the border between Hong Kong and mainland China), along with over 200 outlying islands, including Lantau Island, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Peng Chau. Later extension of the Kowloon urban areas saw the region between Boundary Street and the Kowloon Ranges, spanning from Lai Chi Kok to Lei Yue Mun, gradually absorbed into Kowloon as New Kowloon. Nevertheless, New Kowloon remains statutorily part of the New Territories.
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What is there to see near New Territories?
Within an hour or so of New Territories: Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery (9 km), Hong Kong Disneyland (14 km), Choi Hung Estate (14 km), Ping Shek Estate (14 km).
Are there any good drives near New Territories?
The nearest famous roads are Guia Circuit.
Where is New Territories?
New Territories is in Hong Kong, about 5 km from Discovery Park.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,984,077
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Timezone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Coordinates
- 22.4244, 114.1110
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Worth the detour from New Territories
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Hong Kong Disneyland
Compact Disney park on Lantau Island blending classic Disney magic with Chinese cultural touches.
14 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Choi Hung Estate
A 1962 public housing estate painted in rainbow bands, with a rooftop basketball court over the car park that frames the colours against the towers.
14 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Ping Shek Estate
A 1970s Kowloon estate whose grey concrete stairwells and repeating balcony grids draw photographers for their brutalist symmetry, far quieter than Choi Hung.
14 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
Mido Cafe
A 1950s cha chaan teng on Temple Street with mosaic tiles, steel window frames and a corner upstairs table overlooking Yau Ma Tei, the archetypal Hong Kong diner.
14 km · about 25 min drive
restaurant
Australia Dairy Company
A Jordan institution serving steamed milk pudding and scrambled egg sandwiches at ferocious speed, where waiters clear your table while you are still chewing.
15 km · about 25 min drive
restaurant
Lin Heung Tea House
A survivor of old-Canton yum cha culture where dim sum still comes round on pushed trolleys and regulars compete for it, in a room of ceiling fans and communal tables.
16 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Victoria Peak
Hong Kong's highest point on the island, offering spectacular panoramic views of the city skyline and harbour.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near New Territories
- 63 kmGuia CircuitA 6.2km street circuit through Macau lined by armco and walls, with the impossibly tight Melco hairpin and the fast Mandarin bend. Everyday public roads outside the November Grand Prix weekend.
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Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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