Tathong Channel 藍塘海峽
Item
Title
Tathong Channel 藍塘海峽
Creator
Professor Hui Cheuk Kuen, Desmond (許焯權教授)
Description
The Tathong Channel is one of the 14 channels in Hong Kong. Bounded by Tseung Kwan O or Junk Bay (what used to be Fat Tong Chau or Junk Island) and Tung Lung Chau on the east, and Hong Kong Island on the west, this is the only eastern sea route to pass from South China Sea to Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong, via Lei Yue Mun. The viewpoint for this painting was from the Tseung Kwan O Columbarium where I visit from time to time to commemorate a family member. On a fine day, one can see as far as the islands of Sung Kong and Waglan, the southernmost parts of Hong Kong, and perhaps beyond, heading straight to the Philippines a thousand kilometers away. What would travellers to Hong Kong be thinking when they sailed through these waters, before the days of air travel?
藍塘海峽(原名南堂海峽)是香港十多條海峽之一。這海峽東邊是將軍澳(原本是佛堂洲)及東龍洲，西邊是香港島，是從南中國海由東面經鯉魚門進入維多利亞港必經之水路。這幅作品是從將軍澳墳場骨灰龕看到的景色，我間中會到這裡拜祭紀念先人。在晴朗的天氣，你可以遠眺香港最南的宋崗和橫瀾島，越過這兩處便可以直航至一千公里外的菲律賓。在還沒有空航的日子，坐船到香港的旅客經過這海峽時會想到什麼呢？
藍塘海峽(原名南堂海峽)是香港十多條海峽之一。這海峽東邊是將軍澳(原本是佛堂洲)及東龍洲，西邊是香港島，是從南中國海由東面經鯉魚門進入維多利亞港必經之水路。這幅作品是從將軍澳墳場骨灰龕看到的景色，我間中會到這裡拜祭紀念先人。在晴朗的天氣，你可以遠眺香港最南的宋崗和橫瀾島，越過這兩處便可以直航至一千公里外的菲律賓。在還沒有空航的日子，坐船到香港的旅客經過這海峽時會想到什麼呢？
Date Created
June 7, 2015
Spatial Coverage
Tathong Channel, Hong Kong
Coloration
Multicolored
Genre/Form
Watercolors