20140614-Mui-Shue-Hang

夏日炎炎心寒之旅 -- 大埔梅樹坑昔日猛鬼古廟 -- 常寂園
Experienced a Chilled summer Saturday -- Visit to the old haunted temple @ Mui Shue Hang Park, Tai Wo, Taipo

(太和火車站 A 出口→太和廣場→寶雅苑→寶雅路→單車徑入口→梅樹坑路→梅樹坑遊樂場→梅樹坑村→原路回程)
(Exit A of Tai Wo Railway Station→Tai Wo Plaza→Po Nga Court→Po Nga Road→Entrance of the cycling trail [for Sheung Shui and Fanling] →Mui Shue Hang Road→Mui Shue Hang Playground→Mui Shue Hang Village→Back from the same way)

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夏日炎炎, 又是新界市郊半日遊. 從太和火車站 A出口起步, 經太和廣場內的扶手電梯下去地面, 外面是寶雅路 (寶雅苑旁). 沿寶雅路前行 (往大埔公路方向), 過了馬路便是單車徑的入口. 進入單車徑旁的行人路, 很快便會接入梅樹坑路.
Again it was another hot and windless Saturday and no hiking in the countryside this afternoon. Started from Exit A of Tai Wo Railway station, we went downstairs to the ground floor by the escalator inside Tai Wo Plaza. Walking along Po Nga Road (near Po Nga Court) to the way for Tai Po Road, then we crossed the road and entered the cycling trail, which leads to Mui Shue Hang Road.




到了梅樹坑遊樂場
Now we were @ Mui Shue Hang Playground.














終於到了常寂園 -- 一座位於梅樹坑公園內的古寺. 此古廟昔日有很多鬧鬼傳聞, 後來經過修葺, 一度很新淨, 但近年又再關閉, 現在又開始變得陰陰森森了.
Finally we arrived "Sheung Chik Yuen", an old temple inside Mui Shue Hang Playground. There were lots of rumours about this place, many people claim that this temple is haunted (Not sure (:-P).
Renovation work was done to this temple years ago, but it has become unattended again....




常寂園內的觀音像, 地藏菩薩及阿彌陀佛.
Inside the temple -- Statues of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva and Buddha Amitabha.




公園內很多老榕樹
There are many old Chinese banyan trees in the park.








梅樹坑村 -- 一條在天橋下的隱世小村落.
Now we were "marching" to Mui Shue Hang Village, a small village under the flyovers.






梅樹坑村內有果園
Farmlands and orchards of Mui Shue Hang Village --- enough to feed themselves!!






很快便完成梅樹坑之行, 雖然地方小小, 但非常寧靜, 炎炎夏日來此一行, 的確不錯.
Now we had finished our walk for Mui Shue Hang. Although this place is quite small, we still enjoyed a great time here!!!!

20140607-Shatin-heritage-walk

舊日的足跡系列 -- 沙田尋古行 -- 龍華酒店
Old HK series -- Heritage walk in Shatin -- Lung Wah Hotel

(沙田火車站→沙田中央廣場 [宜家傢私]→沙田鄉事會路→下樓梯至上禾輋村→直行至下禾輋村路牌旁→龍華酒店→下禾輋村→原路回沙田新城市廣場)
(Shatin Railway Station→Grand Central Plaza [IKEA]→Shatin Rural Committee Road→Downstairs for Sheung Wo Che Village [Upper Wo Che Village] →Go straight along the road for the road sign of Ha Wo Che Village [Lower Wo Che Village]→Lung Wah Hotel→Lower Wo Che Village→Back to New Town Plaza @ Shatin Railway station)

An old article about Lung Wah Hotel:
http://www.mydestination.com/hongkong/restaurants/166167/lung-wah-hotel#


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近來天氣非常炎熱, 在山上暴曬可真要命, 惟有轉移陣地, 來個香港懷舊熱點行. 中秋節之前, 可能都難以享受郊遊樂了. 今天由沙田火車站出發, 經過沙田中央廣場旁的沙田鄉事會路下去地面的上禾輋村 (不是屋邨那邊!!), 去一個昔日的沙田熱點 -- 龍華酒店!!!
It has been very hot these weeks and quite a hard time to spend a day bathing under the sun now. Now we have got a new plan -- spend the next couple of months to visit the heritage (or scenic spots) spots in HK before it is getting a bit cooler.
Started from Shatin Railway station, first we walked to Grand Central Plaza and then we kept on walking along Shatin Rural Committee Road. Then we went downstairs for Sheung Wo Che Village (Don't mix up with Wo Che Estate at the opposite side of the road).




到了上禾輋村, 沿指示牌往龍華酒店
Now we were @ Sheung Wo Che Village, just follow the direction signage for Lung Wah Hotel.




不要上天橋, 繼續前走直至看見下禾輋村的路牌.
Don't go upstairs for the flyover, just keep on walking until you can see the signage for Ha Wo Che Village.






到了龍華酒店的入口.
Now @ the entrance of Lung Wah Hotel.






龍華酒店昔日十分有名, 很多名人都會來此用膳. 這條長長的走廊掛滿燈籠, 是昔日的景點之一.
Lung Wah Hotel is one of the HOT scenic spots in HK, with lots of celebrities coming here for meals during the 80-90s. This long corridor, which is full of traditional red lanterns, used to be very popular in the past.






















龍華酒店內另一景點 --- 種滿花的庭園
A garden inside Lung Wah Hotel, with beautiful scenes around you!!






這裡有露天食堂.
Dining area just next to the garden.


村外的酒店招牌.
Now we were outside Lung Wah Hotel.


懷舊上海理髮店.
Very old Barber's shop (Shanghai style)






走到位於火車軌道旁的下禾輋村, 這裡有一棵樹, 上面長滿形狀古怪的木瓜.
Now we were @ Ha Wo Che Village, which is next to the railway. There is a papaya tree with papayas in different funny shapes.


返回村口.
Now back to Sheung Wo Che Village.


山上的萬佛寺.
10 thousand Buddhas' Temple @ the hillside.


山下的西林寺.
Sai Lam Temple.


經過萬佛寺門外.
Now @ the entrance of 10 thousand Buddhas' Temple.


寶福山內的四面神 Brahma. (印度教的四面創世神)
A Brahma statue (4-faced Hindu God) inside Po Fuk Shan. (Next to 10 thousand Buddhas' Temple)