Kau_Pei_Chau

Kau Pei Chau

Kau Pei Chau

Uninhabited islet in Hong Kong

Kau Pei Chau is an uninhabited islet located off the coast of Hong Kong Island on its southeastern end, about 50 metres (165 feet) off the tip of Cape D'Aguilar. Administratively, it is part of Southern District.[1] Kau Pei Chau has a length of 1.34 kilometres (0.83 mi).[2] It is located directly south of the Cape D’Aguilar Marine Reserve.

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Name

Kau Pei (狗髀) literally means the thigh of a dog. Its original name in Chinese is Kau Pui (Chinese: 筊杯; Sidney Lau: Gaau2 Booi1), which is a divination tool used in temples to request an answer from the gods in ancient China.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "District Council Constituency Boundaries - Southern District (Sheet 2)" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. [2]
    "狗髀洲 Kau Pei Chau, Hong Kong". hk.geoview.info. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. [3]
    Chensong. "Kau Pei Chau (狗髀洲) at Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve | The Hong Kong Less Traveled". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Kau Pei Chau, Hong Kong - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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