A favourite stopping point on Hong Kong Island tours, this peninsula's old fishing village and bays are well worth a separate sidetrip taken at leisure.
| The village's market is one of Hong Kong's best-loved attractions. In its traffic-free lanes, cottages and shophouses have been converted into well-stocked boutiques selling a wide range of relatively inexpensive clothing, including factory overruns of locally made designer items. Porcelain, rattanware and other hand-crafted items are also readily available at competetive prices. |
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Stanley's attractions include an interesting 18th-century Tin Hau Temple, huddles of charming cottages, palatial country homes on the village slopes, and several old colonial buildings such as the Old Stanley Police Station, which has been converted into a restaurant. The area's pleasant beaches, set in sheltered, sandy coves, are summertime attractions. One of them is a favourite destination for Hong Kong's wind-surfers. All year round, the village offers an appetising range of restaurants and snack bars. |