Pak Tam Chung
Pak Tam Chung(Chinese:Bắc đàm dũng) is an area in the southern part of theSai Kung Peninsulain theNew TerritoriesofHong Kong.[1]It is administratively under theSai Kung District.
Features
[edit]Pak Tam Chung was described as consisting of six villages in 1911 with fewer than 405 inhabitants:Wong Yi Chau(Hoàng nghi châu),Pak Tam(Bắc đàm),Sheung Yiu(Thượng diêu),Tsak Yue Wu(Tức ngư hồ),Wong Keng Tei(Hoàng kinh địa) andTsam Chuk Wan.The six villages were all inhabited byHakka people,with the exception of two hamlets in Pak Tam.[2][3]
There is a visitor centre for nature education set up by theHong Kong Government.Near the centre is a vehicle barrier leading to the restricted portion ofSai Kung East Country Parkin Pak Tam Chung. For vehicles, only those with authorisation can enter the area and reach places likeHoi Ha,Pak Tam AuandHigh Island Reservoir.
There are a number of picnic and barbecue facilities within Pak Tam Chung, including a site designed for physically disabled visitors.
Po Leung Kukowns a holiday camp site in Pak Tam Chung, the Po Leung Kuk Pak Tam Chung Camp (Bảo lương cục bắc đàm dũng độ giả doanh).
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Pak Tam Chung (1996–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 43.0 (1.69) |
35.7 (1.41) |
72.1 (2.84) |
114.6 (4.51) |
346.3 (13.63) |
497.2 (19.57) |
345.4 (13.60) |
377.3 (14.85) |
275.4 (10.84) |
96.0 (3.78) |
43.9 (1.73) |
31.0 (1.22) |
2,277.9 (89.67) |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 77.1 | 79.9 | 82.5 | 85.6 | 86.6 | 87.6 | 86.7 | 86.9 | 83.6 | 78.1 | 77.5 | 72.9 | 82.1 |
| Source:Hong Kong Observatory[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Sai Kung West (Wan Tsai Ext.)".www.afcd.gov.hk.Retrieved2020-05-25.
- ^Faure, David (1986).The structure of Chinese rural society: lineage and village in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong.Oxford University Press.p. 90.ISBN9780195839708.
- ^Delang, Claudio O. (30 March 2018)."Local livelihoods and global process: complex causalities in Hong Kong's Sai Kung Peninsula".Miscellanea Geographica.22(1): 31–39.doi:10.2478/mgrsd-2018-0003.ISSN2084-6118.
- ^"Monthly Data for Single Element".Hong Kong Observatory.Retrieved5 April2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Hamilton, Eric; Schofield, Walter; Peplow, S. H.; Tsui, Paul;Coates, Austin;Hayes, James(2010). "Chapter 6. Sai Kung Peninsula". In Strickland, John (ed.).Southern District Officer Reports: Islands and Villages in Rural Hong Kong, 1910-60.Hong Kong University Press.pp. 266–269.ISBN9789888028382.
External links
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