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Islands District
Hong Kong
Po Yue Wan (Italian Beach), Cheung Chau, prehistoric pottery
Tidal foreshore Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Sea pottery
Sea glass
Flint and stone toolsAlso reported: Qing blue and white.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), James St. John (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Late Neolithic to Bronze Age coastal camp on a small bay; island fishing port through Qing times.
Cheung Chau heritage page: bone arrowhead, pottery fragments and shells c.2500-1500 BC from Po Yue Wan; Bronze Age rock carving at Tung Wan is a declared monumentView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Small surf beach, ferry access only
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.