Sha Tin Travel Guide

 
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Things to Do  

Tolo Harbour

Tolo Harbour, Sha Tin

 bradbeaman Says:  There is a cool bike trail around the harbour and the views here are great looking down on Tolo Harour. 

che kung temple

che kung temple, Sha Tin

 bradbeaman Says:  Che kung temple honours Che Kung, a military commander of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)People go and spin fans below Che Kungs statue. 

Monasterio de los 10.000 budas

Monasterio de los 10.000 budas, Sha Tin

 asgard Says:  Pequeño y muy pintoresco monsaterio a las afueras de Hong kong. Muy bien accesible por tren pero muy duro de subir si de por si te encuentras con un típico dia de verano en Hong kong; es decir 41 grados y 100 de humedad. Es un pequeño calvario que merece la pena hacer. En el... 

10,000 BUDDHAS MONASTERY -NOT TO BE MISSED

10,000 BUDDHAS MONASTERY -NOT TO BE MISSED, Sha Tin

 TONYALAWSON Says:  Take the MTR to the Shatin stop and get off -head towards Park Road. You will see Ikea straight ahead. Walk in front of it -you will see a small yellow sign for the 10,000 buddhas monastery. The signs then suddenly stop. We ended up in Shatin cemetery -you need the little... 

Snoopy World

Snoopy World, Sha Tin

 peemapat Says:  This is the playgroud of New Town Plaza Department store. This outdoor playground is not big but worth to see the snoopy theme here. 

Sha Tin Racecourse

Sha Tin Racecourse, Sha Tin

 sunnywong Says:  It is one of the world's finest racecourses. Opened in 1978. Extensive landscaping of the infield has resulted of the Hong Kong's largest public parks, Penfold Park. 

Hong Kong Museum of Art

Hong Kong Museum of Art, Sha Tin

 sunnywong Says:  The Hong Kong Museum of Art is the city's largest museum. The museum houses some of the world's finest examples of ancient Chinese art from the Han to the Ming and Qing dynasties. 

Hong Kong Railway Museum

Hong Kong Railway Museum, Sha Tin

 sunnywong Says:  The museum is an open-air museum. It encompasses the old Tai Po Market Railway Station building, a narrow gauge steam locomotive, six historical railway carriages, and a red-brick office block. The station building, erected in 1913, has the pitched roof of the traditional... 

Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery...

Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery..., Sha Tin

 sunnywong Says:  Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery The Monastery with whose walls in the main hall are lined with 12,800 Buddha statues donated by devout worshippers. 

Snoopy World

Snoopy World, Sha Tin

 sunnywong Says:  A large shopping mall which boasts Hong Kong's first and Asia's largest indoor computerised music fountain. For the young and the young at heart, there is Snoopy World with Charlie Brown and the entire Peanuts gang. 

Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Sha Tin

 sunnywong Says:  Witness a different type of culture at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the largest of its kind in Hong Kong. Traditional Chinese design and modern construction techniques are reflected in the five-storey building with Chinese-style roofs and the courtyard characterised by a... 

Tsang Tai Uk

Tsang Tai Uk, Sha Tin

 sunnywong Says:  The fortified Hakka village of Tsang Tai Uk, or 'Tsang's Big House', built in 1848, is the next stop on your tour. The three rows of granite, brick and timber houses were arranged to form a rectangle, all interlined by passages and courtyards, and include defensive towers at... 

Che Kung Temple

Che Kung Temple, Sha Tin

 sunnywong Says:  Dedicated to a deeply respected Sung Dynasty general who suppressed a rebellion in South China and was believed to have stemmed an outbreak of the plague in Sha Tin. 

Hotels  

Royal Park Hotel

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Regal Riverside Hotel

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Restaurants  

ASRA Indian restaurant: Don't miss the indian tandoori
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ASRA is good place for family gathering.Nice ambience,good atmosphere & friendly staff.
Its a thematic indian restaurant,i like this place.

Favorite Dish: My favourite dishes are:-
Chicken tikka
Chaat
seekh kebab
mix veg kebab
masala papad
jhinga bhuna
chicken jalfrezi
shahi gosht
kesri pullao
channa masala
nan,roti,pratha
mango lassi
gulab jamun

I love asra's food taste very much,even they can make mild/spicy for you.Specially seekh kebab,chicken tikka were really-2 great.

Updated Mar 11, 2008

Address: 15, 1/F.shatin galleria, shan mei st,Fotan,Shatin

Phone: 00852 31880852

Website: www.asra.com.hk

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Nightlife  

Night Ride
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Ride along the Shing Mun River and around Tolo Harbour at midnight. There are a couple hundred cylists on a midnight ride.

Of course this cycle path is popular in daytime too. I love the contrast of riders with Tour de France jerseys and adults riding with training wheels.

Updated Aug 20, 2012

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 Cycling

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Transportation  

KCR train
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KCR train

From downtown of Kowloon, you can travel to Sha Tin by KCR train. There are interchange station between MTR and KCR at MTR Tsim Sha Tsui and Kowloon Tong

Updated Mar 14, 2005

Website: http://www.kcrc.com/

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 Budget Travel
 Backpacking
 Trains

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