Aberdeen Fishing Village, Hong Kong
A travel video showing the famous Aberdeen Fishing Village of Hong Kong. Among several things, Aberdeen Fishing Village is known for Hong Kong's best sea food restaurant Jumbo housed in a huge 4 or 5 storied boat. Jumbo was one of the places for location shooting of the James Bond movie Goldfinger starring Sean Connery.
Aberdeen Fishing Village, Hong Kong China
Hong Kong Sampan Cruise Ride at Aberdeen Fishing Village (4K)
We visited Aberdeen Fishing Village (香港仔水上人家) in Hong Kong and took a scenic Sampan boat ride. The tour bus left from Victoria Peak via Stubbs Road and then Deep Water Road, where we saw some beautiful views of the city before arriving at the Aberdeen Promenade. There we started the relaxing and picturesque cruise on a Big Bus Sampan Tour boat where we saw nice views of the Hong Kong skyline, skyscrapers, high-rise condos plus numerous fishing boats that comprise the village, including Chinese Junk boats. We also got to see famous Jumbo Kingdom Jumbo Floating Restaurant (珍寶海鮮舫) as well.
This was part of our Hong Kong highlights tour booked on Princess Cruises. Hong Kong was part of our March 2018 Asia Cruise aboard the Majestic Princess (盛世公主号) cruise ship.
Aberdeen Fishing Village Hong Kong Sampan Boat tour
Aberdeen Harbor is on the southern side of Hong Kong Island. It is on the other side of Victoria Peak from the main Hong Kong urban area. Aberdeen is the largest town on Hong Kong Island outside the main urban area, and the harbor was famous as the place where the Hong Kong boat people lived in the 1960s and 1970s.
The Jumbo Floating Restaurant is the more famous restaurant. It has attracted millions of visitors since it was opened in 1976, and famous people who dined there include Queen Elizabeth, John Wayne, and Tom Cruise. It has been shown in many Asian and Hollywood movies. The Jumbo was built in 1976 by Dr. Stanley Ho. About 30 million HKD was spent to build it, and it is decorated like an ancient Chinese palace.
Aberdeen Fishing Village Hong Kong
Boat Ride
Aberdeen Fishing Village (香港仔), Hong Kong
Aberdeen has been a fishing port and home to the Tanka and Hoklo clans who originated from the mainland coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian provinces for generations.
The original Chinese settlement on this harbour was named Hong Kong. It was one of the first places British troops came ashore in 1841 and when British seafarers landed here in the 19th century they mistook the name of the village for the name of the entire island. The settlement was subsequently renamed Aberdeen after George Hamilton Gordon, the 4th Earl of Aberdeen (Scotland), the British Secretary of State for War and the Colonies at the time. Its Chinese name is “Heung Gong Tsai ” (香港仔) meaning “little fragrant harbor” with “fragrant” being a reference to incense wood for burning in worship which was grown in the New Territories, collected at Tsim Sha Tsui and then sent in junks to Aberdeen for export. The name was later anglicized and Hong Kong became the name by which the whole territory is now known.
It is famous to tourists for the boat people living in the harbor and the floating seafood restaurants such as the Jumbo Floating Restaurant - one of the world’s largest floating restaurants. Designed like a Chinese palace, the restaurant can seat up to 2,300 diners in a multi-faceted complex, which includes a tea garden and a gourmet restaurant serving high-quality traditional Chinese and modern fusion dishes.
Aberdeen Fishing Village Hong Kong
the Hakka People of Aberdeen
HONG KONG 2018 TOUR - ABERDEEN FISHING VILLAGE
Hong Kong's Aberdeen Harbour
Recorded October 13, 2009
Sampan ride at Aberdeen fishing village in Hong Kong.
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Whilst on a Hong Kong holiday, we visited Aberdeen Fishing Village Hong Kong and went on a sampan tour. Here is part of the journey whilst watching the Floating Village and also seeing the Aberdeen Seafood Restaurant - Jumbo Floating Seafood Restaurant which looks like an imperial palace in China... Aberdeen is one of Hong Kong's tourist attraction
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Sampan ride along Aberdeen Fishing Village. The boat ride was pleasant and relaxing. As we circled around, we got to see old fishing boats which were home to some. Expensive boats were also docked. It was nice to see a different side of Hong Kong, old and simple way of living amidst high rises and millionaire yachts that are also parked. I must say that this is one of my favorite part of our trip. Sceneries were always to be remembered.
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Day Tour around Hong Kong - Aberdeen Fishing Village - Sampa Ride - Man Mo Temple - Aug 2019
Out and about in Hong Kong.
The day was based on public transport with a local guide, called Paul. The tour started with Paul collecting me at Tseung Kwan, at The Papillons, a New Town in the New Territories of Hong Kong, with large residential building, where my cousin lives with her family. He was very punctual at 9am. O’clock. I was concerned about the news about the protest so I decided to go on this tour alone and leave Felipe with my cousin.
We traveled towards, Quarry Bay Station, to have a look at some of the highest buildings at the Central business district, such as the ICC with 118 floors. Then we continued to the world's longest outdoor continuous escalator system, which seems to be a very common and useful way to travel up to the hilly streets of Hong Kong, (It crosses an altitude of over 135 meters). It has also become sort of a tourist attraction, and as a result, it is easy to find mini-markets, shops, and restaurants along the way. We then continued walking along Hollywood Road, which is something like the Soho area, where we visited the former Central Police Station, also called Tai Kwun. This station was completed in 1864 but many additions were also constructed until 1919. I found it a very interesting visit, not crowded at all, well-organized layout of the history and helpful staff. Worth a visit. The complex has now been converted into the museum, as a reminder of the British colonial heritage. The area covers two open squares with bars, various restaurants, and art galleries.
We did not go to the markets of Kowloon, but other small markets as for Paul's recommendation and also it seems to be market with lots of animal sales so I was not interested in that.
We then continue along Holloway road until we arrived at Man Mo Temple, one of Hong Kong's oldest and most important. I found the ambiance here really peaceful, with its great smoky aroma coming from the giant incense coils hang from the ceiling. The temple is adorned with ceramic figures, granite and wood carvings, and various other crafts from traditional Chinese artistry. The temple is dedicated to the God of Literature and the God of War. I had my chance to do some praying and ask for some good fortune as well. Good predictions came into my reading.
We then took the local bus towards the south of Hong Kong Island to the Aberdeen fishermen community, where luxury yachts and towering skyscrapers are contrasted distinctly alongside the fishing boats. We took a boat ride to have lunch aboard the famous Jumbo Kingdom Floating restaurant, where the food was delicious. The service was good as well, despite having to wait for a table for nearly 30 minutes. We then took a sampan boat ride to learn more about their ways of life a
Tin Hau Temple, dedicated to the Goddess of the Sea, who is revered by fishermen and those who spend their working lives at sea. There were few homeless people begging by the door, which was surprising for me.
I must say during all the walk and travel in public transport I did not see a single demonstration or protest. Paul told me there were loads of fake news out in the media.
Complete Sampan Boat Tour at Aberdeen Fishing Village Hong Kong
Aberdeen Fishing Village Harbour - Hong Kong
Aberdeen Fishing Village Harbour - Hong Kong
Welcome Back from Aberdeen Fishing Village, Hong Kong
Return from our sampan boat tour of the Aberdeen Fishing Village.
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Hongkong, Aberdeen Harbour - China Travel Channel
Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong, Southern District, is located on the south side of Hong Kong Island. Traditionally there are many junks and sampans here. There are still a lot of people who prefer life on the houseboats and are only hard to convince that the life in one of the surrounding skyscrapers is more convenient . On the boats, the relationship with neighbors is of course closer than in an anonymous high-rise apartment.
Center of the port of Aberdeen is the Jumbo Kingdom, two floating restaurants. In one of the huge dining rooms is a throne on which even Queen Elizabeth II had taken her seat during a visit to Hong Kong.
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Aberdeen Harbour, Hongkong, Southern District, befindet sich auf der Südseite von Hongkong Island. Traditionell befinden sich hier viele Dschunken und Sampans.
Noch gibt es viele Einwohner die das Leben auf den Hausbooten vorziehen und nur schwer davon zu überzeugen sind, dass das Leben in einem der umliegenden Hochhäuser komfortabler ist. Die Gemeinschaft mit Nachbarn ist natürlich auf den Booten enger als in einer anonymen Hochhauswohnung.
Mittelpunkt des Hafens von Aberdeen bildet das Jumbo Kingdom, zwei schwimmende Restaurants. Einen der riesigen Speisesäle schmückt ein Thron, auf dem auf dem auch Queen Elizabeth II. während eines Hongkong-Besuchs bereits Platz genommen hatte.
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Aberdeen Fishing village, Hong kong
Piece of advice. Never ride the boat! It'll just go around for like 5 minutes and you might not know it, but you have to pay 50hk dollars per person. yay!