Ting Kok
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| Chinese | 汀角 | ||||||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Tīngjiǎo |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | ding1 gok3 |
Ting Kok (Chinese: 汀角) is the name of an area and a village in the northeastern part of Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of Tai Po District. It is located on the northern shore of Plover Cove and west of Tai Mei Tuk.
Ting Kok Village, originally called Ting Kai (汀溪), was historically a multi-surname Punti village founded before 1688.
Built heritage in Ting Kok include:
A mangrove covers a coastal area of about seven hectares near Ting Kok Village. It is one of the few sites in Hong Kong where a large population of Lumnitzera racemosa can be found.
A part of Ting Kok is within the Pat Sin Leng Country Park, and the Ting Kok wetlands have been declared a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1985.
Coordinates: 22°28′20″N 114°13′12″E / 22.472232°N 114.220068°E
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