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1. The History
Can’t find too much on this place but this former café lies on the Ngong Ping fun walk on Lantau island, just a stone’s throw away from the Po Lin Monastery and the even more famous Tian Tan buddha. It was linked with the tea plantation established by Brook Bernacchi, a British lawyer, who relocated to Hong Kong in 1945. More about him and the tea plantation in the next report. The Tea Garden and restaurant appears to have survived until around 2014 before being promptly abandoned.
2. The Explore
Relaxed and easy explore on a very humid August day. Was on a visit to Lantau via the Ngong Ping 360 cable car. Was a bit up-against-the-clock and would have like to have spent more time at this charming rural location.
3. The Pictures
Some nearby out-buildings:
img9342 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9345 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9346 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9349 by HughieDW, on Flickr
On to the café…
img9350 by HughieDW, on Flickr
This tarpaulin sign was quite amusing:
img9351 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Rusty woks:
img9352 by HughieDW, on Flickr
…and an even more rusty door:
img9357 by HughieDW, on Flickr
On to the main café building:
img9361 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9377 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9362 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Pretty much left undisturbed on the inside:
img9372 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Ngong Peng 04 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The outside seating area and its tea information boards:
img9364 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9375 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9374 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9365 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9366 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9373 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And more rusty woks…
img9368 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Not too sure what this is:
Ngong Peng 01 by HughieDW, on Flickr
And a rusty paint tin:
img9369 by HughieDW, on Flickr
The toilets:
img9370 by HughieDW, on Flickr
img9378 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Can’t find too much on this place but this former café lies on the Ngong Ping fun walk on Lantau island, just a stone’s throw away from the Po Lin Monastery and the even more famous Tian Tan buddha. It was linked with the tea plantation established by Brook Bernacchi, a British lawyer, who relocated to Hong Kong in 1945. More about him and the tea plantation in the next report. The Tea Garden and restaurant appears to have survived until around 2014 before being promptly abandoned.
2. The Explore
Relaxed and easy explore on a very humid August day. Was on a visit to Lantau via the Ngong Ping 360 cable car. Was a bit up-against-the-clock and would have like to have spent more time at this charming rural location.
3. The Pictures
Some nearby out-buildings:
img9342 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9345 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9346 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9349 by HughieDW, on FlickrOn to the café…
img9350 by HughieDW, on FlickrThis tarpaulin sign was quite amusing:
img9351 by HughieDW, on FlickrRusty woks:
img9352 by HughieDW, on Flickr…and an even more rusty door:
img9357 by HughieDW, on FlickrOn to the main café building:
img9361 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9377 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9362 by HughieDW, on FlickrPretty much left undisturbed on the inside:
img9372 by HughieDW, on FlickrNgong Peng 04 by HughieDW, on FlickrThe outside seating area and its tea information boards:
img9364 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9375 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9374 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9365 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9366 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9373 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd more rusty woks…
img9368 by HughieDW, on FlickrNot too sure what this is:
Ngong Peng 01 by HughieDW, on FlickrAnd a rusty paint tin:
img9369 by HughieDW, on FlickrThe toilets:
img9370 by HughieDW, on Flickrimg9378 by HughieDW, on Flickr
