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Kap Shui Mun (Chinese:
Chinese language

Chinese or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of language mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan languages of languages....
 ???) or Throat Gates (historically spelled Capsuimoon) is a major channel, between Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
 and Ma Wan
Ma Wan

Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. The island belongs to Tsuen Wan District. It has an area of 0.96 km?....
, in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It is part of major sea route along the coast of South China
South China

South China or Southern China can refer to* South China Athletic Association - a sports club in Hong Kong First Division League* South China ...
, from Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea was instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent development as a trading centre....
 to the Pearl River
Pearl River (China)

The Pearl River or Zhu Jiang, or less commonly, the "Guangdong River" , is China's third longest river , and second largest by volume ....
. It joins north with Urmston Road
Urmston Road

Urmston Road is a broad body of water between Lantau Island and Tuen Mun in Hong Kong. It forms an inshore Channel between the northwest end of Victoria Harbour and the mouth of the Pearl River ....
.

Kap Shui Mun Bridge
Kap Shui Mun Bridge

The Kap Shui Mun Bridge in Hong Kong is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world that transports both road and railway traffic, with the upper deck for motor vehicles, and the lower deck for both vehicles and the MTR....
 spans over the channel.

The original Chinese name of Kap Shui Mun is kap shui mun, the gate of fast-moving water. This exactly describes the current of the channel.






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Kap Shui Mun (Chinese:
Chinese language

Chinese or the Sinitic language is a language family consisting of language mutually unintelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the two branches of Sino-Tibetan languages of languages....
 ???) or Throat Gates (historically spelled Capsuimoon) is a major channel, between Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
 and Ma Wan
Ma Wan

Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island. The island belongs to Tsuen Wan District. It has an area of 0.96 km?....
, in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It is part of major sea route along the coast of South China
South China

South China or Southern China can refer to* South China Athletic Association - a sports club in Hong Kong First Division League* South China ...
, from Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea was instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent development as a trading centre....
 to the Pearl River
Pearl River (China)

The Pearl River or Zhu Jiang, or less commonly, the "Guangdong River" , is China's third longest river , and second largest by volume ....
. It joins north with Urmston Road
Urmston Road

Urmston Road is a broad body of water between Lantau Island and Tuen Mun in Hong Kong. It forms an inshore Channel between the northwest end of Victoria Harbour and the mouth of the Pearl River ....
.

Kap Shui Mun Bridge
Kap Shui Mun Bridge

The Kap Shui Mun Bridge in Hong Kong is the longest cable-stayed bridge in the world that transports both road and railway traffic, with the upper deck for motor vehicles, and the lower deck for both vehicles and the MTR....
 spans over the channel.

The original Chinese name of Kap Shui Mun is kap shui mun, the gate of fast-moving water. This exactly describes the current of the channel. The name, fast-moving water, was associated with accidents on ships and boats. It thus renamed to a title with similar sound, k'ap shui mun(???), the gate of water-fetching. For Chinese, water means fortune and wealth.

See also

  • Tang Lung Chau
    Tang Lung Chau

    File:Hong Kong Bay.jpgTang Lung Chau is a small island to the west of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.This island is located south of Ma Wan, and is administratively part of Tsuen Wan District....