Kau Pei Chau
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Native name: 狗髀洲 | |
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| Length | 1,340 m (4400 ft) |
| Administration | |
| District | Southern |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| Chinese | 狗髀洲 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Dog Buttocks/Thigh Island | ||||||||||||||
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Kau Pei Chau is an uninhabited islet located off the coast of Hong Kong Island on its southeastern end, about 50 metres (165 feet) off the tip of Cape D'Aguilar. Administratively, it is part of Southern District.[1] Kau Pei Chau has a length of 1.34 kilometres (0.83 mi).[2] It is located directly south of the Cape D’Aguilar Marine Reserve.
Name
[edit | edit source]Kau Pei (狗髀) literally means the thigh of a dog. Its original name in Chinese is Kau Pui (Chinese: 筊杯; Sidney Lau: Gaau2 Booi1), which is a divination tool used in temples to request an answer from the gods in ancient China.[3][4]
See also
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References
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