Abandoned Hakka villages in the New Territories / 被遺棄的新界客家村落

Posted on 2018-02-022018-02-09 by Jude

This visit in the abandoned Hakka settlements in the New Territories was one of the best experiences I had in Hong Kong. It is a mixture of exploration of lost villages hidden in the jungle and a great hike right next to the Chinese border. I will not write about the context because this area […]

Abandoned fishing village on Lamma Island / 南丫島的無人村

Posted on 2018-01-06 by Jude

For my first report of 2018, I choose to introduce a special place, full of authenticity, quietly facing the sea, and being at the same time eaten little by little by the jungle: Luk Chau Tsuen (鹿洲村). As intriguing as it may be, this fishing village located in a remote area on Lamma Island is […]

[part 2] Lantau Trail lost garden Lung Tsai Ng Yuen / 龍仔悟園

Posted on 2016-10-102016-10-11 by Jude

Being in Hong Kong on a sunny day, I decided to go hiking on the Lantau Trail again and explore that nice abandoned garden that I saw last year but could not really visit alone. If you are interested in the history of this place, you can read about the basic facts in my former […]

Lantau Trail lost garden Lung Tsai Ng Yuen / 龍仔悟園

Posted on 2016-02-022016-09-15 by Jude

During the summer of 2015, I spent a few days in Hong Kong and enjoyed hiking in nature a lot. In particular, I did several sections of the Lantau Trail by myself. At some point, I found a hidden garden, which had been abandoned since 2012. The access was forbidden but I was so attracted […]

Xishuangbanna Monkey Mountain / 西双版纳猴山

Posted on 2015-12-302016-09-15 by Jude

After finding the Banna Monkey Mountain Ropeway, I finally discovered what is left of the park on the other side of the Mekong river… Happy new year of the Monkey! It all started by chance (although… It is really by chance, as we are entering the Chinese Year of the Monkey…), by spotting the Mekong […]

Xishuangbanna Tropical Flowers and Plants Garden / 西双版纳热带花卉园

Posted on 2015-12-282016-09-15 by Jude

Yesterday, I did another great discovery in Jinghong, Xishuangbanna: a botanical garden surrounded by abandoned elements! Next to the park: the abandoned Olympic pool If you follow my blog, you know that I particularly like abandoned swimming pools, especially the long ones… The ones that are olympic-size. After finding an indoor olympic-size pool in Datong, […]

Banna Monkey Mountain Ropeway / 版纳猴山索道

Posted on 2015-12-222016-09-15 by Jude

I am currently spending a few days in Yunnan, Xishuangbanna for my Christmas vacation with Gui. It’s less polluted and less cold than in Beijing or Datong. I was riding a bicycle in Jinghong along the Mekong River when I spotted an abandoned place… It seems my eyes are trained for this anywhere now. It […]