Waterfall Bay, Hong Kong

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The waterfall where foreign ships got fresh water, now believed to be Waterfall Bay on the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island.
The waterfall where foreign ships got fresh water, now believed to be Waterfall Bay on the southwestern coast of Hong Kong Island.

Waterfall Bay (Chinese: 瀑布灣, Jyutping: buk6 bou3 waan1, Pinyin: Pùbùwān) is a bay on the coast of Wah Fu Estate, Southern District, Hong Kong.

[edit] History

It is long believed that the waterfall attracted British ships coming to Hong Kong to fetch fresh water after long journey. Some stated that this water was so sweet that the harbour it flowed into also turned sweet, thus gave rise to the name "Hong Kong", meaning "fragrant harbour" in Chinese based on the pronunciation in Cantonese. This theory, however, is less credible than others.

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