Pa Tau Kwu

Pa Tau Kwu (Chinese: 扒頭鼓) is an area of Lantau Island in Hong Kong and the site of a former village. Administratively, it is part of Tsuen Wan District.

Geography

Pa Tau Kwu is located in the northeastern part of Lantau Island, northeast of Penny's Bay. The area includes two bays: Pa Tau Kwu Pak Wan (扒頭鼓北灣; 'north bay') and Pa Tau Kwu Nam Wan (扒頭鼓南灣; 'south bay'), separated by a small peninsula.

Archaeology

Pa Tau Kwu has been listed as a Site of Archaeological Interest[1] and archaeological excavations have been conducted in the area.[2] The site is a headland site with coast on three sides[3] that included the possible remains of up to twenty houses.[4]

References
  1. Antiquities and Monuments Office. List of Sites of Archaeological Interest in Hong Kong (as at Nov 2012)
  2. Chinese University of Hong Kong. Centre for Chinese Archaeology and Art. Introduction
  3. Cheng, Pei-kai; Fan, Ka Wai (2012). New Perspectives on the Research of Chinese Culture. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 31. ISBN 9789814021784.
  4. Atha, Mick; Yip, Kennis (2016). Piecing Together Sha Po: Archaeological Investigations and Landscape Reconstruction. Hong Kong University Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-988-8208-98-2.


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