Cheung Po Tsai Cave 張保仔洞 : Spring afternoon . . .
This image is included in a gallery "AMAZING LANDSCAPES.PAISAJES DE ALUCINE XIII." curated by
Lagarto (miguelitoiglesias21).
Cheung Po Tsai (1783-1822) was a navy colonel of the Qing dynasty and former pirate. "Cheung Po Tsai" literally means "Cheung Po the Kid". He was known to the Portuguese Navy as Quan Apon Chay during the Battle of the Tiger's Mouth. Cheung Po Sai was a notorious pirate around the South China Sea, active during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. He and his wife Ching Shih gathered 50,000+ followers and his fleet was said to have possessed 600 ships. He was hard to catch and caused much trouble, so the Qing government offered him a colonel position to soothe the situation.
This natural cave is located in Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong, and is one of the many places where he stashed his lootings. This cave is dark, narrow, winding and slippery, with a total length of 88 metres between entrance and exit. It is now a popular tourist attraction.
This was taken on an overcast Spring afternoon, the sea was calm and wind was gentle. The boulders are adorned with interesting surface textures.
張保仔洞是傳說中廣東著名海盜張保仔 (1783-1822) 收藏了一些寶物的山洞，多位於廣東外海、香港離島區，其中位於長洲的張保仔洞最著名，現已成為島上的旅遊景點。清嘉慶年間，張保仔率領的紅旗幫，以上川島沙堤港為主基地，扼守瓊洲海峽，控制了上川島、下川島，赤溪半島，還有沙咀沿海，東至香港，西至廣州灣的許多島嶼。據傳當年張保仔藏寶地點眾多，上川島一帶島嶼就有十幾處，如鹽灶、七盤山、馬山、弓灣、石船咀、香爐洲和烏豬島等 。
香港的張保仔洞其一在長洲西南部，洞口趭約10呎，洞穴由入口至出口全長約88米，洞內非常黑暗及狹窄，地面濕滑，又凹凸不平，但於近年已加設了鋼梯，方便遊客進出洞穴。張保仔是清代嘉慶年間的著名海盜，活躍於粵東一帶，後來獲朝廷招安。根據傳說，現於長洲西灣崖邊的一個天然山洞，乃當年張保仔躲避朝廷追捕的藏身之所，也是他收藏寶藏的秘密地點之一。這個被後人稱之為張保仔洞的山洞，現今已毫無寶藏的痕跡。由於洞身狹窄，僅可供一人通過，因此遊客須從洞的一邊進入，再由另一邊離開。而要進入山洞，遊客亦須沿鐵梯而下，並要帶備電筒以供照明。在2012年，因風雨侵蝕導致洞口上其中一塊大石滑下，令洞入口變得更窄，遊客須更加小心。 儘管有不少人認為張保仔洞僅為後人穿鑿附會，惟該洞已經成為了長洲一處著名名勝，不少人在提起長洲歷史時，也會提起張保仔洞
( Explored : Jun 23, 2023 #163 )
Cheung Po Tsai Cave 張保仔洞 : Spring afternoon . . .
This image is included in a gallery "AMAZING LANDSCAPES.PAISAJES DE ALUCINE XIII." curated by
Lagarto (miguelitoiglesias21).
Cheung Po Tsai (1783-1822) was a navy colonel of the Qing dynasty and former pirate. "Cheung Po Tsai" literally means "Cheung Po the Kid". He was known to the Portuguese Navy as Quan Apon Chay during the Battle of the Tiger's Mouth. Cheung Po Sai was a notorious pirate around the South China Sea, active during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. He and his wife Ching Shih gathered 50,000+ followers and his fleet was said to have possessed 600 ships. He was hard to catch and caused much trouble, so the Qing government offered him a colonel position to soothe the situation.
This natural cave is located in Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong, and is one of the many places where he stashed his lootings. This cave is dark, narrow, winding and slippery, with a total length of 88 metres between entrance and exit. It is now a popular tourist attraction.
This was taken on an overcast Spring afternoon, the sea was calm and wind was gentle. The boulders are adorned with interesting surface textures.
張保仔洞是傳說中廣東著名海盜張保仔 (1783-1822) 收藏了一些寶物的山洞，多位於廣東外海、香港離島區，其中位於長洲的張保仔洞最著名，現已成為島上的旅遊景點。清嘉慶年間，張保仔率領的紅旗幫，以上川島沙堤港為主基地，扼守瓊洲海峽，控制了上川島、下川島，赤溪半島，還有沙咀沿海，東至香港，西至廣州灣的許多島嶼。據傳當年張保仔藏寶地點眾多，上川島一帶島嶼就有十幾處，如鹽灶、七盤山、馬山、弓灣、石船咀、香爐洲和烏豬島等 。
香港的張保仔洞其一在長洲西南部，洞口趭約10呎，洞穴由入口至出口全長約88米，洞內非常黑暗及狹窄，地面濕滑，又凹凸不平，但於近年已加設了鋼梯，方便遊客進出洞穴。張保仔是清代嘉慶年間的著名海盜，活躍於粵東一帶，後來獲朝廷招安。根據傳說，現於長洲西灣崖邊的一個天然山洞，乃當年張保仔躲避朝廷追捕的藏身之所，也是他收藏寶藏的秘密地點之一。這個被後人稱之為張保仔洞的山洞，現今已毫無寶藏的痕跡。由於洞身狹窄，僅可供一人通過，因此遊客須從洞的一邊進入，再由另一邊離開。而要進入山洞，遊客亦須沿鐵梯而下，並要帶備電筒以供照明。在2012年，因風雨侵蝕導致洞口上其中一塊大石滑下，令洞入口變得更窄，遊客須更加小心。 儘管有不少人認為張保仔洞僅為後人穿鑿附會，惟該洞已經成為了長洲一處著名名勝，不少人在提起長洲歷史時，也會提起張保仔洞
( Explored : Jun 23, 2023 #163 )