Repulse Bay facts for kids
Repulse Bay (Chinese: 淺水灣/浅水湾; pinyin: Qianshuiwan, literally Shallow Water Bay) is a famous beach in Hong Kong. It is in the southern part of Hong Kong Island. There are many stories explaining how the bay got its name: in 1841, pirates took Repulse Bay and lived there. They frequently took things from ships. In order to protect the ships, the British Fleet repulsed (attacked) the pirates and their base. Due to this event, it was named Repulse Bay. During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, the name of Repulse Bay was changed to Chinese: 綠ヶ濱; pinyin: Lǜ~ke bīn).
float Taiwan is also added to swallow water bay
Images for kids
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View of Middle Island, off Hong Kong Island (left) between Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay (background, left). Viewed from the Ocean Park cable car ride.
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Repulse Bay in the 1930s with the Repulse Bay Hotel in the background
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Repulse Bay Beach. The curved building in the background is "The Lily".
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The "building with a hole" - The Repulse Bay, site of the former Repulse Bay Hotel
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The Repulse Bay shopping mall was constructed on part of the old hotel site to mimic some of the lost colonial architecture
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The Pulse is a new shopping mall completed in 2014
See also
In Spanish: Bahía Repulse (Hong Kong) para niños
