Off the Beaten (Tourist) Map

As I near the end of my stay here in Hong Kong, I find myself seeking out the remote sites located off the beaten (tourist/foreigner) map. Thus I found myself traveling to east Kowloon (on the mainland side, where foreigners hardly go as they live on HK Island) to see a small, remote fishing village centuries old. Appropriately named Lei Shuk Mun, or Coi (that Japanese fish) Village, it was full of big surprises. Apparently, I was one of the biggest surprises, being a Westerner in a remote village, and there were a lot of stares (much more than normal in HK, which says something!). I also saw a lot of deliciously enormous seafood fortune tellers and quaint tin houses in the village. Enjoy the pictures below!

The village/market entrance






The Seafood market--or something out of a sci fi novel??



Along the waterfront-some charms and funny signs









The Chinese fortune teller's seaside abode





The Wishing Tree