High Island (Chinese: 糧船灣) is a former island in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. The island is now connected to the peninsula and renowned for its natural beauty, Kim Chu Wan (撿豬灣) is located at the eastern coast of High Island.
Kim Chu Wan is a shingle beach not too far from the East Dam of High Island Reservoir, you can have a closer look to the splendid hexagonal columnar rock formations.
Kim Chu Wan is surrounded by countless hexagonal columns, which look like the pipe organ in a cathedral.
Today is not Saturday or Sunday, so there is no one on Kim Chu Wan, Choumeizai can enjoy the scenery freely.
Kim Chu Wan is part of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (香港聯合國教科文組織世界地質公園), which attracts many foreign tourists and local hikers.
The hexagonal columnar rock formations in Hong Kong are products of devastating volcanic eruptions about 140 million years ago.
Kim Chu Wan is part of the Sai Kung Volcanic Rock Region, with its widely distributed tuff volcanic rocks displaying prismatic columnar jointing, which are of international geological significance.
From the East Dam of High Island Reservoir (萬宜水庫), it takes around 30 minutes to walk to Kim Chu Wan, not too far but the path is quite rugged, just be careful.
