Kap Shui Mun

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Kap Shui Mun ({{zh|t=汲水門}}) or Throat Gates (historically spelled Capsuimoon) is the channel between Lantau Island and Ma Wan in Hong Kong.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/publications/sheet/doc/g4_chapter_1.pdf |title=Geology of North Lantau Island and Ma Wan, Chapter 1. 1995 |access-date=7 April 2011 |archive-date=31 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231063334/http://www.cedd.gov.hk/eng/publications/sheet/doc/g4_chapter_1.pdf |url-status=dead }} It is part of major sea route along the coast of South China, from Victoria Harbour to the Pearl River. It joins north with Urmston Road. Kap Shui Mun Bridge, part of Route 8, spans the channel.

Name

The original Chinese name of Kap Shui Mun is gap shui mun ({{zh|t=急水門|labels=no}}), the gate of fast-moving water. This exactly describes the current of the channel. The name 'fast-moving water' was associated with accidents for ships and boats. To remove this malign influence, it was renamed to a title with similar sound, kap shui mun ({{zh|t=汲水門|labels=no}}), meaning 'water-fetching gate'. For Chinese, water represents fortune and wealth.

See also

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References

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Category:New Territories

Category:Channels of Hong Kong

Category:Ma Wan

Category:Lantau Island

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