Lei Yue Mun

Lei Yue Mun
Lei Yue Mun, viewed from Mount Parker
Traditional Chinese鯉魚門
Simplified Chinese鲤鱼门
Literal meaningCarp Gate
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐyúmén
Wade–GilesLi-yü-mên
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLéih yùh mùhn
JyutpingLei5 jyu4 mun4
A photo showing the shores of Lei Yue Mun and Yau Tong, Sam Ka Tsuen Typhoon Shelter and Sam Ka Tsuen.
A village and seafood restaurants in Lei Yue Mun, Kowloon.
A Tin Hau temple in Lei Yue Mun, Kowloon.
Ruins of loading ramps for the former stone quarries, in Lei Yue Mun, Kowloon.
Joyful Jump (鯉躍龍門之與鯉同樂), a sculpture in front of Lei Yue Mun Municipal Services Building, depicting a carp leaping the Dragon Gate.

Lei Yue Mun is a short channel in Hong Kong. It lies between Junk Bay and Victoria Harbour, separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The channel is an important passage for the city, forming the eastern entrance of Victoria Harbour.

The lands around the channel are also called Lei Yue Mun. On Kowloon side, it is famous for its seafood market and restaurants in the fishing villages.[1] On the Hong Kong Island side, it has former military defence facilities.

  1. ^ Fun in Kwun Tong - Lei Yue Mun Seafood Bazaar