Repulse Bay

Repulse Bay (Chinese: 淺水灣/浅水湾; pinyin: Qianshuiwan, literally Shallow Water Bay) is a famous beach 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).

It is one of the most expensive residential areas in the world.^[1]

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