The Abandoned Village of Yim Tin Tsai (Apr 2017)
The island , in the New Territories, was first settled in the Nineteeth century by Hakka people who were later converted to Christianity by missionaries.
The community gradually diminished and was completely abandoned 20 or 30 years ago, with the houses left to rot. In recent years it has become something of a tourist attraction.
Catch of the day; waiting at Sai Kung to get the ferry to the island there were plenty of options for fresh fish.
Some nicely presented fish at Sai Kung.
A little bit precarious getting off the boat.
Fionnuala in sensible shoes at the door of one the old houses.
Beautiful patina of colours around this old window.
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The church has been renovated recently - all the islanders were converted to Christianity by missionaries in the Nineteenth century.
No hot pants in church. Or strange tank tops.
Many of the buildings are lying open and derelict like this.
Some furniture remaining in this house.
Nature is rapidly reclaiming the village.
I'm guessing this was left by a more recent visitor.
The old (Christian) cemetery outside the village.
An interesting mix of Christianity and Chinese traditions.
The wing of this angel fell off while we were having coffee in the nearby cafe.
Can the broken wing of an angel be fixed? A philosophical question.
I think some renovation work is now going on in some of the houses.
Remains of an old bed in one of the houses.
Still substantial remans of this building.
It's a jungle in there.
This reminds me of some of my old student accommodation.
Quite frankly I thought this statue was plain odd.
Not totally abandoned!