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China Coast, Islands
Hong Kong
Peng Chau lime-kiln foreshore
Old dump ground Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea glass
Sea pottery
Old bottlesAlso reported: kiln waste, shell-lime clinker.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0), NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Hong Kong's only industrial island: 11 lime kilns from the early 1800s, Great China Match Factory 1939 to 1976, plus ceramics, light bulb and tanning works; kiln residue was tipped onto the foreshore and built into a protecting beach
Industrial History of HK Group documents kiln residue built into the foreshore at Nam Wan; glass and ceramic finds inferred from industry, not site-documented by collectors
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Sharp kiln clinker and shell-lime fragments
slippery algae at low water
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.