Pui O (, or ), formerly Lo Pui O (), is an area on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. It is a popular destination for holiday camping in Hong Kong. Visitors may also rent village houses for leisure. Located in the South Lantau, there are four main villages in Pui O, they are Lo Wai (), San Wai (), Lo Uk (), and Ham Tin (). Pui O is located at the edge of Lantau South Country Park. Administration Lo Wai, San Wai, Lo Uk and Ham Tin are recognized villages under the New Territories Small House Policy. Geography Pui O is a bay shaped by the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula and the lower slopes of Sunset Peak. A main river from a valley to the east and other small river gather at Pui O forming an estuary of wetland. Villagers enclosed the wetland and converted it into rice paddies. This is indicated by the name Ham Tin (). At the shore, a long beach (or spit) is formed by the interaction between the current of the South China Sea and the rivers. Pui O Beach Pui O Beach () runs along almost the entire shoreline of Pui O. Due to the geological composition of surrounding area, the sand on the beach is mixture of black and yellow. The Hong Kong Government has constructed facilities on the upper beach for wild camping. History Lo Pui O is one of five villages of Lantau that were resettled when the coastal restriction of the Great Clearance was lifted in 1669. The other villages are Tung Sai Chung, Tai O, Shek Pik and Mui Wo. During the Qing dynasty, villages near the shore in Hong Kong were frequently attacked by pirates. Villages in Pui O were constructed as walled villages to assist in repelling these attacks, and several of the Lantau villages, though getting a living from the sea, were by design located at some distance from it. Historical buildings 29 historical buildings and features of Pui O are listed by the Antiquities and Monuments Office. In Ham Tin, at Chung Hau () there is a Tin Hau Temple. It was built in the Ming dynasty, rebuilt in 1798 and repaired in 1947, 1974 and 1995. It is surrounded by two feng shui trees, and an earth god shrine is located at its right side. Other historical buildings include: Lin Kong Tong in