Rich biodiversity surrounds the island, and marine-life enthusiasts have plenty of opportunities to spot sea urchins, unique corals, reef fish, and more. Coral is best to see in the summer, with hard corals found in the northeastern parts of the island and soft ones in the Southeast.
Now only home to about five villagers, Tung Ping Chau is somewhat of a ghost town, with distant memories of a busier life, left behind in the form of rubble and abandoned homes slowly being reclaimed by nature. During the Cultural Revolution, people from mainland China swam across the water channel in hopes of escaping the turmoil back home. An enclave for smugglers, guns and opium found their way into China from here, when commercial ties with the Mainland were cut-off.