What is Repulse Bay?
[[File:Repulsebaypano.jpg|300px|thumb|Repulse Bay at night]] '''Repulse Bay''' ({{zh|c=淺水灣/浅水湾|p=Qianshuiwan}}, [[literal translation|literally]] ''Shallow Water Bay'') is a famous beach in the southern part of [[Hong Kong Island]]. == History == There are many stories explaining how the bay got its name: in [[1841]], [[Piracy|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 {{zh|c=綠ヶ濱|p=Lǜ~ke bīn}}). It is one of the most expensive residential areas in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-04|title=Would you pay US$174,000 a month to live on The Peak? Someone just did|url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3132195/hong-kongs-most-expensive-homes-rent-peak-repulse-bay-these|access-date=2023-12-17|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{multistub|Asia|geo}} [[Category:Geography of Hong Kong]] [[Category:Beaches of Asia]]