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Up to February 2007, there are 81 declared historical monuments in Hong Kong. One of them is Cheung Shan Monastery (Cheung Shan Kwu Tsz 長 山 古 寺) which is located at the southern hill side of Wo Keng Shan (297m) facing Cheung Shan (167m) in the east of Fanling/Sheung Shui New Town, New Territories. Its in proximity to Cheung Shan may explain why the name Cheung Shan Monastery come from. It is not sure that when the temple was first established. An bronze bell hang in the temple was cast in the year of Qianglong reign (1789) donated by the villagers revealed that the building was formerly called Cheung Sang Nunnery. Cheung Sang Nunnery was demolished and Cheung Shan Monastery was rebuilt on the same site in 1868. During a fire in 1920, part of the roof and fittings were destroyed. Restoration work funded by a 4.2 million donation from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, was carried out in 1997. The temple was declared a monument in 1998 under the protection of the Antiquit

Air Pollution is one of the concern for people of Hong Kong. It seems that it is a big topic to discuss here. But as a citizen, to aware of the current air pollution condition may be a good point to start. Below are some of the links you may be interested : Hong Kong Air Pollution Index RSS feed http://www.epd-asg.gov.hk/out/api_rss.xml Pearl River Delta (PRD) Regional Air Quality Index (RAQI) http://serve.gdepb.gov.cn/raqi/QEng.aspx Macau Air Pollution Index http://www.smg.gov.mo/ccaa/iqa/daily/fe_iqa_index_latest.htm