Fr. Deignan, Fr. Hurley, Fr. Kane and Fr. Agung led a group of 15 to visit the Tomb and Chapel of St. Francis Xavier(San Francisco De Javier) on Shangquan Island. Members including Peter Hall, Luke Wong & Julia, Peter Tam & Winnie, Felix Tseng, KK Lam, William Po, Yip Wah Ying, Simon Chan and Daniel So.
Date(s): May 25-26, 2005. Album by Wah Yan Hong Kong 1974. 1 - 24 of 115 Total. 1113 Visits.
enlarge 103KB, 640x519 1 The group in front of St. Francis Xavier's Tomb and monument
enlarge 80KB, 640x480 2 The group in front of St. Francis Xavier's Chapel
enlarge 51KB, 640x545 3 上川島Shangchuan Island a Town level administration under the City of Taishan 台山 - 87 nautical miles to the south-west of Hong Kong
enlarge 54KB, 640x490 4 Location of Taishan in Guangdong Province
enlarge 107KB, 552x640 5 Taishan and the vicinity of Shangchuan Island
enlarge 63KB, 552x640 6 The Island @157 Sq.Km is about double the area of Hong Kong Island. The tomb of St. Francis Xavier is situated at the North-western tip of the island not too far from the ferry pier at Sanzhou
enlarge 27KB, 640x438 7 St. Francis Xavier 聖方濟各沙勿略(1506-1552)
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enlarge 61KB, 480x640 9 Fr. Deignan led the pligrimage
enlarge 43KB, 480x640 10 Fr. Hurley
enlarge 64KB, 480x640 11 Fr. Kane
enlarge 54KB, 480x640 12 Fr. Agung
enlarge 65KB, 480x640 13 Uncle Peter
enlarge 31KB, 640x480 14 Fort where the last Sung emporer killed himself surrounded by chasing Monguls
enlarge 57KB, 640x480 15 Shan Tsui Ferry Pier
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enlarge 51KB, 640x480 19 On the ferry shuttle
enlarge 111KB, 640x480 20 In front of the 'First well of China'中國第一海井 which is only 1M from the sea and is submerged at high tide, yet, for a few hundred years, it continues to provide fresh and 'healing' water
enlarge 76KB, 640x426 21 The healing well
enlarge 99KB, 640x480 22 Entrance to the memorial
enlarge 60KB, 640x480 23 Room with a view, Sunny and bright
enlarge 32KB, 640x480 24 turned cloudy and started to rain in no time
