Cheung Chau (Chinese: 長洲; lit. 'Long Island') is an outlying island of Hong Kong, located 10 km (6.2 mi) southwest of Hong Kong Island. It is also called Dumbbell Island (Chinese: 啞鈴島) due to its dumbbell-like shape. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in Hong Kong, and had a population of 22,740 as of 2011. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District.
Cheung Chau has been a fishing village since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and the busy ports along the coast are proof that it is still the main activity on the island today. Every inhabitant (over 20,000) seems to be involved in the trade as you pass fishermen unloading boats and laying some of their catch out to dry in the burning sun to later sell them at one of the many shops on the island.