Hong Kong Pok Fu Lam Country Park
Pok Fu Lam Country Park (delineated on the date of September 1979 21), covers an area of 270 hectares, is a country park located west of Hong Kong Island, near Pok Fu Lam. The park has a pond ── first Hong Kong Pok Fu Lam Reservoir. Parks across the Western and Southern Districts around the Victoria Peak. It is worth mentioning that, because the summit is already urbanized residential areas and tourist attractions, not the top of the hill country park area. Therefore, the park is divided into two, north and south are divided into two parts. In addition to the pond and Victoria Peak, West Country Park also includes alpine and mountain Kellett, first to Hong Kong Trail Sec is the shuttle. Pokfulam special area is also located within the Pok Fu Lam Country Park.
Construction history
February 29, 1860, when the Royal Engineering office clerk Luo Ning (SB Rawling) proposed to use the situation Pokfulam valley, build dams to intercept the rain cover Pokfulam valley for people to drink, Pok Fu Lam Reservoir was finally completed in 1863, become Hong Kong's first storage reservoir. September 21, 1979 Pok Fu Lam Country Park in Pok Fu Lam Reservoir on the basis of the expansion, an area of two hundred and seventy hectares, surrounded by the Pok Fu Lam Reservoir land components.
Eco-Park
plant
After Pok Fu Lam Country Park was established, Fisheries and Conservation Department continues to planting a lot of trees, trees in the parks main slash pine (Love's Song), Acacia, red bakelite and so on; there are native trees bulk tea and Zhejiang Jiangrun Nan. In 1999, authorities in the implementation of more biological diversity programs in the park, planting varieties of black mountains, water Nan, wood Dutch (Dutch tree), Castanopsis fissa, Lingnan mountain bamboo (yellow teeth fruit), coatings, rags leaf (paniculata) and banyan and so on.
animal
Common birds in the park black ear kite (eagle), Bulbul, red-whiskered bulbul, sparrows, red Tsui blue magpies, magpie robins, great tits, Kingfisher, Black-throated noise, thrush, Asian Koel, of Crow Juan (gross chicken), Spotted Dove and so on. Area there are also many mammals, such as in the bushes chased the red-bellied squirrels, and porcupines, ferret badger, needle Mao Shu, civet cats, civet cat, leopard cat, barking deer and so on.
Most of the park
A total length of 2.2 km of local Pokfulam Tree Walk, is the Tree Walk Hong Kong's first introduction of native plant species, about forty-five minutes when the line needs to complete the process. Practice Trail extends from Lugard Road next to the Peak Galleria, Hong Kong Island overlooking the city center along the way and great views on both sides of Victoria Harbor. While roaming enjoy nature trails, you can enjoy the magnificent views that Asia's world city, feel the heart of the city and within easy reach of unique natural Wan side. Along the way small reward hackberry, Schefflera (wood duck feet), Sterculia, white catalpa, white Katsuragi, Thoreau tree, mountain sylvestris, Acronychia, Luo Fu persimmon, banyan tree, mountain Wu, Zhang, trickle withered tree, short Yun Nan sequence, the bulk tea and other plants.
The study will be the Peak Nature Trail path extending to the summer strength, return Victoria Gap, arrives along Shanmingshuixiu Pokfulam Pokfulam Reservoir Road Reservoir. Along the way, where there were twenty to be a cross licensing is intended to introduce the origin of "Victoria Peak" with the name of "The Peak", the Victoria Peak of rain and fog, plants, insects, topography and geology, birds, Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, history long Pok Fu Lam village.
Scenic Area Address: Hong Kong Southern District Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road.
Car lines: 1, Pok Fu Lam local Tree Walk: You can take in Central (Exchange Square) No. 15 bus to North Point Pier Take No. 515 bus, or take the No. 1 GMB in Central MTR Hong Kong Station, and from the top of the hill (furnace peak Gap). 2, the Peak Nature Trail: Take bus No. 15,515 and No. 1 minibus up to the summit; return trip to Pok Fu Lam Reservoir can take 4,7,90B, 91 and 94 buses to Central or No. 40 bus back to gold bell. 3, Hong Kong Trail first and second stage: No. 15,515 can take bus No. 1 and minibuses, Peak arrival; Peel Rise, Aberdeen return to take 7,37B, 38,42,70,71,90B, No. bus, to Central, North Point, Kowloon Bay, Uk, etc. 91,94,107,970,973 TST.