Hong Kong Lantau South Country Park
Lantau South Country Park (delineated in 1978, April 20) is a Hong Kong Country Park, an area of 5,640 hectares, the largest area of Hong Kong. Parks in southern Lantau Island, north Lantau North Country Park. Lantau Peak Special Area and Dadongshan special areas are located within the Lantau South Country Park.
Lantau South Country Park, including the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula, Peninsula outlet, Dadongshan southern slope, two Australian, diversion, cloth lofty spirit will mountain, cliff, ten and Nanshan area. Top attractions include Fort shunt, Chi Ma Wan Stone Forest and other places. Which boarded the Phoenix Mountain View Day travelers is mandatory sightseeing activities.
Lantau South Country Park is a good place for a lot of fascinating, located in the Phoenix Mountains and South Lantau Dadongshan two peaks, Phoenix Mountain has a height of 934 meters, along the undulating hills, beautiful nature. Phoenix Mountain to the south Lantau and Tai Tung Shan mountains as a barrier, because back north to south, therefore mild climate. While standing on the Ngong Ping plateau, you can watch the Shek Pik Reservoir, lake, people relaxed and happy.
Lantau natural water systems, constitute a distinctive radial pattern, a search of historical data, the villagers have turned out hundreds of years ago in the mountains cross-shaped building stone paths, most of the existing stone paths, has become a favorite subject of picnickers pedestrian trail. Lantau Trail is the first choice for hikers challenge themselves, through north and south Lantau Trail on Lantau Country Park, divided into twelve segments, the length of the foot is 70 km to Mui Wo as the start and end points along the rolling hills, beautiful everywhere, nature scenery panoramic view. Chi Ma Wan Peninsula is located in the southeast corner of Lantau, Pui O Beach by hiking trails through the East Bay looking to get there. It has a large plantation on the peninsula, along the way you can see more colorful butterflies, flowers indeed, views and more views of the coast of Shek Kwu Chau and Cheung Chau Bay beach.
Ngong Ping Trolltech
Ngong Ping Trolltech diameter total length of 2.5 km along the wide flat, scenic, complete the whole walk takes about 45 minutes, most suitable for novice hikers. Through the Po Lin Monastery next to the tree-lined paths, for easy access to tea. Is done and there is a bifurcation road, walk 150 meters to the left side, it is a plain green trees, also stand to watch Maitreya stunning views of the mountains and on the plains of Phoenix Mountain. In addition, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department in Trolltech in diameter, specially opened up a 350 m-long tree diameter, and there are 20 species of native wild plant species, many of which are more rare varieties, the most for a family and great love natural plant visitors come to watch.
Phoenix Sunrise Church
Lantau Trail throughout the country park, visitors can start from Mui Wo, by Yi Tung Shan, Tai Tung Shan, Pak Kung Au, Lantau Peak, Ngong Ping, Keung Shan, towering cloth, Tai O, two Australian, split, stone walls, outlet peninsula, Pui O , Shap Long returned to Mui Wo, Lantau Trail total length of 70 km, divided into 12 segments, but need the first five segments across the steep mountain road, travelers should live within its means to better segmentation tour. The Phoenix Mountain is the second highest peak in Hong Kong, Dadongshan higher than the its east. As the tourists main and secondary peaks are called Phoenix, Phoenix, therefore, called Phoenix Mountain, visitors may take Tung Chung, Lantau bus to Ngong Ping, then along the signs to Phoenix Sunrise St. Paul, who watch the sunrise over the mountains in Phoenix , it will be overwhelmed by its majestic momentum.
Phoenix Mountains
Phoenix Mountain is the highest mountain in Lantau South Country Park, has a height of 934 meters, is a tourist destination of Hong Kong people climbing, mountaineering activities carried out every extra dark. The best choice is to stay at Ngong Ping climbers hostel one night, the next day an early start, arriving at the summit before dawn is the best time to watch the sunrise. Very steep mountain road along the way, before climbing the best climbers, have sufficient rest and preparation, and carry the necessary items, such as: coats, dry food, water, flashlights and so on.
Phoenix Mountain to the south Lantau and Tai Tung Shan mountains as a barrier, because back north to south, therefore mild climate, with more of the population lives, is also relatively well-developed transportation. Lantau South China since ancient times, guardian of the river's export hub of a unique location. Monuments found in the island, showed South Lantau has been inhabited in the Neolithic Age. Fishing, salt making and burnt lime industry has always been a major cause of basic production Lantau Island, burnt lime industry more history can be traced back to as early as the Sui Dynasty (500 AD) has begun. A group of ancient abandoned lime kiln is located in Chi Ma Wan Peninsula Long Wan, recently completed the construction, supply visitors to study and enjoy.
Shek Pik Reservoir
Reservoir located at the cliff Lantau South Country Park, in which a reservoir is located in the islands. Shek Pik Reservoir is the largest reservoir once Hong Kong water storage, storage capacity reached 738 million cubic meters. Now ranked third, after the High Island Reservoir and ranked Plover Cove Reservoir. Reservoir main dam and Tam Tuk Reservoir has the same road, the road has now become the main channel between Mui Wo and Tai O back to live. As long as standing on the Ngong Ping plateau, it overlooks the entire Shek Pik Reservoir, distant sky line, near the lake, from which, feeling mellow, not only washed hustle and bustle of city people feel, the more ideal place to take pictures of the viewfinder. Lantau South Country Park offers a number of hiking routes, and surrounded by Chi Ma Wan Peninsula week more Kong Chi Ma Wan Country Trail Country Trail longest.
Scenic Area Address: Hong Kong Islands District Lantau South.
Car lines: the Lantau available from the Central Pier 6 ferry across the river, the ferry into the slow boat and Clippers are two, arrived Mui Wo, Lantau Island can take SBS bus to other places.