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Lion Rock Country Park

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A 15-station fitness trail, with specially designed equipment, is located on the catchwater track leading eastwards from the Tai Po Road near 51 milestone. In the western part of the park there is a nature trail which provides an opportunity for studying the natural history and geography of the area.
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The long-tailed macaques present in this area are not local wildstock but are descendants of monkeys released in 1920. Their food includes leaves, fruits, insects and small animals. It is illegal to feed monkeys. They can attack and inflict painful bites on human being, especially in their mating
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Lion Rock has long been a favorite crag for multi-pitch rock climbers in Hong Kong: in fact, the first modern rock climbs in the territory were completed by RAF personnel stationed at Kai Tak Airport in the 1950s. Owing to the most convenient transport, people enjoy themselves in the parks with
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on the hill top, which was one of the many "lookouts" guarded by soldiers to alert surrounding areas to danger from pirates or hostile intruders. Today, a radar station and a police transmitter occupy the top of the hill.
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Initial text based on information provided by the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), under the provision that the re-dissemination or reproduction is for non-commercial use.
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different kinds of activities, such as morning walking and hiking. Particularly on Sunday and Public Holiday, it is very busy in the parks. There are jogging trails, morning walker gardens and
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The black-eared kite is a migratory bird found in Asia and Australia. It is a scavenger, feeding on offal, carrion, refuse and dead fish in the harbour.
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and several places along the western ridge at the park, magnificent panoramic views can be enjoyed. From these localities the whole length of
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The Lion Rock area has long been a favourite for picnickers, hikers and tourists because it includes scenic spots such as Lion Rock,
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The dominant topographical feature of the park is the Lion Rock, which from some angles resembles a lion perching on a hill ridge.
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is another landscape feature of the park. Its Chinese name derives from the warning fire signals which were lit during the
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An extensive network of footpaths has been laid out in the park providing access to almost every part or the park.
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reservoirs are two jogging trails specially designed for visitors who enjoy morning exercises and keeping fit.
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which occur include Sung Kong, Cheung Chau and Ma On Shan Granites. In some places the granites are cut by
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Moreover, there is a tree walk to guide visitors who wish to know more about trees in the park.
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There is no road access to the Lion Rock Country Park; walkers may enter by footpaths via
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from Kowloon and from Tai Po Road via the catchwater footpath near
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Another topographical feature of the park is the Mong Fu Shek (
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The area is specially noted for two species of wildlife, the
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so that her spirit could unite with that of her husband.
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to Shing Mun Reservoir Main Dam via Smugglers Ridge (
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Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Jyutping
country park
New Territories
Lion Rock
Mong Fu Shek
Amah Rock
Goddess of the Sea
Beacon Hill
Qing dynasty
Golden Hill
Smuggler's Ridge
Tai Mo Shan
Needle Hill
Sha Tin New Town
Kowloon
the harbour

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