Taiping mountain

The thrilling cable car tour, the charming and magnificent night view of Victoria Harbour, the lifelike Madame Tussauds Wax Museum (in Lingxiao Pavilion), and the Lingxiao Pavilion, which gathers many food shops, are the four hot spots for visiting Taiping mountain. At an altitude of 554 meters, Mount Taiping is the top of Hong Kong Island. It is also the best place to overlook the scenery of Victoria Harbour. It is the first focus to visit Hong Kong. Whether you are a romantic or not, you must also arrange to enjoy the night view of Taiping mountain. When you take the cable car with an angle of 30 ° to the top of the mountain, it feels like flying.

Taiping mountain

Taiping mountain is located in the central and western regions of Hong Kong. It refers to Taiping mountain in Hong Kong. English: Victoria Peak, which generally refers to "the top of Taiping mountain", is referred to as the top of Taiping mountain by Hong Kong people. Taiping mountain, formerly known as "hard head mountain", was called Xianglu peak in ancient times. With an altitude of 554 meters, it is the highest peak on Hong Kong Island.

geographical position

Taiping mountain has a long history and has many names. Different names refer to different areas.

Geographically and historically, Taiping mountain covers a large area of hills east of Longhu Mountain, north of pofulin and west of majixian gorge. This can be confirmed by the historical documents of Taipingshan street and the buildings on the top of the mountain in Sheung Wan. Later, the foot part of Taiping mountain was divided into central and shanghuan, which was developed into a central business district; the hillside part was called semi mountainous area, which was a noble residential area. The top of the mountain became the residence and mansion of the rich and some foreign leaders, and was developed into a tourist attraction in modern times. Therefore, Taiping mountain and the top of the mountain have almost become synonyms.

In Hong Kong, people often call the peak of Taiping mountain the peak or Taiping mountain. However, the general understanding of the mountain top range is not very correct geographically. Most people regard the peak station area of peak cable car as "peak". In fact, the peak station area is Lufeng gorge, and the real peak is located in the Peak Park.

On the map, the top of the mountain can be subdivided into Victoria Peak, Lufeng gorge, Gefu mountain, guanlongjiao and Qili mountain.

history

In the early days of the opening of the port, due to the inconvenient transportation, people had to go up and down the mountain by sedan chair, so there were not many people living on the top of the mountain at that time. In the 1880s, there were only about 40 households. Later, because of the beautiful scenery and cool temperature at the top of the mountain, it gradually attracted more foreigners to live. To meet the traffic demand, the peak cable car was opened to traffic in 1888. Then, in 1904, the Hong Kong government made a law prohibiting Chinese from living on the top of the mountain, which was abolished in 1947.

In 1867, the governor of Hong Kong, Mr. Madonna, set up a summer villa at the top of the mountain. The villa was rebuilt in 1902, but it was stopped in 1930's, and finally demolished in 1946, leaving only the guard room. The original site was turned into a peak park.

In addition, in 1873, the peak hotel was completed and put into operation, and the operator of the hotel was Alexander Finley Smith, who later proposed to build the peak cable car. However, the hotel was destroyed by fire in 1938 and has not been rebuilt since. It later became a bus terminus and was converted into a peak Plaza in December 1989.

Evolution of mountain names

It is said that during the reign of Jiaqing, when the pirate Zhang baozi occupied Hong Kong Island, he set up an east-west camp at the foot of the mountain and used the peak as a lookout tower. When he saw a merchant ship passing by on the sea, he used the flag to inform the camp at the foot of the mountain and sent out ships to intercept the robbers, so it was called Qishan.

In 1842, Hong Kong officially began to be ruled by Britain. In order to declare its sovereignty, the British people put up the British flag on the top of the mountain. This is another way of saying that "pulling the flag mountain" came from.

Later, John Gardiner Austin, who served as the assistant secretary of Hong Kong from May 7, 1868 to April 4, 1878, changed the name of the mountain to Austin. Later, it was named Victoria mountain after Queen Victoria

.

Tourist attractions

Taiping mountain is a high-grade residential area with beautiful scenery. It is also a must visit place for people to Hong Kong.

Near the top of the mountain, there is a viewing platform, which overlooks Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour. The best season for Tourism: October to February of the next year. Hong Kong is relatively cool in autumn and warm in winter. You can overlook the beautiful Hong Kong from the top of Taiping mountain. And the period from Christmas to spring festival in winter is a period of sale, which is very suitable for shopping.

Taiping peak is also the best place to enjoy the wonderful night view of Hong Kong. Among them, the antique Lion Pavilion near the cable car terminus and the open and pleasant Peak Park are the best places to enjoy. When night falls, standing on Mount Taiping and looking around, Hong Kong Island and Kowloon are like two bright pearls inlaid in Victoria Harbour. In central, there are many tall buildings. With its unique geographical environment and cultural landscape, Taiping mountain has become a must for people to visit Hong Kong.

In the west of Taiping mountain lookout tower, there is a trail of Luigi road. Along the way, you can have a bird's-eye view of Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour. There are many facilities on the top of the mountain for tourists. The best view of sunset is from the peak square. Hong Kong Island trail, which is suitable for hiking, also starts here. Lingxiao Pavilion is also a favorite place for tourists.

Types of scenic spots

peak

Best season

September February is the best. Hong Kong is relatively cool in autumn and warm in winter. You can overlook the beautiful Hong Kong from the top of Taiping mountain. And the period from Christmas to spring festival in winter is a period of sale, which is very suitable for shopping.

Suggest playing

3-4 hours

Ticket information

Admission: admission is free. Two way cable car + lingxiaoge skyscraper: HK $65 one way cable car + lingxiaoge skyscraper: HK $52

Peak features

There are a lot of inscriptions on the top of Fengli path on the top of Taiping mountain, where lovers can leave traces of love. Luji road in Taiping mountain can see the most beautiful sunrise every morning.

Peak scenery

At the top of Taiping mountain, there is a Lion Pavilion on Fenli road. You can see the scenery of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula. On the back, you can see the endless South China Sea.

Traffic routes

From Garden Road in central, you can take the peak tram (bus 15C from Central Pier) to climb the mountain. Taiping peak cable car has been in operation since 1888, and there has been no accident for more than 100 years. Take the cable car from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the whole journey is 1.4 km, only 8 minutes to reach the top of the mountain. The service time of the cable car is from 7:00 a.m. to midnight, and it leaves every ten minutes.

Tips

Best point

To the peak of Taiping mountain, it's better to choose near dusk, so that you can not only enjoy the city landscape in the daytime, but also wait for the whole city to change in an instant when the night falls. There are several viewing platforms on the top of Taiping mountain, including Luji road viewing platform, Lion Pavilion, green terrace, a free viewing platform on the top floor of the peak square, and Lingxiao Pavilion skyscraper 428, a viewing platform on the top floor of Lingxiao Pavilion. The peak Plaza and LingXiao pavilion are also a combination of sightseeing and shopping. There are many restaurants that allow you to enjoy both dining and sightseeing, from high-end Western restaurants, open-air cafes to chain fast-food restaurants.

If you want to take a leisurely way to visit the top of the mountain, you can come during the day and enjoy the beautiful scenery around the top of Taiping mountain along the "walk around the top of the mountain". The 3.5km long walking path is composed of Luigi road and Xiali road. You can enjoy the urban landscape on both sides of the Victoria Harbour. The whole journey is easy to walk and can be completed in about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

It takes about 1.5 hours for Mr. Mao to walk down the mountain, and the scenery is excellent. At the foot of the mountain is Gande road. There is CMB station, not far from staircase street, central escalator and LAN Guifang.

Address: 22 Cotton Tree Road, central, Hong Kong

Longitude: 114.159429

Latitude: 22.277755

Tel. + 852-25220922

Official website: http://www.thepeak.com.hk/sc/home.asp

Traffic information: turn right at exit J2 of MTR central, cross Chater Garden to Queen's road, cross the footpath and go straight up garden road. Or take the 15C shuttle bus from central to Huayuan Road peak cable station.

Admission information: Taiping mountain is free, and the peak cable car ticket is for adults (one way HK $28, two way HK $28)$

40); children and the elderly (one way HK $11, two-way HK $18); Madame Tussauds Wax Museum

HK $185 for adults, HK $115 for children (3-11 years old) and elders (65 years old or above),

The three in one package is HK $255 for adults and HK $148 for children and the elderly (10% discount for booking on the official website)

Peak cable car Ferris package ticket (peak cable car + lingxiaoge skyscraper 428) Adult (one way HK)$

53, two-way HK $65); children and the elderly (one-way HK $24, two-way HK $31).

Lingxiaoge skyscraper 428 ticket price: adult HK $30; children and elderly HK $15.

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