Penfold Park

Penfold Park

Penfold park is a park in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It is located at Fo Tan railway station, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. The environment is elegant. Penfold park has a history of 36 years. It was opened in 1978 and covers an area of 8 hectares. It is one of the more famous parks in the new town, which is built by using the open space of the racetrack of Sha Tin Racecourse.

brief introduction

Name: Penfold Park

Venue: New Town, Hong Kong

Covering an area of 8 hectares, it is located on the flat land opposite to Fo Tan in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It is built by using the open space of racetrack in Sha Tin Racecourse. It is one of the more famous parks in the new town. The area of the garden is quite large, with green paths and hills and boulders everywhere. There is a small lake in the garden, curved in shape, with rare birds for people to watch. All hours are open except Monday, race day and the day after the public holiday. The entrance is to the east of the public entrance of the racecourse. There are many artificial lakes, weeping willows by the lake, swans on the lake, the landscape is very beautiful. There are also small zoos, forest mazes and other facilities in the park. People often come here for picnics with their families to kill a holiday. Because it's in the racecourse,

Therefore, it will be closed every race day. You should check the race date before you go.

Built in Shatin Racecourse and open on non race day. There are three artificial lakes in the park, which are famous for fountains, weeping willows, swans and fish watching. There are also small zoos and labyrinths of forests. Facilities include artificial lakes, trails around the lake, Chinese style pavilions, children's playground, plant labyrinth and zoo, where many birds live.

Facilities: including artificial lake, trail around the lake, Chinese style pavilion, children's playground, plant maze and zoo. Many birds live here.

Opening hours: Penfold park is open from 9 am to 5 pm (running night horse is open to 4 PM). It is closed on race day and Monday. If Monday is a public holiday, the park will be open on that day and closed the next day.

Olympic Games

In 2008, Hong Kong Co sponsored the equestrian events of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. The land in Penfold park will be expropriated and converted into an isolated stable and equestrian training ground.

With the improvement of the level of horse racing activities in Hong Kong, it is necessary to provide a shelter for the retired top horse kings. The Jockey Club is planning to rebuild penford Park as a park for retired horses after the completion of the equestrian project, and open it to the public to see the king of horses again. Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Shatin) has a 100 m x 80 m all-weather sand arena, which can accommodate 18000 spectators of Olympic equestrian and 8000 spectators of Paralympic Equestrian.

event:

1. Dressage competition 2. Field obstacle competition

The Hong Kong Olympic Equestrian Venue (Sha Tin) is an extension of the Hong Kong Institute of physical education and Penfold park. Apart from the main facilities, it also provides a number of warm-up and training venues. Other facilities include: the air-conditioned building beside the main venue, which will be used as the competition management headquarters, the Olympic family reception area and the horse service staff dormitory. The new main stables provide more than 200 air-conditioned stalls for horse racing.

Traffic tips

Transportation:

Take a train to Sha Tin Station, then transfer to a taxi to reach Sha Tin Racecourse / Penfold park; or take a train to Fo Tan Station, walk towards Jubilee Garden (private residence) after leaving the gate, and then pass through a cross-section h and a footbridge to reach Sha Tin Racecourse / Penfold park. On horse racing day, you can take the train to the Racecourse Station and go directly to Shatin Racecourse.

Penfold park is open from 9 am to 5 pm, except Monday and race day. If Monday is a public holiday, the park will be open on that day and closed the following day.

·Kowloon Canton Railway: Fo Tan Station

·Kowloon bus: 82k, 88k

·Minibus: 801, 811

In the left lane of Silver Jubilee market, you can get to Shatin Racecourse through footbridge.

Olympic Exhibition

Shatin Racecourse in Hong Kong became the first Olympic venue to welcome the Beijing Olympic flame in 2008, which was recorded in the history of the Olympic Games. In order to create Hong Kong's "horse transport capital", Hong Kong will establish an "Olympic Museum", and the "Olympic flame basin" in the "Pengfu Park" in the center of Shatin Racecourse will also become a museum treasure. As one of the equestrian venues for the 2008 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games, Shatin Penfold park will be reopened to the public on the 17th.

Penford park is an important part of the Equestrian Venue for Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Liu Yiwen, public affairs manager of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, said that the Penfold park at Shatin Racecourse was used as a training ground for Beijing Olympic equestrian athletes and was an important part of the Olympic equestrian events. In order to continue the Olympic spirit, a number of exhibits with great Olympic commemorative value will be permanently placed in the park, including the Olympic and Paralympic flame brazier in Hong Kong, the sand driving range, and the Olympic equestrian hurdles used in cross-country steeplechase, including "Wolong", "the Great Wall" and "panda Paradise". As well as the Olympic equestrian hurdles and sand driving range. In addition, the park also has the Olympic five ring logo, as well as participated in the "city vaulting horse to welcome the Olympic Games" activity horse model. Members of the public can visit the site free of charge.

Penfold park will be reopened to the public on January 17, 2009, with exhibits related to Beijing Olympic equestrian events. In addition, visitors to Penfold park can also enjoy the Olympic rings logo and the horse model of the "horse jumping in the city to welcome the Olympic Games".

"Equestrian exhibition hall" took half a year to complete, covering an area of about 300 square meters. The exhibits include: Digital e-books, which can sense visitors' page opening action, and show the highlights of the Olympic equestrian location in Hong Kong and "good luck Beijing - 10th anniversary cup of Hong Kong's return to China"; 120 degree arc screen "loopback cinema"; model of the competition venue, Olympic horses and equestrian costumes, etc There are also Mini ponies for the public to take photos. The exhibition hall is open from 9am to 6pm every day. It is closed on Mondays and Shatin Marseilles (Shatin Marseilles is open to 4pm at night).

Looking for permanent site: Chen Zuze, chairman of the Jockey Club, said that 18 District Boards and 600 primary schools had been invited to visit the exhibition hall to deepen their understanding of Olympic equestrian. He added that the Jockey Club and the Hong Kong government were looking for a site for a permanent Pavilion, but agreed that penford Park in Sha Tin was the main venue for the Olympic equestrian events, and it was the best place to build it. Hong Kong Association and Olympic Committee President Timothy FOK, who attended the opening ceremony of the pavilion, also said that the construction of a permanent Pavilion will help to continue the Olympic spirit and will become a landmark and historical heritage of the sports industry. He is discussing with the International Olympic Committee and hopes to transport the Swiss Olympic exhibits to Hong Kong for exhibition in the future.

The Secretary for home affairs, Mr Tsang Tak Shing, went to Beijing today to attend the special report exchange meeting of the 11th Beijing Hong Kong Economic Cooperation Seminar and fair for the Olympic Games to report on the details of equestrian events co sponsored by Hong Kong.

Penfold park is open to the public except Monday and Shatin Racecourse race day.

Beautiful scenery of the park

Address: near 6001, Tai Po Road Shatin section, Hong Kong

Longitude: 114.20629172884

Latitude: 22.399363645237

Chinese PinYin : Peng Fu Gong Yuan