Tai Mo Shan Country Park

Tai Mo Shan Country Park

Tai Mo Shan Country Park was designated by the Hong Kong Government in February 1979. It is the highest country park in Hong Kong. Tai Mo Shan, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, is located in Tai Mo Shan (958 m) area, the extreme peak of Hong Kong. Covering an area of 1400 hectares, it has always been a paradise for mountain hikers. There is frost on the top of the mountain in severe cold. At the starting point of Tai Mo Shan Road, there is rotary mountain park. Around two antique pavilions in the park, there is a large barbecue area for more than 1000 people to have a picnic. It is connected with Tai Po Wei Nature Reserve in the East, Shing Mun Country Park in the southeast and Tai LAN country park in the West.

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Scenery in the park

Tai Mo Shan, also known as "Dawu Mountain", is 958 meters high and the highest peak in Hong Kong, China. There is a country park at the foot of the mountain, covering an area of about 1440 hectares. To the north of the country park is lincun country park, which covers an area of 1520 hectares. Along Tsuen Kam Road, there are barbecue and picnic facilities. Rotary park not only provides parking spaces and a large number of picnic facilities for visitors, but also provides a leisurely view of the beautiful countryside. On a sunny day, you can also enjoy the beautiful scenery of Lantau and its adjacent islands.

Tai Mo Shan Country Park covers an area of 1640 hectares, covering the mountains to the east of Tsuen Kam Highway, West and north of Shing Mun Country Park, starting from Tai Po in the East and along Lam Tsuen Valley in the south. Tai Mo Shan Country Park is a popular spot for outings and barbecue in Hong Kong.

With a height of 957 meters, Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong. Surrounded by the country park, which covers an area of 1440 hectares. Established in 1979, Tai Mo Shan Country Park is adjacent to Tai Po Kau nature reserve and Shing Mun Country Park in the East and south, Tsuen Kam Road in the West and Tai Lam Country Park across the way, and Lam Tsuen in the north.

In the past, farmers in the area could only grow rice and vegetables for their own use. Tea planting was once a prosperous industry in the area, where a famous green tea was produced. On the high side of Tai Mo Shan, go down

The herringbone terraces are still clearly visible. It is said that this is the site of a tea farm which was once very popular in the 17th century.

The tourist center of Damaoshan country park, located on Damaoshan Road, introduces the history of the local village, the geology and ecology of Damaoshan, such as lark, dragonfly, butterfly, mammal and mushroom, recreational and educational facilities, and the conservation and management of the country park. In addition, there is a "tri polar data exhibition room" funded by China Polar Museum.

Tai Mo Shan is also called Dawu Mountain. Pine trees are the main trees in the country park, but acacia trees are also planted in the park. On the hillside of Tai Mo Shan, you can see the herringbone terraces. In the past, there were many tea gardens in this highland, and the harvest of tea was good. But a century ago, as tea prices fell, intensive farming was no longer profitable.

The starting point of the hiking trail is next to the parking lot of Tai Mo Shan. There is also a short and easy way to choose from. Visitors can also take a bus to the gate at the middle of the mountain, where they can overlook the beautiful scenery of Tsuen Wan, Kowloon, Lin Cun Valley and Guangdong mountains. Damaoshan is completely formed by volcanic rocks. There are two mountains, jigongling and Dadao, in the country park of Damaoshan. They are volcanic ridges protruding from the plain. Only in the river valley, there are belts or scattered woodlands. The forest planting area is located in the southeast. Due to the influence of climate, the forest area can extend to a height of 550 meters, mainly shrub and grass. Some mixed birds, rare snakes and other insects breed here. Hiking trail: it is located at the foot of Tai Mo mountain. It is a training trail for mountain climbers. Tai Mo Shan Jiale Trail: this trail is located in Tai Mo Shan rotary park. It takes about an hour to half a day to complete the journey. Fresh air and beautiful flowers can be seen in the country park.

Damao mountain is high and you can enjoy the beautiful scenery when you roam it. Most of the pavement of Jiale path in Damaoshan is paved with gravel, which is wide and flat. It is suitable for a family to walk around. From the starting point of Jiale trail, you can walk through the country park information station and walk into the tree forest trail. On the way, you can see the common trees in Xiangxiang suburb, such as Acacia, maple, pine, etc. The scenery here is pleasant. When the weather is fine, you can have a good view of Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi and Hong Kong Island. When it's foggy, the scenery is looming; it's like being in a fairyland. There are parking lots, toilets, kiosks, barbecue sites and so on nearby.

On the top of the hill, you can overlook the scenery of Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi, kaushima and adjacent areas, as well as the forest planting areas of Tai Lam and Tai Mo Shan Country Parks. The Longmen trail is named "Longmen" after its two last names, from the starting point of Chuanlong to Chengmen. Walking along the mountain path, you can enjoy the scenery of Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi and Hong Kong Island. You can also see the appearance of Lion Rock and Bijia mountain. Near the end, you can also enjoy the green scenery of Chengmen forest planting area.

This country park is a paradise for mountaineers. There are many trails in the park, such as MacLehose trail, Tai Po country trail, Shing Mun Country Park woodland trail, Tai Po Kau nature reserve Sanse forest trail, etc. there are also some country spots on the north slope of Caoshan mountain, songzai garden, lead mine Cove, rotary Park, etc. as well as barbecue places for the hikers.

The best of Parks

The highest peak in Hong Kong

Damaoshan is completely formed by volcanic rocks. A lot of alluvial soil has accumulated in the south, West and southwest valleys. Because the mountain is high, the soil is not fertile enough, and the influence of climate, the country park of Damaoshan is mainly grass slope, and the forest only grows in low places.

The coldest in Hong Kong

Tai Mo Shan is the coldest place in Hong Kong. When the temperature drops suddenly in winter, many people drive to Tai Mo Shan in the early morning, hoping to see the rare frosting landscape in Hong Kong. For a visit to the peak of Mt. Tai Mo, you can walk along the car road of Mt. Tai Mo road. When the sky is clear, you can have a panoramic view of almost all parts of the western and northern New Territories, as well as Yuen Long and Pat Heung plain, even as far as Shekou and Shenzhen. If you meet clouds and fog on the mountain, it's another feeling of flying through the clouds and driving through the fog.

Most rainfall in Hong Kong

The rainfall here is the highest in Hong Kong, which is 30% higher than that in other parts of Hong Kong. The rain flows into steep and deep streams, and falls down to gather together into the waterfall of the Wutong village, one of nine big stone streams in Hongkong's hiking circles. Among them, the long waterfall is about 100 meters high, which is the highest waterfall in Hong Kong. Besides, there are other waterfalls, such as the sporadic waterfall, the middle waterfall and the well bottom waterfall. However, some sections of the waterfalls have been closed due to landslides, so it is not suitable to force them.

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The forestation area of the park is located in the southeast. However, due to the limitation of climate and geographical factors, the forest can only extend to a height of 550 meters, and the hillside above it is dominated by shrubs and grass. The area is rich in species, with more than 100 species of birds and butterflies recorded. Snakes include the transverse blunt headed snake, the red necked swimming snake, the green bamboo snake and the water snake.

Delicious food in the park

Porridge noodle shop

Usually small-scale or family business, is a very civilian food shop. Chinese people eat porridge (porridge) has a long history, probably earlier than rice. Cantonese people pay special attention to porridge. Porridge should be cooked as smooth as cotton, and various kinds of meat and vegetables should be added to make different porridge styles, such as Ji porridge and boat porridge. Noodles are also one of the staple foods of Chinese people, and the most famous pasta in Guangdong, of course, is wonton noodles. Wonton is similar to dumplings in northern China. It is made of flour wrapped with stuffing such as fresh shrimp and minced pork. The material must be fresh.

Rice-meat dumplings

In addition to wonton, another essential food for noodle shops is meatballs, such as fish meatballs, beef meatballs, pork meatballs, cuttlefish meatballs, etc. Meatballs not only taste good, but also pay attention to "refreshing elastic teeth" (bite feeling elastic, meat does not stick to teeth). Wonton and meatballs can be eaten alone, or the same as noodles, rice noodles and rice noodles.

Traffic situation

To the east of Tsuen Kam Road, the mountains to the West and north of Shing Mun Country Park, starting from Tai Po in the East, and going to Aberdeen country park along Lam Tsuen Valley in the south, you can take bus No. 7 to Aberdeen pond road at the Minyao Street bus stop near the central bus terminus of the airport railway, or take bus No. 7 at Hennessy road bus stop near Causeway Bay station of the mass transit railway Bus No. 76 can also be used at Causeway, mass transit railway

Take public light bus 4C to Shek Pai Wan bus terminus at Lockhart Road near Aberdeen Bay station, get off and walk out of Yu Kwong Road, then walk up Aberdeen pond road for five minutes.

Opening hours: Tai Mo Shan Country Park Visitor Center opening hours: Monday, Wednesday to Sunday; 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Tuesday is off.

Route: take bus No. 51 at Tsuen Wan MTR station (on Tai ho Road Flyover), get off at the bus stop near the junction of Tsuen Kam Road and Tai Mo Shan Road, and walk up Tai Mo Shan Road.

Travel Tips

The park's outing facilities are mainly concentrated in the rotary park area, including the tourist center of Tai Mo Shan Country Park, rotary camp, toilet, parking lot, hiking trail, Tai Mo Shan recreation trail, etc.

From the viewing platform, you can enjoy the scenery of Tsuen Wan, Tsing Yi, kaushima district and villages near Tai Mo Shan. There is a barbecue in the park

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