Chengmen reservoir

Chengmen reservoir

Shing Mun reservoir, also known as Shing Mun Country Park, is one of the most familiar suburban areas in Hong Kong. This is the first reservoir in Hong Kong to transport stored water from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island.

Located in Tsuen Wan, Shing Mun reservoir is one of the 17 reservoirs used for water supply in Hong Kong. The government started construction in 1923 and completed the whole project in 1936. Because it happened to be the 25th anniversary of King George V's accession to the throne, it was also known as the Jubilee pond. Another xiachengmen reservoir was set up to the southeast of Chengmen reservoir. In 1965, the project was completed and water storage began. The total storage capacity of the two reservoirs reached 17.58 million cubic meters.

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In addition to water storage, the Shing Mun reservoir has also built a large number of recreational facilities for free use by the public. In the Shing Mun reservoir, there is a Shing Mun Country Park. The whole country park covers an area of 1400 hectares and contains a large number of barbecue ovens. On holidays, many people also bring food and tools to barbecue. Around the Chengmen reservoir, there are two jogging paths, the seventh section of weiyixin path and the pineapple dam nature education path. The terrain of the two sections of the road is flat. Isn't it high? It's suitable for young and old people. Although there is no supply midway, most of the road sections are also shaded by trees.

Located in the northwest of Chengmen reservoir, dachengshijian is one of the nine famous streams in Hong Kong. The source of water comes from Damaoshan and goes down to Chengmen reservoir. In addition, when tourists visit Chengmen reservoir, they will encounter many monkeys. But please don't feed without permission and make provocations. In addition, red leaves are more likely to be seen in autumn or winter.

Many monkeys live near Chengmen reservoir, but some people still feed them without permission.

history

The construction of the reservoir began in 1923. The initial water depth of the reservoir is 200 feet and it can store 900 million gallons of water. The second phase of the project started in 1935. In addition to raising the main dam from 115 feet to 275 feet and building an 82 foot high pineapple Valley auxiliary dam, the Kowloon receiving reservoir and the shilibai water treatment plant were also built. After the completion of the two phases of the project in 1936, the water storage capacity of the whole Shing Mun reservoir reached 3 billion gallons, which was the largest reservoir in Britain at that time. Since it was completed in commemoration of the 25th year of the reign of King George V, the pond was renamed Silver Jubilee pond.

The Shing Mun reservoir is part of the drunken Bay defense line and is one of the relics of Hong Kong's defense.

Address: Lianhua Mountain, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Longitude: 114.14700662

Latitude: 22.383774475

Chinese PinYin : Cheng Men Shui Tang