The Peak Tower

The Peak Tower

The peak tower is a special building in Hong Kong. It is located on Lufeng gorge between Taiping mountain and Gefu mountain on Hong Kong Island. It is also the terminal of peak cable car. The address is 128 peak road. It is located at 396 meters above sea level, not at the top of the mountain. The design is outstanding but does not damage the mountain scenery. Lingxiao Pavilion is one of the main tourist attractions in Hong Kong. It is 428 meters above sea level and overlooks both sides of Victoria Harbour.

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Development history

LingXiao pavilion was originally a two-story viewing Pavilion "old lining Pavilion" beside Taiping mountain cable car terminus in 1960s and 1970s. Subsequently, the developer demolished and rebuilt the old building in 1993 and completed the Lingxiao Pavilion in today's Taiping mountain in 1997. You can get a panoramic view of Hong Kong from Lingxiao Pavilion.

LingXiao pavilion was designed by British architect Terry Farrell. It is a seven story building with a total area of 10400 square meters (112000 square feet). The design concept combines bowl and arched hand to show ceremony, presenting a unique architectural appearance.

In 2005, the famous architect of Hong Kong, Lu Yuanxiang, carried out renovation works for Lingxiao Pavilion, hoping to make use of the increased usable floor area of the shopping mall and the principle of original infrastructure to enrich facilities and expand space. The project includes the addition of shops, the sealing of the original viewing platform on the 5th floor as a concept viewing restaurant, the relocation of the viewing platform, the addition of an entrance to the peak Plaza and a large multimedia display. The whole project was completed in early 2006, reopened in September, and held a two-week celebration at the end of the year. Lingxiao Pavilion on the top of Taiping mountain is the terminal of the cable car on the top of the mountain and the site of Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, which makes it an important scenic spot to visit Hong Kong.

Main attractions

Lingxiao Pavilion is a collection of entertainment facilities, shops and restaurants. Apart from shops selling various kinds of souvenirs and handicrafts, it also has entertainment facilities and exhibition hall. On the second floor, there is the legend of the dragon, the Hong Kong's historical adventure, which allows tourists to relive the history of Hong Kong on the train. On the third floor, there is Ripley's believe it or not! Oddturium, which is composed of 11 themes and collects rare exhibits from all over the world. In addition, the peak cable station and the viewing platform are located on the third floor. On the fourth floor, there is a peak Explorer motion simulator, equipped with high-tech projection devices and audio equipment, so that tourists can experience the exciting and interesting space journey.

The first branch of the famous Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Asia is located in Lingxiao Pavilion, displaying the wax figures of famous celebrities and movie stars from all over the world, such as Jackie Chan.

Lingxiao Gallery

Art creation of Hong Kong primary school students "I see Hong Kong"

Viewing platform

Located on the rooftop of Lingxiao Pavilion, 428 meters above sea level, visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Hong Kong 360 degrees, including the scenery on both sides of Victoria Harbour and the natural scenery of the South China Sea in the Southern District. Since December 2007, visitors need to buy tickets to enter the viewing platform.

Business hours: 10 am to 11 pm

Adult fare: HK $20

Ticket price for children (3-11 years old): HK $10

Senior citizen (65 years old or above): HK $10

shops

Digital rev (the highest camera store in Hong Kong - opened in October 2008)

Fruit PassionGodiva

Swatch

Swarovski

Yu Rensheng

restaurant

Eating Plus

urger king

Pearl on the Peak

Juba Japanese cuisine

Bubba Gump Shrimp

Tianyi Restaurant

To cope with the large-scale renovation project of lingxiaoge in March 2005, a number of entertainment facilities closed. Only Madame Tussauds can survive.

a wax museum

Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, referred to as "Hong Kong wax museum", is a museum dedicated to the exhibition of celebrity wax. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is located in London, UK. Its Hong Kong Branch opened in 2000, displaying about 100 wax figures of international, Chinese and Hong Kong celebrities. They include President Hu Jintao of the people's Republic of China, basketball star Yao Ming, football star David, Hong Kong Olympic gold medalist Li Lishan, famous artists Chen Huilin and Liu Dehua Jay Chou, as well as the late artists Deng Lijun, Zhang Guorong and Li Xiaolong. The wax museum was closed for expansion on August 30, 2005, and the new museum will reopen in March 2006.

The wax museum package tickets are available at the ticket counter of Huayuan road cable car terminus. The wax museum package tickets counter will be closed at 9.30 pm every night.

Insect Museum

It is located on the second floor, with more than 500 species of insects and world beetles. It was established in 2002.

Rise of the Dragon - a voyage in time

It is located on the second floor. After passing through the traditional Hong Kong market, passengers can take a small indoor train to go through many historical scenes with special effects and review the historical scenes of Hong Kong. The special contents include: the emperor's explanation of the allusion of naming Jiulong, tracking the pirate Zhang baozai, experiencing Hong Kong under the most violent typhoon of the century, the battlefield of the Opium War, etc. Visitors can choose seven languages through the earphone. The ticket price is 40 yuan.

The third dimension

Located on the second floor, it is a three-dimensional space dynamic simulation flying boat, which was set up in 2002.

Believe it or not

Believe it or not

Located on the third floor, it is composed of 11 themes and exhibits 450 rare exhibits from all over the world. For adults: 75 yuan, for children and the elderly: 46 yuan. The museum officially closed on March 20, 2005.

Super motion cinema

Lingxiao Pavilion for the first open recreational facilities. It is located on the sixth floor, with the theme of spaceship and 36 independent rotating seats. Through a 4x8m high-tech giant screen, the audience can sit on an independent dynamic chair and cooperate with the audio equipment, so that the audience can feel the virtual and realistic effect. However, the design of dynamic cinema is designed to suit people of different ages, so the degree of thrill is not enough. The ticket price is $62 for adults and $35 for children and the elderly. To tie in with the facility, it closed in March 2005.

Viewing platform

It was originally located on the platform on the 5th floor and was renovated and moved to the top floor.

Tourism information

From the Star Ferry Bus Terminus in central, take the 15C special line bus to the climbing cable station on Garden Road (15C fare $3.2) or take the No.15 bus up the mountain road to the top of Taiping mountain.

Take the subway from Sheung Wan Station to central station, start from Star Ferry in central, take 15C to the cable car station, and then take the cable car up the mountain. The one-way fare of 15C is HK $3.20, and the two-way fare of cable car is HK $30 (20 yuan one way). There's no need to take the cable car twice up and down the mountain. It's better to take the cable car up and down the mountain. You can drive backwards down the mountain, and you can queue up for at least 30-50 minutes to buy a cable car ticket.

Or take the subway from Sheung Wan Station to central station, and take No.15 road from Star Ferry in central to the top of the mountain. You can see a lot of scenery and buildings in the south of Hong Kong Island along the way. Route 15 is a double deck air-conditioned bus, which is also used by many local people in Hong Kong. The fare is HK $9.8 (air conditioned car).

Architectural features

The original shape of Lingxiao Pavilion is unique, inspired by the concept of "bowl" and "bow hand to show ceremony", which are combined together. In 2007, Hong Kong architect Lu Yuanxiang carried out a large-scale renovation project for Lingxiao Pavilion, aiming to retain the unique spirit of the building and the essence of the design, and inject new and dynamic elements at the same time. Some of the improvements include:

Mall entrance: the new design opens a new mall entrance on Fenli road in the East, so that the flow of people can be introduced into the mall, creating the atmosphere of the whole mall and strengthening the flow of people. The original entrance specially designed a transparent glass building, transparent glass in the light of the bright light, instantly attract the eyes of distant visitors. The peak cable station will also have a new dedicated entrance to connect with the shopping mall.

Atrium: one of the major changes in the renovation design is to build a new atrium in the center of the original shopping mall to enhance the transparency of the shopping mall and provide a new gathering place for tourists. Tourists gather in the atrium through the new arc-shaped channel. The expanded visual space allows tourists to understand the layout of shops on each floor of the mall more easily, and take the newly added escalator to the desired floor. When taking the elevator, it's like walking through the atrium space

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