Braemar Hill, named after a Scottish village, is mainly a residential area between North Point and Quarry Bay in Hong Kong Island. Part of the hill is within the Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension), near Wilson Trail Stage 2 and Hong Kong Trail Stage 5.
It is considered as an upper-class neighborhood area since 1960s. Near the hilltop,...
Declared a monument in Hong Kong, Cape d'Aguilar Lighthouse (a.k.a. Hok Tsui Beacon) is one of the five surviving pre-war lighthouses and the oldest lighthouse in Hong Kong. The other four lighthouses are located in Green Island, Waglan Island and Tang Lung Chau.
Cape d'Aguilar Lighthouse was build at the southeast of Cape d’Aguilar Peninsula and put into service in...
Lying inside the Shek O Country Park and facing Tathong Channel, Dragon's Back (part of the Hong Kong Trail Stage 8) was selected as the best urban hiking trail by Time Asia Magazine in 2004.
The "Dragon" got its name from the trail's ups and downs between Shek O Peak and Wan Cham Shan. Hikers can enjoy the grand view...
Shek O is a popular place in Hong Kong Island for swimmers, barbecue lovers and Cantopop music video shooting. It is surrounded by South China Sea, Big Wave Bay and Cape D'Aguilar Peninsula.
Tai Tau Chau connects to Shek O through a tombolo. But hikers do not need to worry about the tide because a blue Lover's Bridge was built...
Big Wave Bay, or Tai Long Wan, is located at the end of Hong Kong Trail.
It is time to take a little walk on the beach and let the nature wash away all your tiredness and leave your worries behind.
To your left, you can find a little path leading to a rock carving landscape. The carving was made by...
Victoria Harbor, located between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula, provides a natural shelter and deep waters (30-40m) for all types of vessels.
Watching hundreds of ships coming and leaving on Victoria Harbor reminds people of what this modern city has suffered 170 years ago.
Back in 1842, the Qing navy was defeated by the British Royal Navy in the First...
Situated on Green Island, a short distance off the west coast of Hong Kong Island, the Green Island Lighthouse Compound comprises two lighthouses, a former European quarters and a former keeper's house. Both Green Island Lighthouses have served thousands of vessels approaching Hong Kong from the west for many decades and have thus played an important role in Hong...
Standing at Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve (鶴咀海岸保護區), people can see Stanley Peninsula / Chek Chue (赤柱半島) just a few miles a away and the "radar stations" on top of the hill quite stand out from the background.
This is actually AsiaSat's Stanley Earth Station. Six antennas serve as a backup system to the Tai Po Earth Station in New Territories....
Tai Tam Reservoir Group is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park.
The Reservoir Group was built between 1888 and 1917 to supply fresh water to the increasing population in Hong Kong and also brought up the the economy in the east of Hong Kong Island.
Hikers can follow Hong Kong Trail Stage 6 or Tai Tam...
The whale bone at The HKU Swire Institute of Marine Science is the landmark of Cape d'Aguilar Peninsula, located at the southern tip of Hong Kong Island.
It is the 1st marine reserve area in Hong Kong where commercial fishing and any recreational activities are strictly prohibited.
The coastline of Cape d'Aguilar includes a variety of intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats...
