Other than Nam She Tsim (Sharp Peak), Kau Nga Ling is one of the 5-star challenging hiking trails in Hong Kong.
Kau Nga Ling is actually a branch range of Lantau Peak located at the east of Shek Pik Reservoir."Kau Nga Ling" literally means the "hill of dogs' teeth" due to its thin and rugged mountain ridge.
There are 3 paths...
It is like walking into a dreamland. Dozens of stone houses are built among silvergrass, across the top of Sunset Peak at Lantau Island.
These stone houses have more than 90 years of history, but even local Hong Kong people cannot tell the stories behind them.
It is said that the houses were built by British missionaries for camping purpose. At...
The bronze statue of Buddha Amoghasiddhi is quietly sitting on Ngong Ping highland in west Lantau Island. Erected in 1993, facing north (to China), the Big Buddha is 34 metres (112 feet) tall and the second tallest outdoor bronze seated Buddha in the world (The tallest one is Fo Guang Shan Buddha in Taiwan).
Nowadays, the Big Buddha, together with Po...
Most hikers come to Lantau Island to conquer the Twin Peak (Lantau Peak and Sunset Peak). Although they are the highest mountains in Lantau Island, people can hardly see the Silver Mine Bay because it is blocked by Lin Fa Shan, the 6th highest hill in Hong Kong.
Lin Fa Shan is ignored by most people, but the scene on...
Lung Tsai Ng Yuen is a secret garden built at West Lantau Island near Keung Shan at the end of Lantau Trail Stage 5.
The land was bought by Mr Ng, a textile merchant, in 1962 with 2 million HKD as a private villa. And later a classical garden of Yangtze Delta was built on it.
Mr Ng believed in Buddhism...
Believe it or not, it is Hong Kong!
In Hong Kong, sea of clouds usually appear in mountains 800m above sea level in winter and spring. You do not have too many choices and these mountains are: Tai Mo Shan (934m), Lantau Peak (934m), Sunset Peak (869m).
There is a driveway to the top of Tai Mo Shan on Maclehose Trail....