NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tai Mo Shan

Tai Mo Shan (Chinese: 大帽山, literally meaning "Big Hat Mountain"; also 大霧山, literally meaning "Foggy Mountain") has the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an altitude of 958 m. It is located approximately at the geographical centre of the New Territories. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1728x2304, 1869 KB) Tai Mo Shan Road (å¤§å¸½å±±é“), and Tai Mo Shan peak in distance File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1728x2304, 1869 KB) Tai Mo Shan Road (å¤§å¸½å±±é“), and Tai Mo Shan peak in distance File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Tai Mo Shan Road (å¤§å¸½å±±é“), and Tai Mo Shan peak in distance Tai Mo Shan Road (å¤§å¸½å±±é“) turn-off on Route Twisk Entrance to Weather Station at top of Tai Mo Shan View of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon from Tai Mo Shan Road Tai Mo Shan Road weaving up the mountain... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 648 KB) Photoed by Jerry Crimson Mann 12:43, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC). ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 648 KB) Photoed by Jerry Crimson Mann 12:43, 12 Jun 2005 (UTC). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1836 KB) Tai Po, as seen from top of Tai Mo Shan. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1836 KB) Tai Po, as seen from top of Tai Mo Shan. ... Categories: Stub ... A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ...

The second highest elevation of the territory is Lantau Peak (Fung Wong Shan), 934 m, on Lantau Island. Lantau Peak or Fung Wong Shan (Chinese: é³³å‡°å±±, literally meaning Pheonix Mountain) is the second highest peak in Hong Kong. ... Map of Lantau Island, Hong Kong Lantau Island (based on the local old name of Lantau Peak çˆ›é LÃ ntÃ³u, Ragged Head; å¤§å¶¼å±±/å¤§å±¿å±± pinyin: DÃ yÇ” shÄn, Cantonese: Tai yue shan, Big Island Mountain), also Lantao, is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl...

The area surrounding Tai Mo Shan is a country park, which covers an area of 14.40 km² and adopts the same name - Tai Mo Shan Country Park. It is located to the north of Tai Lam Country Park and, separated by Shek Kong Valley is the Lam Tsuen Country Park with an area of 15.20 km². Tai Lam Country Park is located in the Yuen Long District at the west of New Territories of Hong Kong. ... Shek Kong (çŸ³å´—) is an area of Hong Kong, located in the New Territories. ... Lam Tsuen Country Park is 1520 hectares country park in the New Territories, Hong Kong. ...

1 Geology
2 Vegetation
3 Wildlife
4 Places of interest
5 The Country Code
6 Transportation
7 See also
8 External links and references

Geology

Ng Tung Chai

A sundial at Tai Mo Shan Rotary Park

Tai Mo Shan is made up entirely of volcanic rocks. To the northwest, the west and the south of the peak, the valleys contain large deposits of colluvium. The upper slopes are distinctly "ribbed", as is especially evident after a hill fire. These are stone terraces, running obliquely downhill to the valleys. It is also claimed to be Hong Kongs most misty area due to it being covered in clouds almost daily. Image from the website of the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD). ... Image from the website of the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), provided under the provision that the re-dissemination or reproduction is for non-commercial use. ... This article is about volcanoes in geology. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

It is rather easy to hike to the peak as there is a road all the way at a comfortable gradient. You cannot actually reach the highest point on Tai Mo Shan as there is a satellite compound situated there, fenced off and entry is prohibited - as is taking photos or making sketches.

Vegetation

There are forest plantations in the south-eastern part of the Park. Limited by climatic and geographic factors, these plantations end at the 550 metre contour, above which shrubs and grasses dominate. hiii, This article is on plants. ...

In the past, Tai Mo Shan was famous for a type of green tea, called mist or cloud tea, which grew wild up on the mountain side. Occasionally, local people can still be seen picking the tea shoots for brewing green tea. Green tea (绿茶) is tea that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. ...

Camellia sinensis var. waldenae(formerly Camellia waldenae) are found on the mountain. Binomial name Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze Camellia sinensis is the tea plant, the plant species whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. ...

Wildlife

Some montane birds and rare species of snakes and butterflies breed here. There are also freshwater crabs, feral dogs, feral cats, oxen, and wild boar. For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). ... For other uses of the term butterfly, see butterfly (disambiguation). ...

Places of interest

A series of barbecue and picnic sites are provided along Route Twisk, the Shek Kong - Pat Heung catchwater and the Tuen Mun catchwater. Route Twisk is a dual-lane suburban road in Hong Kong, linking Tsuen Wan and Pat Heung via Shek Kong. ...

The Rotary Park at Tai Mo Shan which has a car-park and extensive picnic facilities, is especially popular. Tourist groups often come here for a brief stop to enjoy the panoramic view. On a clear day even Lantau and its adjacent islands can be seen. Tai Mo Shan Visitor Centre is located not far away from the carpark, along Tai Mo Shan Road, which leads to the weather station on the top of the mountain. Lantau Island (based on its old name 爛頭島 lan tau do, lit. ... Tai Mo Shan Road (å¤§å¸½å±±é“), and Tai Mo Shan peak in distance Tai Mo Shan Road (å¤§å¸½å±±é“) turn-off on Route Twisk Entrance to Weather Station at top of Tai Mo Shan View of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon from Tai Mo Shan Road Tai Mo Shan Road weaving up the mountain...

To learn the techniques of hiking, you may visit the Hiking Practice Trail adjacent to the Tai Mo Shan car Park. Those would prefer short walks may visit the family walks in the park.

The Country Code

Visitors in country parks are asked to help keep the parks clean and prevent hill fires so that the facilities can he enjoyed by all. In 1986, a 34 hour blaze destroyed 282,500 trees at Shing Mun and Tai Mo Shan and ravaged 7.40 km² of countryside. Fire is the greatest threat to the beauty of the country parks. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shing Mun can refer to several places in Hong Kong: Shing Mun Tunnel Shing Mun Country Park, which contains the Shing Mun reservoir Shing Mun River This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Transportation

To Route Twisk of the entrance of Tai Mo Shan Country Park: Kowloon Motor Bus bus No. 51 from Tsuen Wan Nina Tower I to Kam Tin and vice versa. The bus vias Tsuen Wan MTR Station. (HK$7.60) Route Twisk is a dual-lane suburban road in Hong Kong, linking Tsuen Wan and Pat Heung via Shek Kong. ... The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (KMB; Chinese: ), a company of the Transport International Holdings Limited, is the largest franchised bus operators in Hong Kong, and one of the largest privately owned public bus operators in the world. ... Tsuen Wan (Chinese: èƒç£, formerly also Tsun Wan) is a bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. ... Self-supporting structures or proposed structures at least 300 meters in height Category: ...

External links and references

Initial text based on information provided by the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), under the provision that the re-dissemination or reproduction is for non-commercial use. [1]
http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cou/cou_vis_cou.html

Categories: Mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong | Country parks and special areas of Hong Kong

COMMENTARY

Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.

Contents

Geology GA_googleFillSlot("encyclopedia_square");