Elevation 495 m | ||
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Similar Lion Rock Country Park, Kowloon Peak, MacLehose Trail, Tai Mo Shan, Beacon Hill - Hong Kong | ||
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Lion Rock (Chinese: 獅子山), or less formally Lion Rock Hill, is a mountain in Hong Kong. It is located between Kowloon Tong of Kowloon and Tai Wai of the New Territories, and is 495 metres high. The peak consists of granite covered sparsely by shrubs.
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Map of Lion Rock, Hong Kong
Lion Rock is noted for its shape: its resemblance to a crouching lion is most striking from the Choi Hung and San Po Kong areas in East Kowloon. A trail winds its way up the forested hillside to the top, culminating atop the "lion's head". The trail can be followed across the profile of the lion, eventually linking up with the MacLehose Trail. The rock provides a view of the city and Hong Kong Island in the distance. The entire mountain is located within Lion Rock Country Park in Hung Mui Kuk, Tai Wai and is made passable by vehicles by Lion Rock Tunnel, which connects Kowloon Tong and Tai Wai.
Lion Rock is near another famous rock structure, the Amah Rock. A road in Kowloon City is named Lion Rock Road (獅子石道).
Other names of Lion Rock: Lion Rock also has other names, such as Tiger head Mountain ( Chinese traditional: 虎頭山 ), Camel Mountain ( Chinese traditional: 駱駝山）
( Reference: Complete record of sceneries and historical monuments of New Territories ( Chinese traditional: < 新界風土名勝大觀> )