Sun. 17 July 2022

Hare Notes:

What do you mean Golden Hill Road is closed on a Sunday?

Website Says:

Did you know...

Golden Hill Country Park or Kam Shan Country Park (Chinese: 金山郊野公園), also known in Hong Kong as Monkey Hill (Chinese: 馬騮山), established on 24 June 1977, is a country park located in the ranges north of Kowloon, Hong Kong. It covers an area of 3.37 square kilometres. Most of the area is covered by the Kowloon Group of Reservoirs. Inside the park, there are jogging trails, barbecue and picnic areas, which are easily accessible from Tai Po Road (Piper's Hill) via waterworks access roads. The park takes its name from the 369 metres peak, Golden Hill or Kam Shan (金山), which is the highest feature in the area.

Panoramic views can be enjoyed from the slopes of Golden Hill and several places along the western ridge at the park. From these vantage points, the whole length of Smuggler's Ridge, Tai Mo Shan (the highest peak in Hong Kong), Needle Hill, Sha Tin New Town, Lion Rock and Beacon Hill can be seen. The northern part of Kowloon, the western anchorage of the harbour, Stonecutters Island, the housing estates of Kwai Chung, the container port, the industrial parts of Tsing Yi Island and the town of Tsuen Wan can also be viewed from here. The park is famous for its conservations of macaque monkeys.

Oh and the Golden Hill Road is closed on a Sunday.

So now you know.

For your viewing pleasure: Put your hands together for a bit of monkeying about on Monkey Mountain...