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HONG
KONG
ISLAND
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KOWLOON
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NEW
TERRITORIES
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OUTLYING
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Sha
Tin
Racecourse
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Ching
Chung
Koon
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Ping
Shan
Heritage
Trail
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Kat
Hing
Wai |
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Lung
Yeuk
Tau
Heritage
Trail
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Sai
Kung
Town I
Mai
Po
Wetlands
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HK
Wetlands |
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Fung
Ying
Seen
Koon
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Lam
Tsuen
Wishing
Trees
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Tai
Fu
Tai
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Tsing
Ma
Bridge |
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Ching
Chun
Koon
was
originally
opened
as a
rural
retreat
in
1949
and
features
pavilions,
lotus
ponds
and
bonsai
trees.
The
ground's
Taoist
temple
contains
many
treasures,
including
lanterns
from
Beijing's
Imperial
Palace. |
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Located
in
the
heart
of
Tuen
Mun's
crowded
residential
high-rise
blocks,
'Ching
Chung'
means
Evergreen
Pine
Tree
in
Chinese
while
'Koon'
signifies
a
Taoist
temple.
The
main
building
is
the
Palace
of
Pure
Brightness
and
dotted
around
the
exquisitely
designed
grounds
are
pagodas,
pavilions,
pai-laus
(ornamental
archways),
quadrangles,
towers,
Chinese
gardens
and
fish
ponds,
all
complemented
by
trees,
shrubs,
flowers
and
potted
plants.
There
are
many
splendid
bonsai
trees,
the
perfectly
shaped
miniature
trees. |
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The
visual
feast
doesn't
stop
here.
There
are
colourful
paintings,
examples
of
calligraphy
(writing
in
Chinese
characters)
and
even
poetic
inscriptions,
all
executed
with
taste
and
flair.
If
you're
feeling
hungry,
you
might
also
like
to
enquire
about
the
possibility
of
ordering
an
inexpensive
vegetarian
meal.
During
April
or
May
every
year,
a
fantastic
bonsai
show
is
open
to
the
public
containing
hundreds
of
artistically
shaped
bonsais. |
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How
To
Get
There
1.
MTR
Siu
Hong
Station
Exit
B,
then
change
Light
Rail
505
and
alight
at
Ching
Chung
Station.
Exit
station
and
walk
for
5
mins. |
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