Kau Keng Shan

Kau Keng Shan is a hill in , the , and stands opposite from Castle Peak. Kau Keng Shan has a height of 507 metres. During the Ming dynasty era, the area around the hill was used as a defence position against foreign forces, in particular the , who had occupied from 1514 to 1521.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 507 metres
  • Description: hill in Hong Kong
  • Also known as: “九逕山 Kau Keng Shan”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yau Oi and Town Centre.

Railway station
Photo: LRT505, FAL.
is an MTR Light Rail stop located at ground level on Road near Car Park, Estate in , Hong Kong. It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to Zone 2.

Railway station
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is a major MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level at Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road in Tuen Mun , , Hong Kong.

Railway station
Photo: 姒姓賢寧, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an MTR Light Rail stop located at ground level at Tuen Mun Heung Sze Wui Road between Estate and Yau Oi Estate, in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuenmen and Ping Shan.

Town
Photo: Eddie Yip, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of and in the west of , Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period.

Suburb
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is an area in the , Hong Kong. It is located west of and Shui Pin Wai, and south of . Administratively, it is part of the .

Quarter
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is a bay outside . empties into the bay. In the past, many Tanka fishermen harboured at the bay. In 1513, explorer Jorge Álvares arrived in the Pearl River Delta and started a Portuguese settlement, Tamão.

Kau Keng Shan

Latitude
22.3886° or 22° 23′ 19″ north
Longitude
113.9949° or 113° 59′ 42″ east
Elevation
507 metres (1,663 feet)
Open location code
7PJM9XQV+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10907092835
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q6378618
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Kau Keng Shan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “九徑山”
  • Chinese: “九逕山”
  • Dutch: “Kau Keng Shan”
  • French: “Mont Kau Keng”
  • German: “Kau Keng Shan”
  • Yue Chinese: “九逕山”

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