Kai Shan

Kai Shan is a hill in , in the of Hong Kong, separating the new towns of and . It has a height of 121 metres.
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Photo: Chong Fat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hong Kong Wetland Park and Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda.

Park
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is a conservation, education and tourism facility, located at the northern part of , in . It was to be an ecological mitigation area for the wetlands lost due to Tin Shui Wai New Town development, in the New Territories.

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The is the only surviving ancient pagoda in Hong Kong near MTR and Light Rail . It is part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail and a declared monument.

Railway station
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Yuen Long is an MTR station in the north-eastern part of , , Hong Kong, on the Tuen Ma line between Kam Sheung Road and Long Ping. It is an interchange between the Tuen Ma line and of the Light Rail system.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Territories and Tin Shui Wai.

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The of were leased by China to the British in 1898. Largely rural and often ignored by travellers who have little time to spare, they offer a diverse landscape that takes time to get to know.

Town
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New Town is a satellite town in the northwestern of . Originally a gei wai fish pond area, it was developed in the 1980s as the second new town in and the eighth in Hong Kong.

Town
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is a town in the western north , Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu, , and , to the south Shap Pat Heung and , to the east and , and to the north Nam Sang Wai.

Kai Shan

Latitude
22.4585° or 22° 27′ 31″ north
Longitude
114.0161° or 114° 0′ 58″ east
Elevation
121 metres (397 feet)
Open location code
7PJPF258+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1307688905
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Wiki­data ID
Q16924266
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Satellite Map

Discover Kai Shan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Kai Shan” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “髻山”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كاى شان”
  • French: “mont Kaishan”
  • French: “Mont Kaishan”
  • Ladin: “Kai Shan”
  • Tamil: “கய் சான்”
  • Yue Chinese: “髻山”

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Localities in the Area

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