Shing Mun Arboretum

Shing Mun Arboretum is a nature reserve in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Shing Mun Arboretum is situated nearby to the locality 石頭峴, as well as near 峴咀.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tai Mo Shan and Sze Fong Shan.

Tai Mo Shan

Peak

Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tai Mo Shan is the highest peak in Hong Kong, with an elevation of 957 metres above the Hong Kong Principal Datum, or around 956 metres above mean sea level.

Sze Fong Shan, located in Tai Po District of the New Territories, is the fourth highest peak in Hong Kong. With a height of 784 m, it is northeast of Tai Mo Shan. The Eighth Stage of the MacLehose Trail passes near it.

Grassy Hill

Peak

Photo: 山民主義, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grassy Hill is the fourteenth highest mountain in Hong Kong. Peaked at 647 m, it is situated between Tsuen Wan and Tai Po and near Lead Mine Pass. Stage 7 of MacLehose Trail runs near its peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shatin and Tai Po.

Shatin

Town

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Sha Tin, also spelt Shatin, is a neighbourhood along Shing Mun River in the eastern New Territories, Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Sha Tin District.

Tai Po

Town

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Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui on the north of Lam Tsuen River and the Tai Po Hui on Fu Shin Street on the south of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market railway station of the Kowloon-Canton Railway.