Castle Peak SSSI

Castle Peak SSSI is a nature reserve in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Castle Peak SSSI is situated nearby to the locality 青山西崖, as well as near the hamlet Tsing Shan Tsuen San Shek Wan North.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Peak and Melody Garden.

Castle Peak

Peak

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Castle Peak or Pui To Shan is a 583-metre -high peak in western New Territories, Hong Kong. It is also the highest granitic hill in Hong Kong. In contrast to its Chinese name, which means green hill, Castle Peak is notorious for its severe loss of vegetation and weathering of its granite surface.

Melody Garden

Railway station

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Melody Garden is an MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level at Wu Chui Road between Melody Garden and Butterfly Estate in Tuen Mun District. It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to Zone 1.

Butterfly

Railway station

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Butterfly is an MTR Light Rail stop. It is located at ground level at Lung Mun Road, near Butterfly Estate and Siu Shan Court, in Tuen Mun District. It began service on 18 September 1988 and belongs to Zone 1.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuenmen and Castle Peak Bay.

Tuenmen

Town

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Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the west of New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period.

Castle Peak Bay

Quarter

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Castle Peak Bay is a bay outside Tuen Mun. Tuen Mun River 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.