Lion Rock
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- For the English band, see Lionrock.
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Lion Rock, or less formally, Lion Rock Hill, is a famous hill in Hong Kong. It is located between Kowloon Tong in Kowloon and Tai Wai in the New Territories, and is 495 m high.
Lion Rock is famous for its shape and is visible from various places in Kowloon. Numerous trails lead through the waist-high shrubbery, rock, and dirt to the top. The rock structure itself can be climbed, providing a beautiful view of the city and Hong Kong Island in the distance. The entire hill is located within Lion Rock Country Park in Hung Mui Kuk, Tai Wai and is made passable by vehicles by Lion Rock Tunnel, which connects Kowloon Tong and Tai Wai.
Lion Rock is near another famous rock structure: Amah Rock
[edit] Cultural references
- A road in Kowloon City is named as Lion Rock Road, translated in Chinese as “獅子石道”.
- There was a TV programme called Below the Lion Rock between 1974 and 1994.
- A popular song in Hong Kong originally sang by Roman Tam is named "Under the Lion Rock" (獅子山下), the song indicates the spirit of the Hong Kong people.
- Gavin Young wrote the history of Cathay Pacific Airways in book entitled Beyond Lion Rock (1988).
- The Lion Rock Institute is a public policy to which think tank advocating free market solutions for Hong Kong's policy challenges.
- The reggae band Culture (band) has a song entitled 'Lion Rock'.
