Eight Mountains of Kowloon
The Eight Mountains of Kowloon (Chinese: 九龍群山) are eight prominent mountains in Hong Kong that serve as a natural border between the Kowloon area and the New Territories.[1] The eight mountains are: Kowloon Peak, Tung Shan, Tate's Cairn, Temple Hill, Unicorn Ridge, Lion Rock, Beacon Hill and Crow's Nest.
Incidentally, the name Kowloon stems from the term nine (kow) dragons (loon) (
Emperor Bing of Song, who had fled to Hong Kong after being targeted by Mongol troops.[2] In Ancient China, the Emperor used to be revered like a dragon and was the only person who could wear robes depicting a dragon
.
See also
- List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong
- Wilson Trail
- Gin Drinker's Line
References
- ISBN 978-1-317-81716-1.
- ISBN 981-258-246-0
External links
- Wilson Trail Archived 2019-10-15 at the Wayback Machine