Kowloon Walled City Park - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting
Kowloon City, Hong Kong
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About Kowloon Walled City Park
The Kowloon Walled City Park is designed as a Jiangnan garden of the early Qing dynasty. The park, 31,000 square meters (7.66 acres) in total, is divided into eight theme zones with their own characteristic scenery, matching with the style of the whole park.
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Wong Tai Sin Temple, a Taoist temple established in 1921, is one of the most famous temples in Hong Kong. It is dedicated to Wong Tai Sin or the Great Immortal Wong. The temple is located on the southern side of Lion Rock in the north of Kowloon.
The city block that has become famous for its photogenic appearances.
A Chinese Classical Garden in an area of 3.5 hectares. It is designed in the Tang Dynasty-style with hills, water features, trees, rocks, and wooden structures.
The Chi Lin Nunnery is a Buddhist temple and charitable organization in Diamond Hill, Kowloon. Housed in a monastery complex, the nunnery is reminiscent of the Tang Dynasty in its architecture and was built in the 1930s. It is constructed entirely with cypress wood, without the use of any nails, and is currently the world's largest hand-made wooden building.
It offers a glimpse of the traditional culture of songbird keeping in the surroundings of a traditional Chinese garden. The park has dozens of stalls selling exotic birds, the garden is a pleasant place to witness this age-old Chinese hobby in action.
The Lion Rock hike in Hong Kong is one of the most popular trails in the region with an epic viewpoint over Kowloon all the way to Hong Kong Central. The peak consists of granite covered sparsely by shrubs. The Kowloon granite, which includes Lion Rock, is estimated to be around 140 million years old.
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