Beacon Hill, Hong Kong

Beacon Hill, Hong Kong

Beacon Hill
Traditional Chinese 煙墩山
Simplified Chinese 烟墩山
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 筆架山
Simplified Chinese 笔架山

Beacon Hill (Chinese: 煙墩山 or Chinese: 筆架山; Cantonese Yale: Pat Ka Shan) is a hill in the northern part of Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong. It is the 65th highest hill of Hong Kong. It is 457 m tall.

Beacon Hill is located within the Lion Rock Country Park.

The tower atop Beacon Hill is not open to the public, and is a facility maintained by the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department.[1]

Name

The name dates back to the Great Clearance (1661–1669), which required the evacuation of the coastal areas of in order to fight the anti-Qing movement, begun by Ming Dynasty loyalists. Garrisons were stationed to enforce the decree, in locations called beacons.[2]

See also

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References

  1. http://www.cad.gov.hk/english/esd_equip.html
  2. Andrew Yanne, Gillis Heller (2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-962-209-944-9.

Coordinates: 22°20′59″N 114°10′13″E / 22.349701°N 114.170144°E / 22.349701; 114.170144


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