Tai Tam Country Park
Tai Tam Country Park.
The dam of Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir in Tai Tam Country Park.
Tai Tam Country Park (Chinese: 大潭郊野公園; Jyutping: daai6 taam4 gaau1 je5 gung1 jyun4) is a country park in the Tai Tam area in the south end of Hong Kong Island. The park was expanded to near Quarry Bay in 1979. At 1,315 hectares (3,250 acres), the park consists of one fifth of Hong Kong Island's land mass.[1]
The park was designated in 1977 with attractions like:
- Jardine's Lookout
- Tai Tam Upper Reservoir
- Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir
- Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir
- Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir
- Tai Tam Forts
- Mount Parker, the second highest peak (531 m (1,742 ft)) on Hong Kong Island
- Mount Butler
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Coordinates: 22°15′25″N 114°12′09″E / 22.25701°N 114.20262°E
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