Mau Ping () is an area and the site of a former village in

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

. It is located within

Ma On Shan Country Park Ma On Shan Country Park () is a park located in the central neck of the Sai Kung Peninsula in the eastern New Territories of Hong Kong. The park covers an area of and links Sai Kung Country Park and Lion Rock Country Park to form an extensive ...

and is administratively part of

Sha Tin District Sha Tin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. As one of the 9 districts located in the New Territories, it covers the areas of Sha Tin, Tai Wai, Ma On Shan, Fo Tan, Siu Lek Yuen, and Ma Liu Shui. The district is the most populo ...

Administration

Mau Ping is a recognized village under the

New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...

Small House Policy.

History

The village of Mau Ping, together with neighboring Mui Tsz Lam, were historically part of the Luk Yeuk (league), centered on the township of

Sai Kung Sai Kung may refer to: * Sai Kung Town, or just Sai Kung, a town and administrative area in the Sai Kung District, Hong Kong * Sai Kung Peninsula, a peninsula in Hong Kong * Sai Kung District, an administrative district in Hong Kong, which does no ...

. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Mau Ping (Mu Ping) was 124. The number of males was 57.

Conservation

A dense woodland with an area of 3.7 hectares, within the Mau Ping area, has been listed as a

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since 1979.

Access

Mau Ping is only accessible by hiking paths, including Mau Ping Ancient Trail () from Mui Tsz Lam, Pak Kong Ancient Trail () from

Pak Kong Pak Kong () is a village in Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. Nearby villages include Pak Kong Au, Mau Ping New Village and Wong Chuk Shan New Village. Administration Pak Kong is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Polic ...

, Wong Chuk Shan Ancient Trail () from Buffalo Pass via Wong Chuk Shan, and Section 4 of the MacLehose Trail.

Administration

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Conservation

Access

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