
Lung Fu Shan or Hill Above Belcher's is a
hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit.
Terminology
The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not as ...
on the northwestern part of
Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, and an
area
Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a region on the plane or on a curved surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while ''surface area'' refers to the area of an open su ...
on the northeastern slope of the hill where the main campus and centennial campus of the
University of Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) (Chinese: 香港大學) is a public university, public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, it is the oldest Higher education in Hong Kong, tertia ...
are located.
The southern limit of the
City of Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
passes through the northern side of the hill at the contour. The upper part of the hill, along with
Pinewood Battery
Pinewood Battery is a historic military site in Hong Kong, located above sea level, within Lung Fu Shan Country Park, in the northwestern part of Hong Kong Island.
History
Construction of the battery started in 1901 and finished in 1905. Dur ...
, are designated part of the
Lung Fu Shan Country Park
Lung Fu Shan Country Park, established 18 December 1998, is a country park in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong. It covers the densely vegetated slopes of Lung Fu Shan (''aka.'' Hill Above Belcher's), and includes the disused Pi ...
. The hill is located between the
Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak is a hill on the western half of Hong Kong Island. It is also known as Mount Austin, and locally as The Peak only generally. With an elevation of , it is the highest hill on Hong Kong Island, ranked 29 in terms of elevation in H ...
("The Peak" colloquially),
Mount Davis and
High West
High West or Sai Ko Shan, is a mountain on Hong Kong Island with a height of
It is in Central and Western District.
Geography
High West is located within Pok Fu Lam Country Park and straddles the boundary of Central and Western Distric ...
.
[Ed Peters, 7 Nov 2020, "Lung Fu Shan, Hong Kong’s smallest country park, is right on the city’s doorstep" in the ''South China Morning Post''. ]
References
External links
Central and Western District, Hong Kong
Mountains, peaks and hills of Hong Kong
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