Pok Fu Lam Country Park is located on
Pok Fu Lam, the western end of the
Southern District of
Hong Kong Island. The 270-hectare park was designated in 1979.
Ecology
The park is located at the foot of Mount Victoria. Since being declared a park, the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has engaged in efforts to green the valley. Many non-native species have been planted over the years such as
Slash Pine
''Pinus elliottii'', commonly known as slash pine,Family, P. P. (1990). Pinus elliottii Engelm. slash pine. ''Silvics of North America: Conifers'', (654), 338. is a conifer tree native to the Southeastern United States. Slash pine is named after ...
,
Formosa Acacia and
Brisbane Box
''Lophostemon confertus'' (syn. ''Tristania conferta''), is an evergreen tree native to Australia, though it is cultivated in the United States and elsewhere. Common names include brush box, Queensland box, Brisbane box, pink box, box scrub, and ...
, as well as native trees including
Hong Kong Gordonia and Chekiang Machilus.
Facilities
The park includes:
*
Sylvan sanctuary
Sylvan or Sylvans (from the Latin ''silva'': "forest, woods") may refer to:
Places
United States
* Sylvan, Illinois, a former settlement
* Sylvan, Wisconsin, a town
** Sylvan (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated area in the town
* Sylvan T ...
*
Pok Fu Lam Reservoir (1863)
*
Hong Kong Trail
The Hong Kong Trail, opened in 1985, is a long-distance footpath from Victoria Peak to Big Wave Bay on Hong Kong Island. It is a walking route which passes through the five country parks on Hong Kong island.
*Peak Trail
See also
*
Aberdeen Country Park
*
Tai Tam Country Park
External links
Pok Fu Lam Country Park
References
Country parks and special areas of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam
1979 establishments in Hong Kong
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