Shek O Country Park is a 701-hectare rural marine park located on
Shek O,
Southern District, Hong Kong and facing the
South China Sea
The South China Sea is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean. It is bounded in the north by South China, in the west by the Indochinese Peninsula, in the east by the islands of Taiwan island, Taiwan and northwestern Philippines (mainly Luz ...
. The park opened on 21 September 1979.
The park is popular for its
Hiking
A hike is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century. Long hikes as part of a religious pilgrimage have existed for a much longer time.
"Hi ...
trails. In 2004, Time Magazine Asia described one of the trails, the
Dragon's Back, as the best urban hiking trail in Asia.
The spider species
Uroballus carlei
''Uroballus carlei'' is a species of spider of the genus ''Uroballus''. It is Endemism, endemic to Hong Kong.
Like ''Uroballus koponeni, U. koponeni'', this species seems to mimic small caterpillars, likely those of lichen moths. The authors of ...
was discovered in Shek O Country park in 2019.
Features
The park's attractions include:
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Pottinger Peak
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Mount Collinson
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Wan Cham Shan
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Dragon's Back, including
Shek O Peak
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D'Aguilar Peak
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Hong Kong Trail
*To Tei Wan Village
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Shek O Beach
See also
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D'Aguilar Peninsula
References
External links
Shek O Country Park
Country parks and special areas of Hong Kong
Southern District, Hong Kong
1979 establishments in Hong Kong
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