Lion Rock

Lion Rock Hill ; 獅子山
	Lion Rock West View (2008)
height	495 m
location	Hong Kong , China
Coordinates	22 ° 21 '11 " N , 114 ° 11' 13" E Coordinates: 22 ° 21 '11 " N , 114 ° 11' 13" E
rock	granite

The Lion Rock ( German about "Löwenfelsen" ), short for Lion Rock Hill ( Chinese 獅子山 / 狮子山 , Pinyin Shīzi Shān , Jyutping Si ¹ zi ² Saan ¹ - "literally Lion Mountain"), is a 495 m high mountain in Hong Kong . It lies between Kowloon and the New Territories and forms a natural border between the two regions in Hong Kong. The barren peak overgrown with sparse bushes is made of granite . The mountain is to a certain extent Hong Kong's “local mountain” and is one of the city's most striking natural monuments . The shape of the mountain is reminiscent of a crouching lion. This lion impression is said to be most impressively recognizable from the Choi Hung Estate ( 彩虹邨 ) and the San Po Kong district ( 新蒲崗 / 新蒲岗 ) in East Kowloon . In Hong Kong, numerous streets, buildings, tunnels and institutions are named after Lion Rock, such as Lion Rock Road ( 獅子石道 / 狮子石道 ) in Kowloon City .

geography

Lion Rock is located in the geographic center of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is located north of Kowloon Tong ( 九龍塘 / 九龙塘 ) and south of Tai Wai ( 大圍 / 大围 ) as a natural borderline between the two regions of Kowloon and the New Territories, which is passed through the Lion Rock Tunnel ( 獅子山隧道 / 狮子山隧道 ) are connected to each other. In addition to the road tunnel, part of the Hong Kong freeway system Route 1, passing through the rail tunnel in the Tuen Ma Line ( 屯馬綫 / 屯马线 ) the Lion Rock Hill, a direct MTR connection between Sha Tin and Central , which are expected to be completed in 2019 should. The mountain is a popular destination for both locals and tourists and is located in the center of the 530 hectare Lion Rock Country Park ( 獅子山郊野公園 / 狮子山郊野公园 ) nature reserve. The mountain top offers an impressive panoramic view of Hong Kong and the New Territories.

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Summit panorama - Lion Rock Hill ( 獅子山 - 山頂全景圖 / 狮子山 - 山顶全景图 ), 2016

Incidents (selection)

The Lion Rock is occasionally frequented by mountaineers . A particularly spectacular action took place in the context of the protests in Hong Kong 2014 on October 23, 2014, when mountaineers raised a huge banner ( 我要真普選 / 我要真普选 , Wǒ yào zhēn pǔxuǎn , Jyutping Ngo ⁵ jiu ³ zan ¹ pou ⁴ syun ² - “I want real universal suffrage”), on which universal suffrage was demanded. The banner was removed the following day.
On March 13, 2016, while trying to take a particularly spectacular photo of Hong Kong from the edge of Lion Rock, a tourist fell 400 m and was killed.