Pat Sin Leng
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Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
in the northeast New Territories
New Territories
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. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...
of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, located within the Pat Sin Leng Country Park
Pat Sin Leng Country Park
Pat Sin Leng Country Park is a country park in Hong Kong located in the Northeastern New Territories. Established 18 August 1978, the country park covers 3,125 hectares of natural terrain. It comprises the mountain range Pat Sin Leng and other spurs, including Wong Leng, Ping Fung Shan, Cloudy...
. The name Pat Sin Leng literally means "Mountains of the Eight Immortals
Eight Immortals
The Eight Immortals are a group of legendary xian in Chinese mythology. Each Immortal's power can be transferred to a power tool that can give life or destroy evil. Together, these eight tools are called "Covert Eight Immortals" . Most of them are said to have been born in the Tang Dynasty or...
", who are famous xian
Xian (Taoism)
Xian is a Chinese word for an enlightened person, translatable in English as:*"spiritually immortal; transcendent; super-human; celestial being"...
("immortals; transcendents; fairies") in Chinese Mythology
Chinese mythology
Chinese mythology is a collection of cultural history, folktales, and religions that have been passed down in oral or written tradition. These include creation myths and legends and myths concerning the founding of Chinese culture and the Chinese state...
, and symbolizes the eight peaks along the Pat Sin Leng mountain range, each named after a different Immortal.
Shun Yeung Fung
Shun Yeung Fung is the sixteenth highest peak in Hong Kong with an elevation of 591 m, located in north Tai PoTai Po
Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui and the Tai Wo Town on the other side of the Lam Tsuen River, near the old Tai Po Market Station of the...
of New Territories
New Territories
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. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...
. It is also the most due west and highest peak of the Pat Sing Leng mountain range. The peak is named after the leader of Eight Immortals, Lü Dongbin
Lü Dongbin
Lǚ Dòngbīn is a historical figure and also a deity/Immortal revered by many in the Chinese culture sphere, especially by Daoists/Taoists. Lǚ Dòngbīn is one of the most widely known of the group of deities known as the Eight Immortals and considered by some to be the de facto leader...
(呂洞賓)'s secular name Chunyang Zi (純陽子).
Chung Li Fung
Chung Li Fung (鐘離峰) is a mountain peak part of the Pat Sin Leng with an elevation of 543 m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals, Zhongli QuanZhongli Quan
Zhongli Quan is one of the most ancient of the Eight Immortals and the leader of the group. He is also known as Zhongli of Han because he was said to be born during the Han Dynasty...
(漢鍾離).
Kuai Li Fung
Kuai Li Fung (拐李峰) is a mountain peak part of the Pat Sin Leng with an elevation of 530 m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals, Iron-Crutch Li (鐵拐李).Kao Lao Fung
Kao Lao Fung (果老峰) is a mountain peak part of the Pat Sin Leng with an elevation of 530 m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals, Elder Zhang GuoElder Zhang Guo
"Elder Zhang Guo" or "Zhang Guo Lao" is one of the Eight Immortals. Of the Eight Immortals he, along with Chung-li Ch'uan and Lu Yen, was a real historical figure; the rest exist only in legend...
(張果老).
Hsien Ku Fung
Hsien Ku Fung (仙姑峰) is a mountain peak part of the Pat Sin Leng with an elevation of 514 m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals, Immortal Woman HeImmortal Woman He
Named Hé Qióng , Immortal Woman He or He Xiangu is the only female deity among the Eight Immortals...
(何仙姑).
Sheung Tsz Fung
Sheung Tsz Fung (湘子峰) is a mountain peak part of the Pat Sin Leng with an elevation of 510 m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals, Han XiangHan Xiang
One of the Eight Immortals, Philosopher Han Xiang or Han Xiang Zi, in Wade-Giles as Han Hsiang Tzu, was born Han Xiang during the Tang Dynasty, and his courtesy name is Qingfu . He is said to be the nephew or grandnephew of Han Yu, a prominent statesman of Tang Court. Han Xiang studied Daoism...
(韓湘子).
Tsao Kau Fung
Tsao Kau Fung (曹舅峰) is a mountain peak part of the Pat Sin Leng with an elevation of 510 m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals, Royal Uncle CaoRoyal Uncle Cao
The newest of the Eight Immortals, Royal Uncle Cao or Cao Guojiu is named one of the following:* Cao Yi * Cao Jing...
(曹國舅).
Choi Wo Fung
Choi Wo Fung (采和峰) is a mountain peak part of the Pat Sin Leng with an elevation of 510 m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals, Lan CaiheLan Caihe
Lan Caihe is the least defined of the Eight Immortals. Lan Caihe's age and sex are unknown. Lan is usually depicted in sexually ambiguous clothing, but is often shown as a young boy or girl carrying a bamboo flower basket.Stories of Lan's behaviour are often bizarrely eccentric...
(藍采和).
1996 hillfire
A hill fireWildfire
A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...
broke out on Pat Sin Leng on 10 February 1996, when a group of 49 teachers and students from HKCWC Fung Yiu King Memorial Secondary School were hiking in the mountains. 200 firemen and 4 helicopters were sent to rescue the group. Two teachers, Chow Chi-Tsai and Wong Shuo Mei and three students died, with 13 others injured.
Spring Breeze Pavilion was built on the mountain in memory of the five who died. It was inaugurated by the then-Governor of Hong Kong
Governor of Hong Kong
The Governor of Hong Kong was the head of the government of Hong Kong during British rule from 1843 to 1997. The governor's roles were defined in the Hong Kong Letters Patent and Royal Instructions...
, Chris Patten
Chris Patten
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC , is the last Governor of British Hong Kong, a former British Conservative politician, and the current chairman of the BBC Trust....
, on 12 March 1996.
External links
- Pat Sin Leng at the official web site of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of Hong Kong