Hung Fa Chai

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Hung Fa Chai
紅花寨
View of Hung Fa Chai Ridge
Highest point
Elevation489 m (1,604 ft)
Coordinates22°32′35″N 114°11′39″E / 22.54298°N 114.19410°E / 22.54298; 114.19410
Geography
Hung Fa Chai is located in Hong Kong
Hung Fa Chai
Hung Fa Chai
Location of Hung Fa Chai in Hong Kong
Location Hong Kong

Hung Fa Chai (Chinese: 紅花寨) is a hill in Robin's Nest Country Park, New Territories, Hong Kong. With a height of 489 metres (1,604 ft), it lies 500 metres (1,600 ft) to the northeast of Robin's Nest, just inside the Frontier Closed Area south of the border with Shenzhen in mainland China. On old Colonial maps of Hong Kong, it was marked as Ben Nevis,[1][2] after the highest mountain in Scotland. It is the most northerly of all Hong Kong's hills over 300 metres (980 ft) featured in the list of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong.

Hung Fa Chai (紅花寨) has the same 'red flower' root (紅花) as Robin's Nest while Chai () can mean either 'stockaded village', 'camp' or 'mountain stronghold'.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Storer, Ralph (2013-12-16). The Ultimate Mountain Trivia Quiz Challenge. Luath Press Limited. ISBN 9781909912717.
  2. ^ Storer, Ralph (2015-01-15). 50 Shades of Hillwalking. Luath Press Limited. ISBN 9781910324448.

22°32′35″N 114°11′39″E / 22.54298°N 114.19410°E / 22.54298; 114.19410