Pat Sin Leng

Pat Sin Leng
Pat Sin Leng
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The eight peaks of the Pat Sin Leng mountain range
Traditional Chinese 八仙嶺
Simplified Chinese 八仙岭
Literal meaning Mountains of the Eight Immortals
Burmese name
Burmese ba4 syan1 ling3
The Spring Breeze Pavilion

Pat Sin Leng is a mountain range in the northeast New Territories of Hong Kong, located within the Pat Sin Leng Country Park. The name Pat Sin Leng literally means "Mountains of the Eight Immortals", who are famous xian ("immortals; transcendents; fairies") in Chinese Mythology, and symbolizes the eight peaks along the Pat Sin Leng mountain range, each named after a different Immortal.

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Mountain peaks

Shun Yeung Fung

Shun Yeung Fung (Chinese: 純陽峰) is the sixteenth highest peak in Hong Kong with an elevation of 591 m, located in north Tai Po of New Territories. 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 (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 Quan (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 Guo (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 He (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 Xiang (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 Cao (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 Caihe (藍采和).

1996 hillfire

A hill fire 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 (Chinese: 周志齊) and Wong Shuo Mei (Chinese: 王秀媚) and three students died, with 13 others injured.

Spring Breeze Pavilion (Chinese: 春風亭) was built on the mountain in memory of the five who died. It was inaugurated by the then-Governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, on 12 March 1996.

See also

External links

  • Pat Sin Leng at the official web site of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of Hong Kong

Coordinates: 22°29′N 114°13′E / 22.483°N 114.217°E / 22.483; 114.217


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