Beacon Hill, Hong Kong
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| Traditional Chinese | 煙墩山 | ||||||||||||||||
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Beacon Hill (Chinese: 煙墩山 or Chinese: 筆架山; Cantonese Yale: Pat Ka Shan) is a hill in the Kowloon Tong area of Hong Kong's Kowloon peninsula. It is the 65th highest hill of Hong Kong. It is 457 m tall.
Beacon Hill is located within the Lion Rock Country Park.
[edit] Name
The name dates back to the Great Clearance (1661–1669), which required the evacuation of the coastal areas of in order to fight the anti-Qing movement, begun by Ming Dynasty loyalists. Garrisons were stationed to enforce the decree, in locations called beacons.[1]
[edit] See also
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- Geography of Hong Kong
- List of mountains, peaks and hills in Hong Kong
- Beacon Hill School, Hong Kong
[edit] References
- ^ Andrew Yanne, Gillis Heller (2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. p. 119. ISBN 978-9622099449.
Coordinates: 22°21′N 114°10′E / 22.35°N 114.167°E
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