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  Ma On Shan Country Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Apart from a charming, separate section of the park of the Hebe Haven peninsula, much on the Ma On Shan Country Park is inland.
Nevertheless some unusual pockets of vegetation have survived over the years and even the ruined slopes of Ma On Shan are notable for their wild rhododendron, orchids and some unusual ferns.
Ma On Shan Country Trail - From Ma On Shan Village to Tai Shui Tseng via Ngong Ping.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ma_On_Shan_Country_Park   (443 words)

  
 Ma On Shan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Ma On Shan is an area in Sha Tin District beneath the peak of Ma On Shan, and an extension of the Sha Tin New Town.
Ma On Shan Country Park is one of the country parks in Hong Kong.
Ma On Shan is served by green taxis (New Territories taxis), minibuses, KMB, and NWFB (on cross-harbour routes).
www.gogog.com /project/wikipedia/index.php/Ma_On_Shan   (292 words)

  
 Ma On Shan (area) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ma On Shan (Traditional Chinese: 馬鞍山; pinyin: Mǎānshān) is an extension of the Sha Tin New Town along east coast of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong.
Ma On Shan is located beneath the west face of the twin peaks of Ma On Shan.
Whilst Ma On Shan is a relatively small town in the New Territories, it is well-known by Hong Kong residents and expatriates alike.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ma_On_Shan_(area)   (829 words)

  
 Hong Kong Parks and Gardens
This public park in Tsim Sha Tsui East was named in honour of the centennial of the establishment of the Urban Council.
It is one of the oldest country parks in Hong Kong.
Lantau North Country Park, encompassing Sunset peak, Yi Tung Shan, Lin Fa Shan, the northern slopes of Lantau Peak and the region north of Ngong Ping, was designed in 1978.
www.hong-kong-hotels.ws /attractions/parks.htm   (1712 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ma On Shan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Ma On Shan - a mountain in the New Territories
Ma On Shan is an elevated station on the KCR Ma On Shan Rail of Hong Kong.
The Ma On Shan Rail (Chinese:馬鞍山鐵路, abbreviated as 馬鐵) is an extension of the KCRC
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ma-On-Shan   (651 words)

  
 Country parks and conservation in Hong Kong - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It provides for the establishment of a Country and Marine Parks Board to advise the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation who, as Country and Marine Parks Authority, is responsible for all matters on Country Parks and Special Areas.
Country Parks are designated for the purposes of nature conservation, countryside recreation and outdoor education.
The country parks are very popular with all sectors of the community and spending a day in a country park is accepted by many as one of the best recreational choices in town.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hong_Kong_Country_Parks_&_Special_Areas   (2697 words)

  
 ¦æ¤s¼Ö Photo Gallery by Simon Mok at pbase.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Ma On Shan Country Park - hiking on 15/12/2001
Tai Tam Country Park, Pak Ka Shan - hiking on 1/12/2001
Lantau (Fung Wong Shan) - hiking on 25/10/2001
www.pbase.com /palmchai/hiking   (44 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The park stretches from Kowloon Peak in the south along the range of Buffalo Hills and embraces Ma On Sha.
The Hebe Haven Peninsular is an outlier of the park.
The Ma On Shan iron deposit, which is excised from the park, lies in the metamorphic zone at the junction of granite and volcanic rocks (Thrower, 1984).
www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0927v.htm   (1219 words)

  
 Ma On Shan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The flying site in Ma On Shan is located right at the Maclehose Trail half way between Ma On Shan town and Sai Kung.
In the roundabout, there is a small exit road leading up to Ma On Shan village.
Mind you that there are a lot of traffic during weekend when people going up to the country park for barbecue.
www.rcsail.com /MaOnShan.htm   (416 words)

  
 Science Fair Projects - Tsz Wan Shan
Tsz Wan Shan (慈雲山 pinyin: ci2 yun2 shan1) is a residential area in New Kowloon, Hong Kong.
It is a densely populated residential area for the lower class, consisting of several large public housing estates.
The path is heading for the Temple Hill, part of the Ma On Shan Country Park.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Tsz_Wan_Shan   (400 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The highest areas of Lion Rock and Beacon Hill are both associated with outcrops of the Ma On Shan granite, Lion Rock being surrounded by Sung Kong and Beacon Hill by Cheung Chau granite.
The forest on the Kowloon Hills, which form the north-western boundary of the park, is of a mixed oak-laurel composition with plantations of introduced gum Eucalyptus spp.
Local Human Population The park itself is sparsely populated, but the highly urbanised Kowloon Peninsula lies on its southern boundary and to the north is the growing population of Sha Tin New Town.
www.unep-wcmc.org /sites/pa/0933v.htm   (927 words)

  
 Ma
'''Ma On Shan''' is in New Territories, Hong Kong.
It is used to refer to *'''Ma On Shan''' (702m) is a peak in New Territories, Hong Kong.
*'''Ma On Shan''' is the name of a station on the Ma On Shan Rail *'''Ma On Shan Rail''' is one of the three lines of KCR.
www.looked.com /Topicdetails.aspx?Topicid=65889&name=&catid=341&topicname=Ma_On_Shan   (246 words)

  
 Ma On Shan - Ma On Shan Country Park
Apart from the common barbeque pit, the new grill stove has been introduced in the park.
As there are only three of this type of stove in Hong Kong, there is always a long queue on the waiting list, especially on holidays.
Drive straight after passing Ma On Shan Village for around 8 mins.
www.kcrc.com /html/eng/services/attractions_along_KCR/ma_on_shan_rail/ma_on_shan/ma_on_shan_country_park.asp   (178 words)

  
 The Hong Kong Trampers - Walk on 22 October 2006 - from Ma On Shan to Wong Nai Tau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The descend from the Shan top to Ngong Ping should not be difficult for the average tramper, and the views over the coastline of Sai Kung Penisula are nice.
The altimeter Ben was carrying indicated that Ma On Shan was at 699M, three metres short of the official 702M inscribed on the information slab at the peak.
The views at Ma On Shan is spectacular, following Francis to find the ancient trail is thrilling, and dipping in the natural spring in darkness is one of the most pleasant experiences in life!
www.hktrampers.com /Mambo/content/view/281/24   (2455 words)

  
 Herpetofauna of Myanmar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Twenty foresters and park rangers from the Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division of the Forestry Department attended.
While Vindum and others remained at A.K. Park, a crew from National Geographic Explorer series for television accompanied Slowinski to film his efforts to document the newly discovered Mandalay spitting cobra, Naja mandalayensis (Slowinski and Wüster 2000) for the show called "Cobra Hunt".
In addition to new records of several snake, lizard and frog species, the sole salamander known from the country was documented in the Taunggyi area.
www.calacademy.org /research/herpetology/myanmar/proj_timeline.html   (3088 words)

  
 Ma
Image:Ma On Shan.jpg300pxthumbrightMa On Shan Sightseeing Apart from a charming, separate section of the park of the Hebe Haven peninsula, much on the Ma On Shan Country Park is inland.
Iron mine of Ma On Shan Iron mining has for long been carried out at Ma On Shan.
Hiking trails * Ma On Shan Country Trail - From Ma On Shan Village to Tai Shui Tseng via Ngong Ping.
www.looked.com /Topicdetails.aspx?Topicid=49538&name=&catid=341&topicname=Ma_On_Shan_Country_Park   (412 words)

  
 Ma On Shan Travel Agent
Kyaing Tong, the capital of eastern Shan State and the melting pot of diverse ethnic minorities...
Phi Phank Akha Village and to Pang Ma Phai Akha Village...
Ma Su's steady leadership, vast knowledge of Myanmar and her organizational capacity has freed Win Aung to set about crafting a Woodlands Philosophy of Travel...
www.free-vacations-travel.com /deals/ma-on-shan-travel-agent.php   (740 words)

  
 The Standard - China's Business Newspaper
They have moved from a crowded bus depot at the foot of Ma On Shan past cars of courting couples, and are assembled at the gates of the closed Ma On Shan country park near an area called Mui Tze Lam.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, which manages 23 country parks and 16 marine parks does a lot to educate visitors, provide for their recreation and maintain the ecological balance of the environment, according to the government.
Conservationists are increasingly voicing their displeasure about the adverse impact of rural development on the fringes of Hong Kong's country parks.
www.thestandard.com.hk /news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=20582&sid=8173376&con_type=1   (1366 words)

  
 Architecture in China
The sleek, silver tower is also one of the country's finest buildings: all flash from opulent lobby to rooms with heavenly views at the Hyatt, perched on the top floors of this 430-meter tower.
Shockingly, Shanghai's deal-makers will soon look down on the Jin Mao from the World Financial Center's observation deck, a daring open bridge bisecting a huge circle cut through the top of what will be the world's highest tower.
Professor Guan Zhaoye, an architecture instructor at the country's top school, Qinghua university says there are two sides to foreign participation in the revival of Shanghai.
www.gluckman.com /ShanghaiArchGeo.html   (3021 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Ma On Shan (; ; ; literally "saddle ridge") of Hong Kong may refer:
Ma On Shan - an extension of Sha Tin New Town in the New Territories beneath Ma On Shan mountain
This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
www.alanaditescili.net /index.php?title=Ma_On_Shan   (183 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kowloon Peak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kowloon Peak or Fei Ngor Shan or Fei Ngo Shan (飛鵞山) is a peak at the northeast corner of New Kowloon, Hong Kong.
The peak falls in the Ma On Shan Country Park.
Both Wilson Trail and MacLehose Trail passes through the peak.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kowloon-Peak   (451 words)

  
 Hong Kong 1999: Country Commercial Guide - (FY-1999)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Country Commercial Guides are prepared annually at U.S. embassies and consulates through the combined efforts of several U.S. Government agencies.
Frozen/chilled meat imports must be accompanied by appropriate health certificates issued by a recognized authority of the country of origin.
All of Hong Kong is a duty-free zone, as it is a free port.
www.mac.doc.gov /tcc/data/commerce_html/countries/Countries2/HongKong/CountryCommercial/1999/CountryCommercial.html   (19216 words)

  
 The Hong Kong Trampers - Walk on 5 November 2006 - Mau Ping re-visited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
This week we'll return to Mau Ping and walk on the very lovely ancient trail, do a bit of archeological investigation of the abandoned old houses, dive into the pools and walk along the stream to Mui Tsz Lam before ending up at the dinner table at either Fu On or Wong Nai Tau.
This walk is planned with the aim to re-enacting the last part of the walk we did two weeks ago (Click here to see the Walk Proposal and Walk Report).
Nui Po Shan (399), Shek Ngar Shan (540m) and Buffalo Shan (606m) will substitute the difficult part of climbing Ma On Shan so that more trampers can join and enjoy this little piece of wonderland in the midst of forested slopes and creeked valleys.
www.hktrampers.com /Mambo/content/view/283/2   (715 words)

  
 Implicating Colonial Memory and the Atomic Bombing: Hayashi Kyōko’s Writing on Shanghai and Nagasaki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
She had lived in Shanghai as the citizen of the victor nation… While living in someone else’s country, Japanese mothers—citizens of the victor nation—could watch the Chinese flee from the sidelines.
As the symbol of the official commemoration of the atomic bombings, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, constructed in 1955, originally excluded the four thousand Korean victims in Hiroshima bombing from being officially memorialized and later only allowed the Korean Monument to be raised in the outskirts of the park.
Born in Nagasaki in 1930, Hayashi (her real name Miyazaki Kyōko) went to Shanghai with her family at the age of one and went back to Nagasaki in March 1945, where she experienced the atomic bombing.
www.uky.edu /Centers/Asia/SECAAS/Seras/2005/Shan.htm   (8134 words)

  
 Ecotourism in Hong Kong
The following places are country parks with activities ranged from leisure walking, fitness exercises, hiking and barbecuing.
The Hong Kong Trail (50 km) crosses all the five Country Parks on Hong Kong Island.
The Wilson Trail (78 km) stretches from Stanley in the south of Hong Kong Island to Nam Chung in the north of the New Territories.
www.travel.com.hk /hongkong/ecot.htm   (453 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
GBP 110.00 Available to order In this third volume in the series which will systematically publish the entire holdings of this material in the Shanghai Museum, slips from four early texts are reproduced, partly in colour, and entirely in fl and white with transcriptions and notes.
GBP 40.00 Available In 3 volumes, this work is primarily a survey of the different types of architecture, architectural design and architectural detail illustrated in clear photographs with examples from all over China.
PANMK1 Pan Yushan and Ma Shichang: MOGAOKU KUQIAN DIANTANG YIZHI.
www.hanshan.com /txtlists/list122.txt   (15426 words)

  
 Natural Excursion Ideals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
They started working with the Hong Kong Tourism Board to discover Hong Kong, to promote the green country parks which make up nearly 70% of the total area of H.K. 1,090 sq km.
This is a fantastic area to cycle and take in the stunning views over the Hoi Ha Marine Park and the bays and headlands of main land China.
Starting at 500m Tai Mo Shan MTB trail is one of the best rides in HK.
www.hkecotours.com /index.php?option=content&task=view&id=4   (627 words)

  
 Geocaching Australia - Free and Open Geocaching
The abandoned Orenaug Fire Tower is located on Orenaug Rocks in Orenaug Park in Woodbury, CT (Litchfield County).
This tower is located in the Cypress Hills Provincial Park - it was built in the spring of 2005 and is located at an altitude of aprox.
This fire tower is still in use and it is very important since, especially during summer, the national park is very sensible of fire.
geocaching.com.au /cache/gc5102   (4210 words)

  
 Lantau (Fung Wong Shan) - hiking on 25/10/2001 Photo Gallery by Simon Mok at pbase.com
Ma On Shan Country Park - hiking on 15/12/2001 (17)
Tai Tam Country Park, Pak Ka Shan - hiking on 1/12/2001 (23)
Lantau (Fung Wong Shan) - hiking on 25/10/2001 (10)
www.pbase.com /palmchai/lantau&view=tree   (113 words)

  
 First Descent of the Yangbi River, Yunnan, China
He and I first met twenty years ago on a Grand Canyon trip, when I worked as a National Park river ranger and he was collecting some of the oldest fossils in the Canyon.
We had heard that in the cities families were limited to one child and in the country they could have two, so we asked (through Chunyu, of course) how come they had three (other than the obvious reason).
The worst one occurred in a small town, where a large truck was parked in the middle of the road, with other large trucks parked on the sides of the road next to it.
www.shangri-la-river-expeditions.com /journals/mekong1994/mekong1994.html   (8277 words)

  
 Local News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
On 25, October 2001 during Chung Yeung Festival, a hiker walking along the Maclehose Trail in Ma On Shan Country Park was hit in his bum by a run-wild r/c sailplane.
With strong influence of rotors closed to the ground, he lost control of the plane and it plunged into a group of hikers walking on the hiking path.
A F3F race was held in Ngon Ping, Ma On Shan on Sunday, 15 Dec. 2002.
www.rcsail.com /localnews.htm   (2822 words)

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