Thursday 4 November 2010

Kowloon Walled City Park 九龍寨城公園

In Hong Kong this modern city, we can find one place producing a green and peaceful environment studded with Chinese pavilions and ponds. This is The Kowloon Walled City Park. It sits on the site of the former Kowloon Walled City. Many historic relics are well preserved in the Park and they evoke your's memories of the past. The Park is laid out in the Jiangnan garden style of the early Qing Dynasty. In my opinion, you must visit this attraction when you come to Hong Kong!


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Tips:
Since Kowloon Walled City Park has always been a popular destination for both local resident and overseas tourists. To enhance visitors' interest in enjoying the scenery in the Park, free guided tours supported with Cantonese explanation are organised on a daily basis. Each tour is organised for 10 to 30 participants, lasts around 45 minutes.

Mondays to Fridays
Time
10 am - 10:45 am (Group 1)
11:15 am - 12 noon (Group 2)

Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays
There are six guided tours are organised daily. In addition to the sessions reserved for group bookings, there are sessions open to individual visitors, who may sign up on the spot. Details of the sessions are as follow:

Time
9 am - 9:45 am (individual visitors)
10 am - 10:45 am (pre-arranged groups)
11 am - 11:45 am (individual visitors)
2 pm - 2:45 pm (pre-arranged groups)
3 pm - 3:45 pm (individual visitors)
4 pm - 4:45 pm (individual visitors)

Public Transportation for accessing the Park:
Public Bus:
1, 14, 15, 10,113, 891, 85, 5, 9, 11, 16, 17, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 40, 42, 95
101, 106, 107, 111, 116, 297
5C, 5D, 6D, 13D, 75X, 61X, 93K,98C, 203E, 296C, 796X
85C, 85A, 85B, 85C
11K, 11D, 11B
1A, 2A, 3B
A22, E23

Green Minibus:
25M Kowloon Tong MTR Station <---> Tung Tau Estate
39M Lok Fu MTR Station <---> Tung Tau

By Jo Jo