Hong Kong Taiping Mountain Travel Notes and Essays
The Victoria Peak in Hong Kong is well-known, but I have never had time to visit it. Therefore, when I first arrived in Hong Kong, my friend mentioned climbing Victoria Peak to see the sights, and he gave me a high-five, fulfilling a long-cherished dream of lovesickness.
Taiping Mountain is also known as Cheqi Mountain. It is said that fishermen once raised flags here for navigation, hence the name. Because of the flag navigation on this mountain, fishermen avoided many disasters, so it is also called Taiping Mountain.
Victoria Peak is located in the northwest of Hong Kong Island, with an altitude of more than 500 meters. It is the highest peak on Hong Kong Island. But compared with other mountains in Hong Kong, it is not the highest. Most of the mountains in Hong Kong are located in the New Territories. For example, Tai Mo Shan, the highest peak in Hong Kong with an altitude of 957 meters, stands in the New Territories. Compared with other mountains in Hong Kong, Victoria Peak only ranks eleventh. But Victoria Peak is a famous tourist attraction.
On the day of the mountain climbing, the red sun was in the sky and the weather was exceptionally good. I took the computer-controlled cable car up the mountain with my friends and felt an indescribable feeling of joy in my heart. The cable car travels through the air, and waves of excitement hit you all around. The numerous buildings and criss-crossing roads pass by you or under your feet. For a moment, you feel like you are in a fairyland. Sitting on the cable car and looking at the scenery outside the glass window is a great feeling. According to friends, the cable car has a long history and was born as early as 1888, but almost all of the people who ride the cable car are British - because they have the right to live in the mountains, and the cable car is their means of transportation.
Climb Taiping Mountain and get a bird's eye view of the scenery below the mountain. It's so beautiful. Standing at different locations, you can enjoy different scenery. Looking closer, you can see the lush trees, towering green hills, and the gorgeous buildings and buildings hidden among the trees and mountains, which is very poetic. In the distance, the urban landscape of Hong Kong Island is even more charming: the 90-storey Bank of China Tower is like a sharp sword piercing the sky; the 78-storey Central Building also stands out from the crowd, standing on the Wan Chai waterfront. The constant flow of cars and people is like ants and crawlers. Walking through the concrete forest; planes take off and land continuously on the runway of Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon East District, which extends to the sea of people; further away, Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, and Lantau Island are all in sight, which makes people sigh. It gives rise to emotions such as "I will be at the top of the mountain and see all the mountains and small mountains at a glance."
Climbing Mount Taiping, in addition to sighing at the sight of the sky and the earth, you will also be amazed at the exquisite and luxurious buildings on Mount Taiping. I don’t know why. After asking a friend, I found out that a house in Taipingshan, even with a garage, is worth millions of dollars. People couldn't help but be speechless after hearing this. Unexpectedly, Taiping Mountain, as a tourist attraction, is not only a symbol of wealth, but also a symbol of status and status. The introduction from friends fully proves this point. He said that in the past, Taiping Mountain was regarded as a geomantic treasure by the British, so it was monopolized by the British for a long time, and even a sign saying "Chinese and dogs are not allowed" was put up. Later, with the efforts of the Chinese, this extreme situation was eliminated. The unequal situation was changed, and it is said that this was due to a wise Chinese man named He. Because he made a lot of money in a good way and had a high social status, the Queen of England awarded him an unprecedented knighthood in order to bribe him. Unexpectedly, Mr. He not only failed to be bribed by the Queen of England, but also made a request to live in Taipingshan, which made the Queen very embarrassed. He was non-committal at first, and then flatly refused. Unexpectedly, Mr. He did not give up, but argued angrily: As a knight, I am a dog in your eyes, so aren't all the knights in the British Empire dogs? The Queen of England was very embarrassed, but she had no choice but to agree. So Mr. He became the first Chinese to live in Taipingshan... The process my friend told seemed careless and casual, but it caused a big shock deep in my heart. Although it didn't seem to be a big thing, But this can show the high pressure of Hong Kong’s colonial rule. The good news is that this unequal colonial rule will soon end forever with the return of Hong Kong to the motherland.
Visiting the Taiping Mountains brings many emotions. Here you can not only feel the prosperity of Hong Kong as an international financial center and commercial center, but also enjoy the magnificent beauty of Victoria Bay. You can also feel the ingenious combination of primitive nature and modern city; you can also feel the customs and customs of Hong Kong. and the daily work and life of Hong Kong people. In fact, when I visited Victoria Peak, the deepest impression on me was the humiliation and vicissitudes of Hong Kong as a colony that can be seen from its historical changes. This is probably another important reason why Taipingshan, which is neither high nor dangerous, can become a tourist attraction!