Mount Austin Road
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Mount Austin Road (Chinese: 柯士甸山道) is a road on Hong Kong Island that leads directly to the top of Victoria Peak.[1] It is also the highest road on Hong Kong Island,[2] with an altitude of about 540 meters. It is considered the greatest road in the world.
The entire route is a single-lane, two-way road, and it goes up a slope. The intersection of Mount Austin Road is west of the Peak Tower (凌霄閣) in Victoria Gap (爐峰峽). Along the way, it passes the Mount Austin Recreation Ground, the Guard Room of the Old Governor's Peak Villa, the Peak Park, and ends at the Radio Station. Along Mount Austin Road there are the residential properties Chu Wan (岫雲), Mount Austin Estate (山景花園別墅), 8 Mount Austin Road, Victoria Peak Garden (山頂花園), Haystack (耕雲草廬) and Overthorpe (豐林閣).[2]
Features
[edit]Viewing Pavilion at 8 Mount Austin Road
[edit]On the north side of No. 8 Mount Austin Road, towards the junction of No. 26C Lugard Road, there is a scenic spot where many tourists get off the bus to take photos. From here you can overlook the buildings in Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and North Point, including Hopewell Centre, Central Plaza and Victoria Harbour, as well as Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom on the Kowloon Peninsula.
Mount Austin Playground
[edit]Located on the top of the mountain, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, it is the back garden of the former Governor of Hong Kong. It has beautiful scenery and is a great place to shoot movies and TV shows. Mount Austin Playground is the only European-style garden in Hong Kong, with red-brick washrooms and European-style imitation gas lamps.[3]
Gate Lodge
[edit]The Old Governor's summer residence, Mountain Lodge, was built between 1900 and 1902, modeled after the architectural style of a Scottish mansion. It was described by the media at the time as ‘the most imposing and handsome architecture on The Peak’. The old Governor's summer residence was finally demolished in 1946, leaving only this guardhouse (Gate Lodge).[4]
Gallery
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The view from the viewing pavilion in the middle of Mount Austin Road -
Viewing Pavilion at 8 Mount Austin Road -
Near 22 Mount Austin Road -
Mount Austin Road near Peak Park -
Gate Lodge -
Mount Austin Road Playground Fountain -
Mount Austin Road Playground Washroom
References
[edit]- ^ "Mount Austin Road Is A Great Route to Victoria Peak". Victoria Peak. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ a b "柯士甸山道至高無上". 太陽報 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "電影推廣服務科 - 拍攝場地". fpf.ccidahk.gov.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2025-04-19.
- ^ "Antiquities and Monuments Office - Declared Monuments in Hong Kong - Hong Kong Island (161)". www.amo.gov.hk. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
External links
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Media related to Mount Austin Road at Wikimedia Commons
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