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Lion Rock Country Park
Lion Rock Country Park (established 24 June 1977) is a country park, located in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It consists of approximately of land, including Lion Rock and Mong Fu Shek (Amah Rock) and their surrounding scenic hillsides, of which is forestry plantation. Landmarks The dominant topographical feature of the park is the Lion Rock, which from some angles resembles a lion perching on a hill ridge. Another topographical feature of the park is the Mong Fu Shek (Amah Rock). The legend is that of a faithful wife who climbed the hills every day, carrying her son, to watch for the return of her husband, not knowing he had been drowned at sea. In reward for her faithfulness she was turned into a rock by the Goddess of the Sea so that her spirit could unite with that of her husband. Beacon Hill is another landscape feature of the park. Its Chinese name derives from the warning fire signals which were lit during the Qing dynasty on the hill top, which was one of the many " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lion Rock Country Park Entrance
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphic; adult male lions are larger than females and have a prominent mane. It is a social species, forming groups called ''prides''. A lion's pride consists of a few adult males, related females, and cubs. Groups of female lions usually hunt together, preying mostly on large ungulates. The lion is an apex and keystone predator; although some lions scavenge when opportunities occur and have been known to hunt humans, lions typically don't actively seek out and prey on humans. The lion inhabits grasslands, savannas and shrublands. It is usually more diurnal than other wild cats, but when persecuted, it adapts to being active at night and at twilight. During the Neolithic period, the lion ranged throughout Africa and Eurasia from Southeast Europe to In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kwai Tsing Container Terminals
Kwai Tsing Container Terminals is the main port facilities in the reclamation along Rambler Channel between Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi Island, Hong Kong. It evolved from four berths of Kwai Chung Container Port () completed in the 1970s. It later expanded with two berths in the 1980s. Two additional terminals are added adjoining to Stonecutters Island in the 1990s and was renamed Kwai Chung Container Terminals. In the 2000s, Container Terminal 9 on the Tsing Yi Island was completed and the entire facility was renamed to ''Kwai Tsing Container Terminals''. It has been the eighth-busiest container port in the world since 2019, just after Shanghai, Singapore, Ningbo-Zhoushan, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Busan and Qingdao. History The Container Committee was appointed by the Governor Sir David Trench on 12 July 1966 to advise the government on the containerisation revolution in cargo handling. In early 1967 the committee declared that Hong Kong had to build the capacity to handle containe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melastoma
''Melastoma'' is a genus in the family Melastomataceae. It has over 100 species distributed around Southeast Asia, India, north to Japan, south to Australia and the Pacific Islands. The number of species should probably be reduced according to some sources. Many species have been planted around the world for the aesthetic value of their bright purple flowers. Species in this genus are native to temperate and tropical Asia, Seychelles, Pacific and Australasia. Several have the capacity to become invasive species, in Hawaii and other areas. Species , ''Plants of the World Online'' (PoWO) accepted the following species. An additional species, ''Melastoma malabituin'', was described in 2020. * ''Melastoma aculeolatum'' Bakh.f. * ''Melastoma affine'' D.Don * ''Melastoma ansowii'' K.M.Wong * ''Melastoma apiense'' K.M.Wong * ''Melastoma ariffinii'' K.M.Wong * ''Melastoma ashtonii'' K.M.Wong * ''Melastoma atrofuscum'' Bakh.f. * ''Melastoma aureum'' Bakh.f. * ''Melastoma barioense'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunar New Year Bellflower
Lunar most commonly means "of or relating to the Moon". Lunar may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Lunar'' (series), a series of video games * "Lunar" (song), by David Guetta * "Lunar", a song by Priestess from the 2009 album ''Prior to the Fire'' * Lunars, a fictional race in the series ''The Lunar Chronicles'' by Marissa Meyer Other uses * Lunar Magic, Super Mario World level editor * Lunar Design, or LUNAR, a San Francisco-based design consultancy * Hasselblad Lunar, a digital camera * Lunar, a brandname of Ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate, a birth control pill * Lunar C (Jake Brook, born 1990), English rapper See also * * * Lunar calendar, based upon the monthly cycles of the Moon's phase ** Lunar day, in such calendars ** Lunar month, in such calendars * Moon (other) * Luna (other) Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin * Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon Luna may also refer to: Places ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enkianthus Quinqueflorus
''Enkianthus'' is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the heath family (Ericaceae). Its native range is in Asia, as far west as the eastern Himalayas, as far south as Indochina, and as far north and east as China and Japan. This genus is considered cladistically the most basal member of the Ericaceae, that is, the descendant of the common ancestor of that Ericaceae that branched earliest from the rest of that family. It is classified as the sole member of the subfamily Enkianthoideae. Species Twelve to fifteen species are included in the genus by various authors.Sarwar, A. and H. Takahashi (2006)Pollen morphology of ''Enkianthus'' (Ericaceae) and its taxonomic significance.''Grana'' 45 161-74. Species include:''Enkianthus''. BioLib.cz. Cultivation Several species are found in cultivation, notably ''E. campanu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phyllostachys Aurea
''Phyllostachys aurea'' is a species of bamboo, and is of the 'running bamboo' type, belonging to the diverse Bambuseae tribe. It is native to Fujian and Zhejiang in China. It is commonly known by the names fishpole bamboo, golden bamboo, monk's belly bamboo, and fairyland bamboo (Australia). Cultivation ''Phyllostachis aurea'' is cultivated as an ornamental plant for gardens. In the United States, Australia and Italy, it is considered an invasive species that crowds out native species and becomes a monoculture that is difficult to remove. It is a cold-hardy bamboo, performing well in USDA zones 6 to 10, (Connecticut to Florida). In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is a tall evergreen species growing to tall by broad. Like most bamboos it can become invasive if kept in warm, moist conditions in good quality soil with access to full sunlight. It is a prohibited species in New York. Cultivars Cultivars include: * ''P. aurea'' 'Flav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reevesia
''Reevesia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. Species It contains around 25 species, including: * ''Reevesia formosana'' * ''Reevesia rotundifolia ''Reevesia rotundifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in China. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a na ...'' References External links Helicteroideae Malvaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Malvaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reevesia Thyrsoidea
''Reevesia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. Species It contains around 25 species, including: * ''Reevesia formosana'' * ''Reevesia rotundifolia ''Reevesia rotundifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in China. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a na ...'' References External links Helicteroideae Malvaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Malvaceae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivy Tree
''Hedera'', commonly called ivy (plural ivies), is a genus of 12–15 species of evergreen climbing or ground-creeping woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to western, central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan and Taiwan. Description On level ground they remain creeping, not exceeding 5–20 cm height, but on suitable surfaces for climbing, including trees, natural rock outcrops or man-made structures such as quarry rock faces or built masonry and wooden structures, they can climb to at least 30 m above the ground. Ivies have two leaf types, with palmately lobed juvenile leaves on creeping and climbing stems and unlobed cordate adult leaves on fertile flowering stems exposed to full sun, usually high in the crowns of trees or the tops of rock faces, from 2 m or more above ground. The juvenile and adult shoots also differ, the former being slender, flexible and scrambling or climbing with small ae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schefflera Octophylla
''Schefflera'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araliaceae. With an estimated 600–900 species, the genus represents about half of its family. The plants are trees, shrubs or lianas, growing tall, with woody stems, the absence of articulated pedicels and armaments, and palmately compound leaves. Several species are grown in pots as houseplants, most commonly ''Schefflera actinophylla'' (umbrella tree) and ''Schefflera arboricola'' (dwarf umbrella tree). Numerous cultivars have been selected for various characters, most popularly for variegated or purple foliage. ''Schefflera'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidopteran species including ''Batrachedra arenosella'' (recorded on ''S. stellata''). ''Schefflera arboricola'' and ''Schefflera actinophylla'' can be used to attract birds. The genus is named in honor of Johann Peter Ernst von Scheffler (born in 1739), physician and botanist of Gdańsk, and later of Warsaw, who contributed plants to Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myrica Rubra
''Myrica rubra'', also called yangmei (; Cantonese: yeung4 mui4; Shanghainese: ), , Chinese bayberry, red bayberry, yumberry, waxberry, or Chinese strawberry (and often mistranslated from Chinese as arbutus) is a subtropical tree grown for its fruit. Description ''Myrica rubra'' is an evergreen tree that grows to a height of up to high, with smooth gray bark and a uniform spherical to hemispherical crown. Leaves are leathery, bare, elliptic-obovate to oval lanceolate in shape, wedge-shaped at the base and rounded to pointed or tapered at the apex, margin is serrated or serrated in the upper half, with a length of and a width of . Leaves are alternately arranged on the branches are divided into petiole and leaf blade. The petiole is long. The leaf underside is pale green and sparsely to moderately golden glandular, the top surface is dark green. The species is dioecious. Male flowers with simple or unobtrusively branched bracts, are held in inflorescences individually or occa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slash Pine
''Pinus elliottii'', commonly known as slash pine,Family, P. P. (1990). Pinus elliottii Engelm. slash pine. ''Silvics of North America: Conifers'', (654), 338. is a conifer tree native to the Southeastern United States. Slash pine is named after the "slashes" – swampy ground overgrown with trees and bushes – that constitute its habitat. Other common names include swamp pine, yellow slash pine, and southern Florida pine. Slash pine has two different varieties: ''P. e.'' var. ''elliottii'' and ''P. e.'' var. ''densa''. Historically, slash pine has been an important economic timber for naval stores, turpentine, and resin. The wood of slash pine is known for its unusually high strength, especially for a pine. It exceeds many hardwoods and is even comparable to very dense woods such as ironwood. Description and taxonomy This tree is fast-growing, but not very long-lived by pine standards (to 200 years). It reaches heights of with a trunk diameter of . The leaves are needle-like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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