Ma On Shan
Ma On Shan may refer to: * Ma On Shan (peak) ( zh, t=馬鞍山, s=马鞍山, l=saddle peak, links=no), a mountain in the New Territories of Hong Kong * Ma On Shan (town), a New Town in the New Territories on the foot of Ma On Shan mountain * Ma On Shan station, an elevated train station in Hong Kong * Ma On Shan Village, a historic mining village in Hong Kong See also * * Ma'anshan Ma'anshan (), also colloquially written as Maanshan, is a prefecture-level city in the eastern part of Anhui province in Eastern China. An industrial city stretching across the Yangtze River, Ma'anshan borders Hefei to the west, Wuhu to the south ...

Ma On Shan Station
Ma On Shan () is an elevated station on the of Hong Kong. It is located above Sai Sha Road, at the town centre of Ma On Shan, between Sunshine City and Bayshore Towers. It also serves other residential areas like Kam Ying Court and Chung On Estate; it also serves over ten schools, and is in close proximity with Ma On Shan Park and other parks. The pattern featured on the platform pillar and glass barrier symbolizes the abandoned iron mine that used to be in Ma On Shan peak. History On 21 December 2004, Ma On Shan station opened with other KCR Ma On Shan Rail stations. On 14 February 2020, was extended south to a new terminus in , as part of the first phase of the Shatin to Central Link Project. The Ma On Shan Line was renamed ''Tuen Ma line Phase 1'' at the time. Ma On Shan station became an intermediate station on this temporary new line. On 27 June 2021, ''Tuen Ma line Phase 1'' subsequently merged with the West Rail line in East Kowloon to form the new , as part o ...
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Ma On Shan (peak)
Ma On Shan (; literally: Horse Saddle Peak) is a saddle-shaped peak in east of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. With a height of 702 metres (2,303 ft), it stands among the ten highest mountains in Hong Kong. The mountain borders Sha Tin and Tai Po districts. Beneath the west face of the mountain along Tolo Harbour, the Ma On Shan new town extension, administratively part of Sha Tin, is named after the hill. It ends north in Wu Kai Sha. A group of villages located east of the peak is named Shap Sze Heung and the harbour of Three Fathoms Cove. Geography Ma On Shan can be distinguished by the west face which looks like a saddle, and "Ma On Shan" can be translated as "horse saddle mountain". Nine streams flow down from Ma On Shan, with the biggest located on the southwest slope of Ma On Shan, near Ma On Shan Village. Geology Ma On Shan is formed by Volcanic rocks, much like many of the tallest mountains in Hong Kong, such as Tai Mo Shan. Some shorter m ...
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Ma On Shan (town)
Ma On Shan is a new town along the eastern coast of Tolo Harbour in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Although it was initially an extension of Sha Tin New Town, it has its own town centre and various government facilities, and is now classified as a separate new town in government reports. Administratively, it belongs to Sha Tin District. Geography Ma On Shan is located by the west face of the twin peaks of Ma On Shan, which can be translated as "horse saddle mountain". The town is built on the strip between Tolo Harbour and Ma On Shan mountain. The north end of the town reaches the settlement of Wu Kai Sha and the southern Tai Shui Hang. History The original Ma On Shan Village still houses around 80 families. Yan Kwong Lutheran Church, one of two original churches established during the area's mining heyday, was revitalised in around 2014 as a centre to highlight the history and culture of the old village. Deep inside the slope of Ma On Shan was an iron mine. Due to t ...
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Ma On Shan Village
Ma On Shan Village or Ma On Shan Tsuen () is a mining village in the hills of Ma On Shan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong. The village grew around the activity of the Ma On Shan Iron Mine, which reached its peak during the 1950s-60s and ceased operation in 1976. It had historically two churches, St. Joseph's Church and Lutheran Yan Kwong Church. Administration Ma On Shan Tsuen is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. Demographics At its peak, after a rapid growth in the 1950s, the village had more than 10,000 inhabitants. The small village saw a large number of new arrivals after changes in the methods of iron ore mining were implemented in 1953. Nearly all of the new arrivals were refugees from Mainland China, who worked as miners and came to live in the area with their families.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building AppraisalSt. Joseph's Church, Ma On Shan Tsuen Road/ref> The exploitation of the mine ended in 1976 and the miners subsequently ...
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