Pat Sin Leng () is a

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in the northeast

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, located within the

Pat Sin Leng Country Park Pat Sin Leng Country Park () is a country park in Hong Kong located in the northeastern New Territories. Established on 18August 1978, the country park covers of natural terrain. It comprises the Pat Sin Leng mountain range and other spurs, inclu ...

. The name ''Pat Sin Leng'' literally means "

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of the

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", who are eight well-known ''

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'' ("Immortals; Transcendents; Fairies") in

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. The eight peaks along the Pat Sin Leng mountain range are each named after a different Immortal.

Mountain peaks

There are eight peaks whose elevation range from 489m - 590m. From west to east, they are:

Shun Yeung Fung

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. It is also the westernmost and highest peak of the Pat Sing Leng mountain range. The peak is named after the leader of Eight Immortals,

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Chunyang Zi ().

Chung Li Fung

Chung Li Fung () is a mountain peak, part of the Pat Sin Leng range with an elevation of 529m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals, Zhongli Han ().

Kao Lao Fung

Kao Lao Fung () is a mountain peak, part of the Pat Sin Leng range with an elevation of 543m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals,

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Kuai Li Fung

Kuai Li Fung () is a mountain peak, part of the Pat Sin Leng range with an elevation of 522m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals,

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Tsao Kau Fung

Tsao Kau Fung () is a mountain peak, part of the Pat Sin Leng range with an elevation of 508m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals,

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Choi Wo Fung

Choi Wo Fung () is a mountain peak, part of the Pat Sin Leng range with an elevation of 489m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals,

Lan Caihe Lan Caihe ()"Lan Caihe." ''Encyclopedia Britannica.'' https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lan-CaiheDorothy Perkins. ''Encyclopedia of China: History and Culture.'' Page 140. is a Chinese mythological figure, and one of the Eight Immortals in the ...

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Sheung Tsz Fung

Sheung Tsz Fung () is a mountain peak, part of the Pat Sin Leng range with an elevation of 513m. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals, Han Xiang ().

Hsien Ku Fung

Hsien Ku Fung () is a mountain peak, part of the Pat Sin Leng range with an elevation of 511m. This is the easternmost peak of the range. The peak is named after one of the Eight Immortals,

Immortal Woman He He Xiangu, birth name He Qiong, is a Chinese mythological figure and one of the Eight Immortals in the Taoist pantheon. She is often seen as the only female among the Eight Immortals (though the sex of Lan Caihe, another of the Eight Immortals, ...

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1996 hillfire

A hill fire broke out on Pat Sin Leng on 10 February 1996, when a group of 49 teachers and students from HKCWC Fung Yiu King Memorial Secondary School were hiking in the mountains. 200 firemen and 4 helicopters were sent to rescue the group. Two teachers, Chau Chi Chai () and Wong Sau Mei () and three students died, with 13 others injured. ''Spring Breeze Pavilion'' () was built on the mountain in memory of the five who died. It was inaugurated by the then-

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, on 12 March 1996.

References

External links

Pat Sin Leng
at the official web site of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department of Hong Kong {{Authority control Mountain ranges of Hong Kong Tai Po District North District, Hong Kong