The Tan Shan River (also known as River Jhelum, ; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Dan¹san¹ Ho²'') is a river in the northeastern

New Territories The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory, and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong. Historically, it ...

of Hong Kong. The river originates in Ping Fung Shan near

Pat Sin Leng Pat Sin Leng () is a mountain range in the northeast New Territories of Hong Kong, located within the Pat Sin Leng Country Park. The name ''Pat Sin Leng'' literally means "Ridge of the Eight Immortals", who are eight well-known ''xian'' ("Immo ...

. It flows through the

Hok Tau Reservoir Hok Tau Reservoir is a small S-shaped reservoir situated in the northeastern New Territories, Hong Kong. The Tan Shan River flows through the reservoir and eventually empties into the Ng Tung River. The reservoir can be accessed by Stage 9 of ...

and

Ping Che Ping Che () is a village in Ta Kwu Ling, North District, Hong Kong. ''Che'' (; Jyutping: ce4; literally "clear land for agriculture by burning") refers to the method of farming used by the Che people. Administration Ping Che is a recognized vi ...

before finally emptying into the

Ng Tung River The Ng Tung River (; Hong Kong Hakka: ''Ng2tung2 Ho2''), also known as the River Indus, is a river in the northeast New Territories, Hong Kong. Tributaries of the river include the Tan Shan River and Kwan Tei River. It collects other major river ...

near

Kwan Tei Kwan Tei () is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It is northeast of Lung Yeuk Tau and at the northwest of Lau Shui Heung, namely northwest of the major new town of Fanling. Administration Kwan Tei is a recognized village under the Ne ...

References

*2007. ''2007 Hong Kong Map''. Easy Finder Ltd.

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Rivers of Hong Kong
in Chinese Rivers of Hong Kong Hok Tau {{HongKong-river-stub

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