Violet Hill ( Chinese: 紫羅蘭山; literally: ''violet flower hill''), also known as Tsz Lo Lan Shan, is located within

Tai Tam Country Park Tai Tam Country Park () is a country park in the Tai Tam area in the south end of Hong Kong Island. At , the park consists of one fifth of Hong Kong Island's land mass. During World War II, the Japanese encountered strong resistance from British ...

in Hong Kong. The hill is a popular site for hiking. The Hong Kong Government named three trails on the hill, namely

Wilson Trail The Wilson Trail () is a long-distance footpath in Hong Kong, 63 km of which runs through Hong Kong country parks.Tsz Lo Lan Shan Path and Tai Tam Country Trail. Towards the top of the hill, it splits into three peaks of altitude , and respectively. It offers views of the group of

Tai Tam Reservoirs The Tai Tam Reservoirs, also known as Tai Tam Reservoir Group, is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. In 1907, British troops along with Canadian troops invaded the area ...

and

Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park is a park and artificial lake in the Wong Nai Chung Gap, Wong Nai Chung, Hong Kong, located near Hong Kong Parkview. It was formerly Wong Nai Chung Reservoir (), a closed reservoir in Hong Kong. Background Wong ...

. The hill is well preserved, with little construction on the hill. A rare and protected species, Hong Kong iris (''Iris speculatrix'') with violet flower can be found on the hill. Violethilltrigonometric

Geography

The hill is situated in mid-southern Hong Kong Island. Apart from the shore of

Deep Water Bay Deep Water Bay is a bay and residential area on the southern shore of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The bay is surrounded by Shouson Hill, Brick Hill, Violet Hill and Middle Island. As per Forbes (July 2015), with 19 of the city's rich ...

and

Repulse Bay Repulse Bay or Tsin Shui Wan is a bay in the southern part of Hong Kong Island, located in the Southern District, Hong Kong. It is one of the most expensive residential areas in the world. Geography Repulse Bay is located in the southern ...

in its southwest, the hill is surrounded by valleys with other hills on the island. With Mount Nicholson in its northwest, it forms a crossroad of

Wong Nai Chung Gap Wong Nai Chung Gap () is a geographic gap in the middle of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The gap is between Mount Nicholson and Jardine's Lookout behind Wong Nai Chung (Happy Valley). Five roads meet at the gap: Wong Nai Chung Gap Road, Tai T ...

where

is sited. With Mount Butler in its northeast and

Jardine's Lookout Jardine's Lookout () is a mountain in Wan Chai District, Hong Kong with a height of . It is located east of Happy Valley, south of Causeway Bay, and west of Braemar Hill and north of Tai Tam Country Park. A low-density residential area call ...

north, a valley leads to

Tai Tam Reservoir The Tai Tam Reservoirs, also known as Tai Tam Reservoir Group, is a group of reservoirs located in the Tai Tam Country Park in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. In 1907, British troops along with Canadian troops invaded the are ...

in its east, an important water supply construction in the early colonial history of Hong Kong. Another mountain pass Tsin Shui Wan Au () forms with The Twins and Cheung Lin Shan allows one runs from

Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir, part of the Tai Tam Reservoirs, is a reservoir in Tai Tam Country Park, Tai Tam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong and has a water storage capacity of 19.6 million gallons. The reservoir was completed in 1907. The re ...

to the Repulse Bay.

History

During

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, the hill was part of the hostilities near

during the Battle of Hong Kong and was used by Japanese forces with field guns to shell

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Hiking

Violet Hill is a part of the first stage of the Wilson Trail from

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. The trail first passes The Twins, then to Violet Hill. Another trail, Tsz Lo Lan Shan Path, winds west side of the hill along the

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and goes southward from Wong Nai Chung Reservoir to Tsin Shui Wan Au. Hikers starting from Wong Nai Chung Reservoir may also use Tai Tam Country Trail to go up to the summit of Violet Hill along the north ridge.

Road access

There is no road access up the hill. Two surrounding roads,

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and Tai Tam Reservoir Road lead from

to Repulse Bay and Tai Tam Reservoir respectively.

References

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Geography

History

Hiking

Road access

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