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Lantau Peak or Fung Wong Shan (literally "Fenghuang
Fenghuang

Fenghuang are Chinese mythology birds of East Asia that reign over all other birds. The males are called Feng and the females Huang....
 Mountain", or "Chinese Phoenix Mountain") is the second highest peak in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It is situated on Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
, with a height of 934 m above sea level. It is most famous for the sunrise scenery viewed from the summit.








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Lantau Peak or Fung Wong Shan (literally "Fenghuang
Fenghuang

Fenghuang are Chinese mythology birds of East Asia that reign over all other birds. The males are called Feng and the females Huang....
 Mountain", or "Chinese Phoenix Mountain") is the second highest peak in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
. It is situated on Lantau Island
Lantau Island

Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak , is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River ....
, with a height of 934 m above sea level. It is most famous for the sunrise scenery viewed from the summit.

Name origin

The mountain is actually made up of a pair of peaks, one is known as "Fung Shan" (male phoenix mountain) and the other is "Wong Shan" (female phoenix mountain), together they form "Fung Wong Shan".

Sunrise

The peak is one of the most popular hiking
Hiking

Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often on trail. It is such a popular activity that there are numerous :Category:Hiking organizations worldwide....
 spots in Hong Kong, it can be reached by the Lantau Trail
Lantau Trail

The Lantau Trail , opened on 4 December, 1984, is a List of long-distance footpaths on Lantau Island in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The 70-km trail is circular, starting and finishing in Mui Wo....
.

Most hikers begin their climb from the Youth Hostel near Ngong Ping
Ngong Ping

Ngong Ping is a highland in the western part of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It hosts Po Lin Monastery and Tian Tan Buddha amidst the hills which is about 34 m tall....
 before dawn in order to catch a view of the sunrise.

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