Tai Tam Country Park Explained

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.^[1] During World War II, the Japanese encountered strong resistance from British defence forces here. So that the park preserves bloody memories from that period.^[2]

The park was designated in 1977 with attractions like:

• Jardine's Lookout
• Tai Tam Upper Reservoir
• Tai Tam Byewash Reservoir
• Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir
• Tai Tam Intermediate Reservoir
• Tai Tam Forts
• Mount Parker, the second highest peak (531m (1,742feet)) on Hong Kong Island
• Mount Butler

Granite rocks in the north and volcanic rocks in the south form the geological composition of this area.^[3]

Another country park adjacent to it, named Tai Tam Country Park (Quarry Bay Extension), was designated in 1979.

External links

• Tai Tam Country Park

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tai Tam. 2006. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. April 2, 2016.
2. Web site: Tai Tam. 2021-05-10. www.afcd.gov.hk. en.
3. Web site: Tai Tam Country Park. 2021-05-10. PeakVisor. en.