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Wong NAI Chung Gap: Bowen Road, Wong NAI Chung Reservoir Park, Blue Pool Road, Tai Hang Road

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Description:Chapters: Bowen Road, Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park, Blue Pool Road, Tai Hang Road. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bowen Road () is a road from the Mid-levels to Wong Nai Chung Gap of Hong Kong Island, on the slope above Central, Wan Chai and Happy Valley in Hong Kong. Bowen Road starts from Magazine Gap Road near the rail of Peak Tram and ends at the junction with Stubbs Road, Tai Hang Road and Wong Nai Chung Gap Road. Today the road is a popular route for joggers and dog walkers. The road was named after George Ferguson Bowen, the 9th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1883 to 1885. It was colloquially called "Third Road" by residence in Hong Kong for being the third east-west road from the shore at that time. "First Road" and "Second Road" were Queen's Road and Kennedy Road respectively. As Hong Kong lacked fresh water at that time, Tai Tam Reservoir was built in Tai Tam Valley. An aqueduct was built to transfer from Tai Tam to Central via Wong Nai Chung Gap and Happy Valley. Later Bowen Road was built on top of the aqueducts. The road makes the south boundary of Victoria City. A boundary stone was at the junction with Stubbs Road. The road also passes by many schools. Lovers' RockThe famous Lovers' Rock is located on the road, around 20 minutes walking time from Stubbs Road. The rock is said to have the power of giving happy marriages for those who worshipped it. It is also a nice place to view Victoria Harbour's scenery. Bowen Road is also infamous as the site of a serial animal killer. The scenic views and rambles make Bowen Road extremely popular with dog walkers, particularly among Hong Kong's expatriate community. Since 1989, 22 dogs have been killed by eating poisoned chicken, with more than 60 animals being made seriously ill. The last Br...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=419333We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Wong NAI Chung Gap: Bowen Road, Wong NAI Chung Reservoir Park, Blue Pool Road, Tai Hang Road. To get started finding Wong NAI Chung Gap: Bowen Road, Wong NAI Chung Reservoir Park, Blue Pool Road, Tai Hang Road, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
22
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Books LLC
Release
2010
ISBN
1158522568

Wong NAI Chung Gap: Bowen Road, Wong NAI Chung Reservoir Park, Blue Pool Road, Tai Hang Road

Books LLC
4.4/5 (1290744 ratings)
Description: Chapters: Bowen Road, Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park, Blue Pool Road, Tai Hang Road. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Bowen Road () is a road from the Mid-levels to Wong Nai Chung Gap of Hong Kong Island, on the slope above Central, Wan Chai and Happy Valley in Hong Kong. Bowen Road starts from Magazine Gap Road near the rail of Peak Tram and ends at the junction with Stubbs Road, Tai Hang Road and Wong Nai Chung Gap Road. Today the road is a popular route for joggers and dog walkers. The road was named after George Ferguson Bowen, the 9th Governor of Hong Kong, from 1883 to 1885. It was colloquially called "Third Road" by residence in Hong Kong for being the third east-west road from the shore at that time. "First Road" and "Second Road" were Queen's Road and Kennedy Road respectively. As Hong Kong lacked fresh water at that time, Tai Tam Reservoir was built in Tai Tam Valley. An aqueduct was built to transfer from Tai Tam to Central via Wong Nai Chung Gap and Happy Valley. Later Bowen Road was built on top of the aqueducts. The road makes the south boundary of Victoria City. A boundary stone was at the junction with Stubbs Road. The road also passes by many schools. Lovers' RockThe famous Lovers' Rock is located on the road, around 20 minutes walking time from Stubbs Road. The rock is said to have the power of giving happy marriages for those who worshipped it. It is also a nice place to view Victoria Harbour's scenery. Bowen Road is also infamous as the site of a serial animal killer. The scenic views and rambles make Bowen Road extremely popular with dog walkers, particularly among Hong Kong's expatriate community. Since 1989, 22 dogs have been killed by eating poisoned chicken, with more than 60 animals being made seriously ill. The last Br...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=419333We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Wong NAI Chung Gap: Bowen Road, Wong NAI Chung Reservoir Park, Blue Pool Road, Tai Hang Road. To get started finding Wong NAI Chung Gap: Bowen Road, Wong NAI Chung Reservoir Park, Blue Pool Road, Tai Hang Road, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
22
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Books LLC
Release
2010
ISBN
1158522568

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