Kau Keng Shan (Chinese: 九逕山) is a hill in Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong and stands opposite from Castle Peak. Kau Keng Shan has a height of 507 metres. During the Ming dynasty, the area around the hill was used as a defense position against foreign forces, especially the Portuguese, who had occupied Tuen Mun from 1514 to 1521.
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“It is strange but true that although we may have learned all sorts of important facts while raising our own children, when we become grandparents we still tend to forget a whole lot of things we knew.”
—Eda Le Shan (20th century)