A gorgeously scenic body of water, head up to hills to take in the wide expense of the clear skies and fresh waters of. Dec 12, 2012 home abandoned hk places shing mun redoubt, hks secret wwii tunnels places shing mun redoubt, hks secret wwii tunnels 16 the remains of an extensive british military defensive line used against the japanese stretch for 18km loosely tracing the border between kowloon and the new territories. Tates cairn tunnel 1991 the tates cairn tunnel connects siu lek yuen shatin district to diamond hill wong. Eastern harbour crossing, quarry bay to kowloon east. In the 1970s, tide cove was reclaimed and turned to sha tin new town.
On december 7 th 1941 the japanese imperial navy attacked pearl harbour, which resulted in the united states of america declaring war on the japanese. Shing mun tunnels bus interchange news newspapers books scholar jstor april. List of tunnels and bridges in hong kong wikipedia. The banks of this 7kmlong river running from tai wai through downtown. Youll not likely find it any of the guide books, but high above tsuen wan in shing mun country park. Average daily transport flow through the shing mun tunnels. A snapshot of hong kong history zolima city magazine. Taxi even higher up to the bbq site next to the exitentrance of the maclehose section 6. Toll tunnel news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message.
The shing mun jubilee reservoir the industrial history of. Onroad particulate and gaseous emissions from vehicles were measured in the shing mun tunnel, hong kong during the summer and winter of 2003. We will visit the surviving tunnels and emplacements of the prewar. Easy hike, some caving, testing navigation skills and visiting part of hong kongs history close to the city. Sep 14, 2015 some of the tunnels were dug by the british leading up to world war i, like the gin drinkers line in kowloon, built to defend hong kongs main source of water, the shing mun reservoir. The shing mun tunnels, opened in 1990, connect lei muk shue tsuen wan district to tai wai shatin district. Shing mun reservoir things to do in sha tin, hong kong. Oct 11, 2017 connecting more than 630,000 residents in sha tin, hong kong. Inside hong kongs abandoned mines south china morning post. Shing mun reservoir japanese tunnels below redoubt c. In front of the reservoir one finds the original site of the old tai wai village.
Size distributions and sizesegregated chemical profiles. Nearby is a fung shui woodland harbouring magnificent old trees belonging to more than 70 species. Feb 06, 2011 a brief look into the shing mun redoubt tunnels the gin drinker s line was a british military defensive line against the japanese invasion of hong kong in december 1941. Like other strategic routes in hong kong, route 9 consists of several sections.
Spanning an area of 12 acres, it consists of a vast system of underground observation posts, tunnels, trenches and pillboxes guarding the most vulnerable land route into kowloon. Starting from july 2017, the governments stopandgo epayment facilities firstly introduced at the shing mun tunnels have 5 more tunnels until july 2018. Under the original defence plan, the unit designated to hold the left or western part of the gindrinkers line was the 1st bn. See the complete tunnels series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The section from tsuen wan to sha tin is derived from the former route 5, which includes the shing mun tunnels and most of the tai po road sha tin section. We started off from the shing mun reservoir and walked up the. This is an urban twobore tunnel with two traffic lanes per bore and a vehicle speed limit of 80 km h. The lynch pin was the shing mun redoubt, which is the focus of this months walk. Dec 11, 2019 this statistic shows the annual vehicular flow through the shing mun tunnels in hong kong from 20 to 2018. Revenue and lion shing tseung route 2017 2016 expenditure aberdeen rock mun kwan o 8k total total. Cards to be accepted for tunnel and highway toll charges. They are a part of route 9 and the tsuen wan entrance is the reset point as route 9 is apparently a loop of route 9.
Root of trees at shing mun reservoir photo by chensong maclehose trail stage 7 and wilson trail stage 6 intersects each other at shing mun reservoir, which is located among tai mo shan, grassy hill and needle hill, lead mine pass, and shing mun reservoir road. It is located in shing mun, the area between tsuen wan and sha tin, in the new territories. Stage 7 of the maclehose trail includes the summit of needle hill. It used to be, as suggested by its chinese characters, a gate between the two areas separated by a range of hills. This statistic shows the annual vehicular flow through the shing mun tunnels in hong kong from 20 to 2018. Shing mun redoubt hong kongs abandoned wwii tunnels. This tunnel links between the eastern and western part of the new territorries, which are separated by mountains. There are books on what happened during the battle for. As mentioned above, the shing mun tunnel had less traffic than this study, but hdvs through the shing mun tunnel and jingguang tunnel accounted about 50% and 2%, respectively. Hike to needle hill and shing mun reservoir main dam. This regiment recruited from the east end of london. This is a part of a popular hiking route including grassy hill and tai mo shan.
In honour of remembrance day, we hike the shing mun redoubt, a key part of. Realworld vehicle emissions characterization for the. Crossharbour tunnel, kowloon to victoria, hong kong. Shing mun tunnels project gutenberg selfpublishing. The japanese penetrated the line when they seized the shing mun redoubt on the night of 9th10th december 1941. It comprised an intricate tunnel network linking pillboxes, bunkers, a command post and artillery. This is a list of vehicular tunnels and bridges in hong kong road tunnels victoria harbour crossings. Firefighters and about 10 ambulances were deployed to the scene after the accident. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles. The naming of the tunnels and other important features of the shing mun redoubt is nothing whatsoever with somebody having a sense of humour.
This one had lots of bush and vines going into the portal, and had obviously had not been entered in quite a while. The tunnels are named after famous london streets, such as shaftesbury. Tai mo shan to shing mun reservoir hong kong tourism board. Transport department toll rates of road tunnels and. Some of the tunnels were dug by the british leading up to world war i, like the gin drinkers line in kowloon, built to defend hong kongs main source of water, the shing mun reservoir. Shing mun reservoir, hong kong china tourist information. Starting from the shing mun tunnels, route 9 links moving in an anticlockwise direction sha tin, tai po, fanling, sheung shui, yuen long, tuen mun and tsuen wan.
It meant the number of hdvs through the shing mun tunnel were much higher than this study, which might reflect the higher concentration of carbonaceous constituents. Interreservoirs transfer scheme water tunnel between. A couple of books have brought the horrors of that time more clearly to my mind. Second world war relics in hong kong hong kong outdoors. Shing mun tunnels 1990 the shing mun tunnels, opened in 1990, connect lei muk shue tsuen wan district to tai wai shatin district. A ventilation shaft in the gin drinkers line, a tunnel in the shing mun redoubt built during wwii photo. And for my final post today from hong kong, check out this exposed section of the shing mun tunnel in shatin. This subterranean matrix was doubly confusing, as the narrow alleyways were modeled off london streets to make it easier for the british to navigate, and. Media in category shing mun tunnels the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. It was the loss of the shing mun redoubt and the weakness of the left flank of the gdl that necessitated the earlier than anticipated evacuation of the mainland. Shing mun tunnels are the first of eight governmentrun tunnels and highways to implement the new payandgo system, which allows hongkongers to use. The shing mun valley in which the reservoir is located has an interesting history in part connected to lead mine pass which lies above it. The shing mun redoubt served as the command headquarters for british forces on the gin drinkers line.
They measured a large suite of more than 300 pollutants and used the data to derive fleetaverage, pollutantspecific emission factors. This statistic shows the average daily vehicular flow through the shing mun tunnels in hong kong from 20 to 2018. I heard that it was going to have been made into a movie at one point, but was really disappointed when it got canceled, however, this is a book that one must read. Directly below about 1015 meters is the larger, accessible tunnel. Tates cairn tunnel 1991 the tates cairn tunnel connects siu lek yuen shatin district to diamond hill wong tai sin district. It has a fantastic plot which constantly keeps the reader into it.
Tunnel sampling collects both tailpipe and nontailpipe emissions that represent realworld emissions and fleet compositions. This adventurous, multilayered walk takes in a significant section of the fullday battlefields trip, and expands on the overall significance of the defended area around the shing mun reservoir. Completed in 1937, shing mun reservoir is a great source of fresh water and home to many species of butterflies and migratory birds. Signal downgraded to no 1 for tropical cyclone roke as. Shing mun tunnels, route 9 goes in the counterclockwise direction. Government toll tunnels notes to the accounts f actual return on anfa g average net the average net fixed assets anfa represents the average of the opening and closing value of total fixed assets fixed assets less accumulated depreciation. The peak of the hill resembles a needle and hence it is named needle hill. The route is also known as the new territories circular road. Average daily transport flow through the shing mun tunnels in. The tunnels book series by multiple authors includes books tunnels, deeper, freefall, and several more.
Tunnels and mud on the gin drinkers line shing mun redoubt, shing mun country park a pretty useless defence. Octopus and credit cards to be accepted for hong kong tunnel and highway toll charges. Interreservoirs transfer scheme water tunnel between kowloon byewash reservoir and lower shing mun reservoir. The tunnels in the shing mun redoubt are very accessible, but at the moment. Toll tunnel news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2009 learn. Nov 20, 2015 so while it wasnt the most scenic of hikes that a friend and i went on one sunday afternoon, i thought it pretty cool that, after a short detour to explore the ruins of the shing mun redoubt, we went from shing mun reservoir over to tai wai on a route that neither of us had previously been on before.
Spectra sr300 contactless card reader is fully supporting the stopandgo epayment service, which enables hong kong drivers to enjoy the convenience of contactless payments for tunnel tolls by visa paywave, masterpass or. They are the shing mun, aberdeen, crossharbour, lion rock and tseung kwan o tunnels. Jul, 2017 octopus and credit cards to be accepted for hong kong tunnel and highway toll charges. Protecting the natural environment was high on the agenda for dragages in the construction of the shing mun section of route 5, a project that involved twin tunnels linked half way by viaducts through two separate mountains. The tunnels are named after famous london streets, such as shaftesbury avenue, piccadilly and charing cross.
Someone with a sense of humour originally named the tunnels after famous. Annual transport flow through the shing mun tunnels in. The shing mun tunnels are a system of tunnels and viaducts in the new territories, hong kong connecting. The 2003 shing mun tunnel study showed large contributions from diesel vehicles cheng et al. The shing mun valley carries water to shing mun river. He was able to utilize the cover of darkness on the early morning of the 10th of december to skirt around the pillboxes of the shing mun redoubt and go over the reservoir dam, attacking the redoubt from the rear. Lieutenant wayabiyashi was the officer who led the opening attack on the shing mun redoubt, and effectively led to its fall.
The shing mun tunnels are a system of tunnels and viaducts in the new territories, hong. Shing mun country park is famous for its profuse woodlands. Shing mun reservoir hong kong reservoir, tour agency. Hong kong is as rich in flora and fauna as it is in worldclass skyscrapers, and this trail takes you into the heart of it all. Shing mun redoubt tunnels gin drinkers line youtube. You can start off near shing mun river, ride along the scenic coastline of tolo harbour, then head for tai mei tuk for a view of the beautiful lake. Feb 12, 2020 this statistic shows the average daily vehicular flow through the shing mun tunnels in hong kong from 20 to 2018. Tunnels including the whole series is another incredibly wellwritten and plotted series for its age group and genre. From the earliest days of british settlement, demand for fresh water has continually outstripped supply, due to the steady increase in population encouraged by a politically stable environment. Road tunnels and control areas traffic statistics shing mun. Hong kong has always been short of the single most important commodity for human life. Shing mun redoubt history in the late 1930s, with potential threats from the japanese army increasing, the british began building defences for hong kong. Offering a trafficfree bike path, sha tin is a great starting point for family rides.
Eagles nest tunnel and sha tin heights tunnel, lai chi kok to sha tin. All sha tinbound lanes of shing mun tunnel road, near mei chung court, remain closed to traffic as of 9. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. In the mid17th century, ming dynasty rebel soldiers occupied the southwestern base of needle hill and built a fort shing and gate mun to control the area. Shing mun river hong kong, china attractions lonely planet. You can take minibus departing from tsuen wan and arriving at shing mun reservoir. Shing mun reservoir chengmen shuitang is a reservoir in hong kong. Up the first flight of stairs on the maclehose trail going towards shing mun redoubt. Agreement for management, operation and maintenance of kai tak tunnel and lion rock tunnel.
Shing mun redoubt, in shing mun country park, was part of the gin. View of kwai chung, needle hill, and tai mo shan shing mun, kowloon and shek lei pui reservoir. Needle hill is located within shing mun country park. The river was extended through a 7 km long, 200 m wide artificial channel in the middle of the area to flow into tolo harbour.
Youll not likely find it any of the guide books, but high above tsuen wan in shing mun country park, the remains of hong kongs first line of defence against the japanese invasion during world war ii, lie overgrown and unappreciated amongst the undergrowth. Most bus routes that span sha tin and tai wai and tsuen wan, kwai chung, and tsing yi pass through shing mun tunnels and make a stop at the bus interchange. Places shing mun redoubt, hks secret wwii tunnels places shing mun redoubt, hks secret wwii tunnels 16 the remains of an extensive british military defensive line used against the japanese stretch for 18km loosely tracing the border between kowloon and the new territories. Needle hill or cham shan is a mountain in new territories, hong kong.
At the first flat path section there will be one or two large cuttings into the earth, below the trail. Aug 19, 2005 though shing mun reservoir is close to a densely packed residential district northwest of kowloon, just a few minutes walk leads you well away from the city, and soon you are in a deep forested valley, with the reservoir beside you, streams tumbling down from the surrounding peaks. Green concerns prompt innovative construction method. The shing mun tunnel carries vehicle flows between the eastern new territories shatin to the northwestern kowloon tsuen wan. The shing mun tunnels are a system of tunnels and viaducts in the new territories, hong kong connecting the new towns of tsuen wan to the west and sha tin to the east. Other rivers that had originally flowed into tide cove are now tributaries of shing. Chief among these was the gin drinkers line, extending eastwards from above gin drinkers bay present day kwai chung across the north slopes of the kowloon hills. Osram lighting solutions is proud to offer an unforgettable experience to the everyday life of the residents in this area. The deep defensive tunnels with ventilation shafts and observation points were. Nope, were not talking about the aberdeen tunnel or the crossharbour tunnel. The original shing mun river began at needle hill, and flowed into the former tide cove sha tin hoi, a shallow bay.
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