Cabins at the top of Hong Kong

Nineteen spartan stone cabins form the Lantau Mountain Camp,
the ridge between Sunset Peak and Yi Tung Shan. Photo: Daniel Suen

I hiked past these cabins many years ago, and wondered what they were. Decades later I find out! It’s the Lantau Mountain Camp on Lantau Island’s Sunset Peak. Our own Discovery Bay is on Lantau Island, Hong Kong’s largest island. 

The “silver grass” they talk about really is lovely, especially in autumn when it grows the night of a man. Walking through it is like that scene in Gladiator when Russel Crowe is returning home through the wheat fields.

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Inside a spartan stone cabin 800 metres (2,625ft) above sea level in Hong Kong, Mark Loasby sets his kettle on the stove to make himself a cup of coffee. He opens a window, allowing the sunlight to fill the dark, damp room.

“This might be the highest private residence in the whole of Hong Kong,” said the 72-year-old communications manager with a chuckle. Read more…