"Sung Wong Toi Garden" located in Kowloon City, Kowloon, there is a stone tablet inscribed with three characters "Sung Wong Toi". This stone tablet may seem simple, but there is a lot of historical value behind it. Today,
HongKongFootprint.com will introduce it to you.
Legend said that during the Southern Song Dynasty, the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty fled to the south to escape the pursuit of Yuan soldiers, and lived in the area of today's Kowloon City for a short period of time. After the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, the local residents inscribed three characters "Sung Wong Toi" on the boulder of a small hill to commemorate the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty who lived here.
Until the Second World War, the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong. At that time, in order to expand the airport, the hill was razed to became the part of the airport. Fortunately, the boulder engraved with the three characters "Sung Wong Toi" is still intact. With the end of the Second World War, in order to preserve this boulder, a park was built at a place that is west of the original site of the boulder, and at the same time, the boulder was cut into a stele and placed in the park.
The layout of "Sung Wong Toi Garden" is quite simple, and there is no special garden landscaping. In the garden, there is only this stone tablet with full of historical value, and a brief introduction to some of the life stories of the Emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty.
If you want to take a look here, it is recommended to take the MTR to Sung Wong Toi Station and leave at Exit D. After that, follow the signs on the signboard and walk along Dakota Dr for about 3 minutes to the Olympic Ave, and then you can see this park.
Location: Sung Wong Toi Garden
Address: Sung Wong Toi Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon
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