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The botanical garden was opened on 23 July 1999 in a ceremony attended by Education Minister Yang Chao-hsiang, Taichung Mayor Chang Wen-ying and National Museum of Natural Science Director Chow Yien-shing. [1]
Statue of Kwun Yam (Boddhisattva Avalokiteśvara) Its description in San-on County GazetteerKwun Yam Shan (Chinese: 觀音山) is a mountain located in northern Hong Kong and its peak is in the Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, [1] at the border of Tai Po District and Yuen Long District, branching north from the highest mountain in Hong Kong, namely Tai Mo Shan.
The founder of The Garden Company Limited discussed at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens and came up with the idea of starting a company; therefore, it was named after "Garden" and its Cantonese transliteration "Garden". The park was closed from 1931 to 1933 to allow for the construction of a reservoir under the park.
The Chinese dragon or loong [1] is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture generally. Chinese dragons have many animal-like forms, such as turtles and fish, but are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs.
Tai Kwun, named after the historical colloquial name of the compound, [3] [6] is a mix of heritage and contemporary architecture, with 16 heritage buildings having been restored. An additional two new buildings were constructed, featuring designs inspired by the site's historic brickwork.
The addition of the Botanical Garden, including the Tropical Rainforest Greenhouse, was completed in 1999. In that same year, the number of specimens in the museum collection had grown to 551,705. Satellite museums include the 921 Earthquake Museum (2004), Funghuanguu Bird and Ecology Park (2013), and the Chelungpu Fault Preservation Park (2013).
The architecture of Murray House Murray House is a popular location for wedding photography. Murray House is a Victorian-era building in Stanley, Hong Kong.Built in the present-day business district of Central in 1846 as officers' quarters of the Murray Barracks, [1] the building was moved to the south of Hong Kong Island during the 2000s.
The former occurs with qingqiu 青虯 "green horned-dragon": "When the red hornless dragon and the green horned dragon roamed the land of Chi 冀, the sky was limpid and the earth undisturbed." [ 15 ] The latter occurs with benshe 奔蛇 "fast snake": the chariot of Fu Xi and Nüwa was "preceded by white serpents and followed by speeding snakes."