Victoria Peak
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the Victoria Peak is the top of Taipingshan Mountain and is also the highest point of Hong Kong where providing magnificent harbor and city views.
Tower on Victoria Peak
Peak Tower sits at an elevation of over 396 meters (about 1299 feet) with a commanding view of the spectacular Victoria Harbor, Kowloon and the New Territories. Commissioned in 1993 and completed in May of 1997, the tower is a center of catering and amusement. Arriving late afternoon enables you to experience the dazzling panorama of Hong Kong Island, the Victoria Harbour, Kowloon and the hills beyond. Later, you can thrill to the neon-dotted skyline by night.
Wonder Hall
The most spectacular attraction is the wonder hall, which is called "Believe it or not". It is the unique chain museum in the world, constructed by Robert L. Ripley in 1930. Inside the hall you see exhibits portraying the adventurous events experienced by Ripley. There are primitive forest, beauty taking sun bath, frenzied car, turning tunnel, shark aquarium, ultimate cruel torture, marvelous spectacles of human race and animals, complete works of tongue twisters and mass media fun station etc.
The Peak Tram
Try to ride on the peak tram and up to the top of the mountain. It is a thrill ride that the tram climbs 373 meters in 7 minutes pulled by the steel cables! The tramcars can hold 120 people at a time and they operate in every 10-15 minutes, with the first ride commencing at 7 am and the final trip ending around midnight. So there is not a problem that the Peak receives millions of visitors every year!
Other activities
Visitors can wonder at the Peak Circle Walk or go directly to the Lugard Road Lookout for fabulous views over the harbor. The Lions View Point Pavilion offers great views to the Peak Tower Sky Terrace. What's more, the Peak offers visitors a multitude of fantastic entertainment, dining and shopping options.
