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Sung Wong Toi
before 1943
in 2006

Sung Wong Toi (Chinese: 宋王臺) is a historic relic in Hong Kong. It is now in the Sung Wong Toi Garden.

There was a legend that Sung Wong Toi was built to remember the Emperor Duanzong of Song and his younger brother. It was because they had once escaped to Hong Kong.

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  • Sung Wong Toi Hill, Kowloon City, Kowloon, c. 1920s

    c. 1920s. The boulder bearing the three carved characters is situated on top of the hill (right); both were protected as sacred relics by a special ordinance in 1899. The gate, the steps to the inscription and the balustrade around the boulder were erected in 1915. The hill was levelled and the boulder was broken up in blasting operations to extend Kai Tak Airport.

  • Sung Wong Toi side view

    Sung Wong Toi Garden in 2009

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