Lantau Peak, or Fung Wong Shan (鳳凰山,934m) is the second-highest peak in Hong Kong. The mountain is actually made up of a pair of peaks, one is known as “Fung Shan” (male phoenix mountain) and the other is “Wong Shan” (female phoenix mountain), together they form “Fung Wong Shan”.

Lantau Peak is one of the most popular hiking spots in Hong Kong and can be reached by several different paths. This time we chose the easier trail which is started from Ngong Ping, passing by the big Buddha statue and Wisdom Path (心經簡林).

Before ascending the Lantau Peak, we rendezvous 3 elite hiker friends who climbed all the way from West Dog Teeth Ridge. After a short catch up, we parted way and continue our own path.

We set to meet again at Lo Hon Tower, a big rocky tower near Lantau Peak which is easily recognizable. There is also a cave lying 50m away from the tower, called One-Tree Cave (一樹洞), another IG spot. From there, we descended the steep mountain range together and ended at Shek Mun Kap village at early night time.