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Written by: Yan Minghui
2020-12-30 12:15
Last update date: 2020-12-30 12:15
If you like hiking, in 2020, what is the most memorable event in the mountains?
Happy, Huang Haotong and Zeng Xiaoqiang set the record for the fastest time on MacLehose Trail and Wilson Trail respectively; in anger, citizens went on outings under the new crown pneumonia epidemic but left a lot of masks and garbage; sadly, Luchao Mountain in Maanshan The mountain fire burned for 20 hours in February; happily, ViuTV broadcasted the hiking TV show "Beauty Outing" hosted by Shen Yinyi and Chen Xinyan in April.
February: A large number of masks left by Hiking to avoid the epidemic, Hang Seng Bank becomes "Hiking Bank"
The new crown pneumonia struck Hong Kong. Hong Kong citizens flocked to the countryside to hike in the countryside on weekends and holidays, take off their masks and breathe fresh air, and launched a hiking boom that lasted almost all year in 2020.
Since then, popular outing locations such as Qiandao Lake Qingjingtai, Diaoyu Weng, and Lion Rock have been crowded on weekends and holidays, and there are often crowds on narrow paths.
Hong Kong People's Hiking Disease Breathing Fresh Air A large number of masks and garbage appeared on the mountain
Learn to be a responsible mountain hiker and understand the seven principles of "Wuhenshanlin" before going up the mountain
[A large number of masks were found in the Chengmen Reservoir in February]
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In the past, most of the trash on the mountain was paper towels and plastic bottles, but this year there were more masks because many people took off their masks when they were walking, some people left their masks in the mountains, and some didn’t put them away, causing the masks to fall during the hike. on the ground.
Fortunately, there was an upsurge of garbage handling up the mountain afterwards, and many enthusiastic mountain friends brought garbage clips and garbage bags along the mountain to help clean up the garbage on the mountain trails.
The 9-kilometer hiking trail in Tai Mo Shan now contains 70 pounds of waste masks and cigarette butts
12 tips from environmental protection groups before going up the mountain
An interesting incident occurred under the hiking boom of the epidemic. In mid-February, six Hang Seng Bank management trainees met while working from home to hike together and put their photos on social platforms. The incident was widely spread. Hang Seng Bank was dubbed "Hang Seng Bank".
It is reported that these six MTs will not be dismissed, but apart from receiving a warning letter, the incident will be recorded and their bonuses will be "frozen" as another punishment.
Hang Seng Bank MT works at home and changes cheerleaders to go hiking news: bonuses have been frozen
February: Ma'anshan Luchaoshan mountain fire burned for 20 hours before being rescued
The Luchao Mountain in Maanshan started at noon on February 23, and the fire became more intense, approaching the residential areas of Fu An Garden, Xin An Village and Da Shui Hang Village.
Firefighters went up the mountain and used tools such as mountain fire shots and back pumps to fight the fire. In addition, the flight service team sent a helicopter to assist in the rescue, and finally put out the mountain fire on the morning of the 24th.
[Ma'anshan Mountain Fire] Burning for 20 hours is pressing for residential district councillors to request that shelters be opened at any time
[Ma On Shan Fire] Two weeks after the mountain fire, green shoots emerged. The group cooperated with the AFCD to plant trees
March: Da Mo Shan Lian sister bid farewell to the old tea pavilion and Shan friends helped move to the new store
Sister Lian, who has operated the Da Mo Shan Tea Pavilion for 25 years, failed to win the bid this year and had to move away from the tea pavilion. From April 1st, she moved to the Tea Pavilion at the Da Mo Shan Visitor Center to continue operating.
Under the call of trail runner Zeng Xiaoqiang, many mountain friends took the initiative to help sister Lian move the shop, and some even drove up the mountain to help her, which made her very touched.
[Xingshan] Da Mo Shan Lian Sister is worried about losing the right to operate the tea pavilion. Netizens initiated one hundred thousand joint signings to support Lian Sister
Sister Lian said at the time: "I really never thought that so many people would help. All of them signed up and had to help move. Now like the epidemic situation, I hope everyone will take care of their health. I told them not to miss my move. There are many more. Friends, I can’t thank you one by one, and Xiaoqiang and them. He is the captain of the porter.”
[Hiking] Da Mo Shan Lian Sister Says goodbye to the old tea pavilion today, reminiscing about 25 years of people and events
[Supply for Hiking] Chengmen Reservoir Tea Pavilion is full and closed
In the last days of the old store, Sister Lian lifted up the spirit of Da Mo Shan.
(Photo by Yan Minghui)
March: The government tightens anti-epidemic measures, country park camping sites and barbecue sites are closed
Since the epidemic hit Hong Kong, in addition to the sharp increase in the number of hikers, the camps "surpassed Mong Kok" and were packed like concentration camps.
The government announced on March 28 that camping sites and barbecue sites in country parks will be closed. No one is allowed to conduct barbecue and camping activities in country parks. Offenders may be prosecuted.
After that, the government extended the closure of the camp several times. Although the camp reopened as the epidemic slowed down, the government closed the camp and barbecue site again on July 15 to prevent crowds from gathering.
The closure of the camps by the Fisheries and Conservation Department cannot curb the upsurge of camping in the suburbs, and it will force the crowds to a few camping hotspots in non-country parks, especially after the autumn is cool, in the grassland of Tap Mun and Donglong Island, tents are set up every weekend. Campers even left a lot of rubbish, causing public concern.
Camping hot spot in Tap Mun "desertification" cows have no grass to eat instead of garbage, volunteers worry about chronic suicide
Hiking | Camping boom!
Sanyou occupied the helipad camping, and the gate of Donglong Island became a "refugee camp"
[During the long holiday in October, Donglong Island has a lot of hiking and camping]
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April: The Trailer of Trekking in Bikini, the TV show "Beauty Picnic" starts broadcasting
The ViuTV program "Beauty Outing" will be aired from April 13th. It has 10 episodes and is hosted by Shen Yinyi and Chen Xinyan. They and the film crew climb mountains and wading in each episode to introduce the magnificent scenery of the suburbs of Hong Kong.
On April Fools' Day, the TV station released a trailer with the title "ViuTV's first three-point hiking program." Chen Xinyan and Shen Yinyi dressed three-point hiking in the film, which attracted the attention of netizens and heated discussions.
["Double S" Yukihashi Tsui Chau's costume attracts attention]
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In the program, Chen Xinyan and Shen Yinyi have visited the "Needle Straw Hat", Ma On Shan Mine, Pingnan Shijian, Anhui Shejian, Qiaozui, Shuanglu Shijian, Suoluo Basin and other places. They also went camping in Chikeng. Donglong Island has played ziplines, and in the last episode, he descended on the top of Lion Rock to challenge the courage of the two hostesses.
The two-week program attracted a lot of response and became a hot topic in the city for a while.
After that, TVB invited Zhou Bohao and Yuan Weihao to film "Two Young Students Going to Camping".
[Beauty outing] The female host’s hiking equipment is one by one, looking at the mountain girl looking at both functions and appearance
[Beauty outing] Go hiking with Chen Xinyan and Shen Yinyi's footsteps. Summary show 11 hiking routes
[The first episode of "Double S" is on the line "Straw Hat"]
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April: Yuen Long Shan fire burned to Tuen Mun for more than 40 hours and finally extinguished
On the afternoon of April 17, a hill fire broke out in the area of Tai Tang Mountain in Yuen Long near Yangjia Village. The two fire lines burned for a long time, 500 meters long and 2 kilometers long respectively. The wild fire spread to other hills. Although the fire line weakened on the morning of the 18th, However, the fire has not been put out, and heavy smoke has been emitted from time to time in the hillside area of Lam Tei, Tuen Mun.
By the morning of April 19, the wildfire burned for more than 40 hours and was finally extinguished, and the green hills turned black.
[Yuen Long Hill Fire] The fire burned for more than 40 hours and finally extinguished. Aerial photography The green jungle on the top of the mountain burned to black
Tai Lam Country Park’s bushfire tree planting area burned and repaired takes 20 years. Ring group: if there is a bushfire, return to zero
The jungle at the top of the mountain was burned down and turned into black.
(Information Picture/Photo by Cai Zhengbang)
May: Anshan Discovery Center held "Miracle Day in the Wild" and recruited more than one hundred volunteers to pick up garbage
There is a serious problem of hiking garbage. In addition to the Luchao Mountain fire in February, the Anshan Discovery Hall in Ma On Shan Village and the Field Trend HK Discovery hosted the "Miracle Day in the Wild" on May 31, and cooperated with multiple hiking teams. , Initiated more than one hundred volunteer activities for ICBC to handle garbage.
According to statistics, the country rubbish cleaned by each team exceeded 100 kilograms, with the most tissues and cigarette butts. In addition, a team of volunteers found more than ten condoms in Ma On Shan.
Under the gathering restriction order, the volunteers made a team of 8 people to pick up rubbish at various hills in Hong Kong and distributed backpack reminders to hikers.
The reminder belt writes "Protect the mountains and the wild for life" on one side, write "Trash away, THX" on the other side, and write "LNT" on the mountain pattern, which is the English abbreviation of Leave no trace (Leave no trace).
"Miracle Day in the Wild" volunteers pick up multiple condoms at a conspicuous location in Ma On Shan, Qing Keng
Established from scratch, Ric, the curator of Anshan Discovery Museum, witnessed the increase in rural garbage problem
August: Police patrolled Little Hawaii Trail to prosecute outings for violation of mask order and gathering order
At the weekend of early August, Tseung Kwan O Police District officers were suspected of violating Chapter 599G in Little Hawaii. Five non-Chinese women aged between 36 and 43 issued fixed penalty notices; and issued fixed penalty notices to suspected violations of Chapter 599I, age range 9 local men, 4 local women and 2 non-Chinese women aged between 20 and 68 issued fixed penalty notices.
On the following weekend, the police continued to patrol the country parks in Sai Kung district, including Little Hawaii Trail, Sheung Sze Wan, Pak Tam Chung and Hoi Ha, etc., to ensure that the citizens abide by the gathering restriction order and mask order.
Police patrol foreign domestic helpers in Tseung Kwan O, Central, gather to count 30 people for not wearing masks and illegal gathering orders
After the banning measures, the Little Hawaii Waterfall is crowded with uncovered citizens to meet down and have a meal
A police officer went to patrol the Little Hawaii Trail and was present to enforce violations of the gathering restriction order and mask order laws.
(Information Picture/Photo by Ma Weijie)
October: Ocean Park's Nanlang Mountain "Sindu Tour" revealed that part of the cable car repair track belongs to the official land
Ocean Park announced in September the launch of the "Sindu Tour" activities, including the opening of the cable car rescue trail to attract tourists to participate in the fee-paying "Nanlang Mountain Secret Trail Hiking Tour". However, in early October, the "Apple Daily" disclosed that the trail was originally located in Government land is not within the private scope of Ocean Park.
With the intervention of the Lands Department, Ocean Park has dismantled the iron gate at the entrance of the hiking trail, allowing the public to use about half of the cable car rescue trail that is not on private land for free.
[Ocean Park promotes "Nanlang Mountain Secret Trail Hiking Tour" in September]
In November, a photo was circulated on the Internet. I saw a mountain hiker climbing the steel-framed tower of the cable car and took pictures. I also saw a fellow traveller approaching and taking pictures of the friend. It was quite close to the cable car passing overhead. It was dangerous. Ring health.
Ocean Park revealed that from October to mid-November, the cable car service has been blocked twice due to the public being too close to the cable tower outside the park.
[Hiking] Ocean Park Nanlang Mountain Cable Car Rescue Trail feels beautiful after the journey, but there are many stairs up and down
Climbing the cable car tower in Ocean Park is only the tip of the iceberg
Some netizens shared photos and saw hikers climbing to the cable car tower to check in.
(Photo of "Hong Kong Theme Park Staff Secret")
October: Some friends launched "Fish Eater UTML2020" to call on Hong Kong people to protect Lantau Island
Some friends are dissatisfied with the government’s Lantau Tomorrow Project. In October, they launched a virtual event called "We are really good at eating fish UTML2020". They provide 9 Lantau routes of varying difficulty and length, suitable for different abilities. Mountain runners or hikers.
The promoters hope to protect Lantau with their feet and oppose reclamation through this activity.
According to the organizer’s social networking site in mid-December, a total of more than 800 people participated and a total distance of more than 20,000 kilometers was completed.
October: Misrepresentation that the aunt's bathing pool is located at Shuiquanao, originally in the back mountain of Ma On Shan
A fragment of a middle-aged lady soaking naked in a stream in the back of Shuiquan’ao Village was circulated on the Internet. Major media rushed to Shuiquan’o to investigate, but they could not find the pool where the incident occurred.
The district councillor Qiu Wenjun insisted that the pool in the clip must not be in the back mountain of Shuiquanao Village.
Later, a Shanyou reported that the pool was actually located on the road to Niuwu Reservoir in Li'an, Ma'anshan.
The net spread of the aunt's naked creek bathing segment, the district councilor insisted that the location of the incident was not Shuiquanao
The naked aunt bathing in the stream is not a water spring. It is very close to Jinying Court, Li'an Village, Ma On Shan
[Scenery around the pool]
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October: Shaluowan villagers add iron gates to seal off the Dongao Trail on weekends and holidays
The Shaluowan villagers of Lantau built an iron gate on the Dongao Ancient Road, which prevented mountain hikers from passing, causing disputes between villagers and mountain friends.
Even some firefighters were prevented from entering the village for rescue and had to climb a ladder.
Nearly a week after the incident was disturbed, the Lands Department stated that the relevant gates were located in illegal structures on government land and dispatched personnel to remove the gates.
However, a month later, the villagers in Shaluowan repeated their old tricks and rebuilt the iron gate to block the Dongao Ancient Road. Later, the Land Administration Office came to the scene to remove the gate.
The Dong'ao Ancient Road was closed by villagers in Shaluowan Village, and the public could not reach Tai O from Tung Chung
Shaluowan closes the village｜The land administration office demolished the illegal gates one week after the villagers repeated the old tricks
Village closure in Shaluowan | Two gates were demolished for illegal construction
[The initial closure of Shaluowan village in October]
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December: This year's mountain competition is almost canceled. Huang Haocong, Zeng Xiaoqiang, and the fastest time to challenge the wheat trail
Affected by the epidemic, except for the HK100 at the beginning of the year, all major mountain races in Hong Kong this year have been postponed or cancelled. The largest Oxfam Trailwalker was re-scheduled from November to January next year. Later, the cancellation was announced. The two consecutive years of activities fell through.
In 2020, when mountain races are cancelled locally and even around the world, what plans do trail runners have?
Wong Ho-cong, who finished 6th at UTMB last year, first challenged HK 360 in May and ran a lap around the New Territories, Kowloon, Lantau Island and Hong Kong Island for four consecutive days.
Huang Haocong finally reached the mark and walked a total of 360 kilometers in 35 hours, 21 minutes and 56 seconds, becoming the first person in Hong Kong.
In December, Huang Haocong challenged the fastest known completion time of the MacLehose Trail, setting a record in 10 hours, 38 minutes and 8 seconds.
Another trail runner, Zeng Xiaoqiang, challenged the Wilson Trail in the fastest known time in October, completing the goal and achieving 9 hours, 59 minutes and 16 seconds.
HK 360︱ Wong Hao Cong, 35 hours and 21 minutes, overdue 360 kilometers of unforgettable Lantau Time Tunnel
Huang Haocong challenges the MacLehose Trail to complete the 100km mountain road in the fastest time
[Huang Haocong successfully ran the 100km wheat trail within 11 hours]
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