A hillside sanctuary of terraced landscaping, tree-lined paths and turtle-filled pools, the eight-hectare Hong Kong Park was built over part of the former Victoria Barracks and opened in 1991. It's now home to a quirky spread of attractions.
The rainforest-like Edward Youde Aviary contains within its netting some 80 bird species, which you can peer at as you walk through the tree canopy on a raised wooden gantry. At the park’s northernmost tip is the elegant Flagstaff House. Built in 1846 for a British major-general, it now houses a museum (closed Tuesdays) of antique Chinese tea ware, including bowls, brewing trays, sniffing cups and teapots made of porcelain or purple clay from Yixing in China's Jiangsu province. The adjacent KS Lo Gallery exhibits Chinese ceramics, while on the eastern edge of the park, the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre is in a building that's part of the British Victoria Barracks, much of which was demolished to create Hong Kong Park in the late 1980s.
With a wall of skyscrapers on one side and mountains on the other, the park is also a great spot for taking photos. Hong Kong Park is an easy walk from either Central or Admiralty MTR stations.
