Yau Tong & Devil's Peak 油塘與魔鬼山
At the eastern end of Victoria Harbour, the water narrows to 420 metres. In that gap — between a granite mountain named for its fearsome pirate and a gun cliff built to contain the world's last Brennan torpedo
A deep-history travel essay about Devil's Peak (魔鬼山), Lei Yue Mun, and Yau Tong in east Kowloon — three sites that contain, within a single mountain and its shoreline, five of Hong Kong's most extraordinary and overlooked histories. Drawing on feng shui, folk cosmology, and archival research, the article decodes why this specific 420 metres of water has been the most contested point in four centuries of conflict. Includes a practical guide for visiting the physical sites today.
魔鬼山‧鯉魚門‧油塘：香港最後的帝國守門人
鯉魚門不只是一條過海通道。在風水堪輿的眼光裡，那條只有四百二十米寬的海峽，是整個維多利亞港的水口——財氣聚散、龍脈出入的樞紐。守在水口旁的那座山，名叫魔鬼山。三百年間，海盜、石工、帝國炮兵與流亡者，輪流試圖成為這道關口的主人。沒有一個成功了。
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Devil’s Peak Hong Kong: The Strait That Has Swallowed Every Army That Tried to Hold It
At the eastern end of Victoria Harbour, the water narrows to 420 metres. In that gap — between a granite mountain named for its fearsome pirate and a gun cliff built to contain the world’s last Brennan torpedo
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Devil’s Peak Hong Kong: La puerta que nadie pudo guardar
Cuatrocientos veinte metros. Eso es todo lo que separa el Pico del Diablo de la orilla opuesta de la bahía. En ese paso angosto, la mayor flota pirata de la historia construyó su dinastía, el Imperio Británico instaló el último torpedo guiado del mundo…
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Pic du Diable Hong Kong : Le seuil que nul n’a pu garder
Quatre cent vingt mètres séparent le Pic du Diable de la rive opposée. Dans ce détroit — la bouche du dragon, le seuil oriental du port de Victoria — cinq civilisations ont cru pouvoir s’établir durablement. Aucune n’y est parvenue.
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魔鬼山・鯉魚門：龍脈の関、誰も守れなかった香港の水口
四百二十メートル。魔鬼山の麓から香港島の岸壁まで、鯉魚門海峡の最狭部の幅だ。この水路を制した者が港を支配した。制した者は必ず、変えられた。三百年にわたって五つの文明がこの関を守ろうとし、誰も守れなかった。
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