Hong Kong Stories

Tales in the Mountains (27x6)

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Over 60% of the total area in Hong Kong is rural area. As Hong Kong has natural waterfronts and a landform of eroded hills, and the hills usually rise suddenly above the sea level, people here are living in the narrow gaps among the hills. Mountain lovers can enjoy hiking in different ways. In this episode, hiking expert AU Wing-kui (Ah Kui) will take us to recognise the different feelings between people and hills. "Wandering Photography”, a mountain photography group, will take Ah Kui to Robin's Nest, the highest peak of the Northeast New Territories. Is the sunset of Robin's Nest worthwhile for mountain photographers to come all the way to visit? The group “Yamanaka Yuko” and Ah Kui will climb the Tai Tun Hill which they have never stepped foot on. Although this petite hill is not that high, it is not particularly user-friendly after torrential summer rain. Can this group, which feeds off inspiration, embody this experience and transcend their current liminal state in this ephemeral journey? Ah Kui takes his son with him to visit his friend, Tristan, and her family which has settled in Chuen Lung Village for three generations, and takes a look at her extraordinary in-house Chinese herbal medicine garden. Ah Kui will also visit Elizabeth and her husband Clive. The Australian Elizabeth, having lived in Hong Kong for over two decades, lives the couple’s ideal lifestyle of seclusion in the hills. Is there really anything fascinating about life in the hills? There was a time when humans and nature were one. There, up in the wild hills, lies part of ourselves that we have lost touch with. Which part of it do you want to bring back to the hustle and bustle of city life, whenever you wander in the hills?