If visitors get off at Tung Tau Tsuen Road, they can enter through the North Gate. If they get off at the Holy Family Canossian School or go there by MTR, they may enter through the South Gate facing Carpenter Road. South Gate is the main entrance of the Park, where the craved granite plaques with inscription could be seen immediately once entering through the South Gate. Visitors entering through the North Gate can walk along Lung Tsun Road inside the Park to go around to the granite plaques. Behind the granite plaques is the location of the then “Yamen” or the “Almshouse”. Yamen was originally the office of Kowloon Assistant Military Inspectorate. Since the retreat of the Qing Dynasty officials in 1899, Yamen had been rented by different church organizations for the purpose of elderly homes, orphanage and widow houses, schools and clinics etc. After the government announced the demolition of the Kowloon Walled City in 1987, Yamen was kept and fully restored, becoming an important historical monument.

Short comments: The main places in the park are accessible by wheelchairs, and there are also accessible toilets. However, due to the uneven terrain, there are many slopes in the park. Fortunately, the main scenic spots and exhibition areas are connected by ramps or sloping plates, but some passages paved with cobblestones should be noted, which will be slippery on rainy days.

The exhibition of “A City of Thousand Faces” was officially opened for public use on 19 April 2009. It consists of one Outdoor Display Area and six Exhibition Rooms inside the Former Yamen. It seeks to re-create the old days of the Kowloon Walled City through models, images and sound effects etc.

Of the over 10 scenery spots in the Park, Garden of Chinese Zodiac is one of the eight most famous scenes. There are white-stone sculptures of the 12 Chinese zodiacs arranged according to the tian gan (heavenly stems) and di zhi (earthly branches) of Chinese geomancy. Among them the big-clawed tiger sculpture is the most special, its fin-like back is modelled after the legendary Zhou Dynasty mascot, while the elegantly resting horse was designed after the stone horses at the Ming Dynasty Tombs northwest of Beijing. Besides, visitors can tour the park through the cloister - the circled corridors and enjoy the scene of the pond.

Stone Houses Family Garden is located opposite to the Old Hau Wong Temple on Junction Road. It is a Grade III Historical Building with Chinese-style village house design. In 2010, under the revitalization plan of the Development Bureau, it was handed over to a non-profit organization for restoration, revitalized into Stone Houses Family Garden, and opened on 9 October 2015.

When arriving at the entrance of Stone Houses Family Garden, you will see an outdoor cafe with a nostalgic cold-drink bar as the theme. Operated as a social enterprise, the cafe mainly serves coffee and classic nostalgic meals. The Garden has also Cultural Relic Discovery Centre, Amphitheater, Labyrinth, exhibitions, etc., with guided tours provided.

Traffic

MTR: leave Exit B of Lok Fu Station, and walk downwards along Junction Road.

Bus:

Address: 133 Junction Road, Kowloon City

6:30 am to 11:00 pm daily

(Free of charge)

10:00 am to 06:00 pm daily (Closed on every Wednesday)

(Free of charge)

 Website for reference: http://www.stonehouses.org/zh/home-2