In the early period of colonial rule the Victoria Peak was open to the people of upper strata of society only. Tai Ping Shan, 554 meters above sea level, is the summit of Hong Kong island and the best place of looking down at the scenery of the Victoria Harbour.
Taking mountain climbing cable car, which has a hundred year old history, to reach the Victoria Peak, you can proceed to the Peak Tower, which was rebuilt after toppling sown the Lao Qing Pavillion. This is a center of combining catering and recreation. Its bowl shaped design is modern and unique, inside which there are reviewing stand, dining hall, wonder hall and motor-driven recreation games. Among them, the most special is the wonder hall which is called "Believe it or not". It is the chain museum unique in the world, which was constructed by Robert L. Ripley in 1930. Inside the hall there exhibited the adventurous events experienced by Ripley, primitive forest, beauty taking sun bath, frenzied car, turning tunnel, shark aquarium, ultimate cruel torture, marvelous spectacles of human race and animals, complete works of tongue twister and mass media fun station etc. If you have time, you may come to have a taste of Mr. Robert's experience and "Believe it or not". Inside the peak square, there are fine arts shop, first class restaurant and three dimensional simulated flight of airship.
If you have enough time, you may go around the Harlech Road and the Lugard Road on both sides of the Peak, which is the best spot to look down at both shores of Victoria Harbour, Kowloon Peninsula and even the Pok Fu Lam Reservoir and Island District on the southern part of Hong Kong.
