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Lion Rock

Yip Yan–chuen (Ye Yinquan, 1903–1969)ca. 1950s–1960s

Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong

It was not until the 1930s that Lion Rock became a popular hiking destination. The views of the New Territories to the north and of the entire Kowloon peninsula to the south make the challenging climb worthwhile. According to Wu Baling, a newspaper publisher enthusiastic about organizing local hiking tours, in the 1950s to 1960s there were three routes to Lion Rock: the first starts from Nga Chin Wai, passes the lower stretch of Lung Yuen Hang, goes through Ba Tong Village and then begins the uphill journey from Kowloon Pass; the second begins at Cornwall Street, then turns to Kowloon Pass via a mud path; the third starts from Tze Wan Shan, goes through a small path off a military road above Shatin Pass via Chuk Yuen Village, then reaches the lion’s head along several hills from the lion’s tail. Yip Yan-chuen’s water colour paintings depict towering Lion Rock as seen from Kowloon Tong. As a keen hiker, Yip’s views of the mountain correspond to hiking trails, as if the artist was turning his excursions and day-to-day observations into a concerto of geometric colour blocks.

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  • Title: Lion Rock
  • Creator: Yip Yan–chuen (Ye Yinquan, 1903–1969)
  • Date created: ca. 1950s–1960s
  • Physical Dimensions: 37.6 cm × 28.8 cm
  • Provenance: Gift of the Yip Family
  • Type: Painting; Vertical scroll, Hong Kong Landscapes
  • Rights: Collection of Art Museum, CUHK
  • Medium: Watercolour on paper
  • Accession number: 2008.0409
Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

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