Wartime Stoves — Attraction in Hong Kong

Wartime stove.

It is a wartime construction built for serving not only the army but also the public. This was in preparation of the invasion of HK by the Japanese. Because of short span of invasion, it was not utilized. It is situated in Mount Parker area under the protection of vegetation. To reach here ,there are three routes. By nature, The M. Parker trails are many and with many intersections ,and each stretch is reasonably lengthy, so one can be defeated of one’s original destination. The safest way to here is by the junction of King’s Rd to walk along Greig Road near KornHill estate. The walk is straight forward for 1 Km to arrive at this location, WARTIME Stoves. It is about the size of a Football field with approximately 30 big stoves. The other route is by taking the Mount Parker Road (also known as Green Trail) starting from Quarry Bay Sports Centre and walk up 1 Km and turn left continuing to the Quarry Bay Tree Walk for another 700 M. The harder and longer route will be for 1.4 Km from Mt Parker Road to Hong Park Country Trail, (near Observation Deck, this name is misleading as a little bit down the road there is also a viewing Deck. The proper name is Sir Cecil’s Ride Viewing point). From the entrance of Hong Pak Country trail one reaches the destination by walking 600M. Enjoy the walk and appreciate the efforts of building such a big open public Kitchen. Written on...

Almost every weekend we pass by this amazing historical place. The solemn reminder of World War Two but was never used according to its historical record. It’s a relaxing stop over if you’re heading towards Mount Parker Road or even beyond to View Compass, Tai Tam Reservoir. Wartime Stove is just a short uphill hike from Kornhill but be sure to bring lots of water or isotonic drink especially in the summer months. Autumn and winter is our favourite time to climb this beautiful...

Interesting historical point of interest from the World War II era worth visiting in Tai Tam Country Park. The Wartime Communal Stoves consist of nine cooking areas, each with ten cooking platforms and were part of a network of communal kitchens set up to feed the population during the war. Not particularly photogenic but still a noteworthy part of Hong...