High Island (Chinese: 糧船灣) is a former island in the southeast of Sai Kung Peninsula, Hong Kong. The island is now connected to the peninsula and renowned for its natural beauty, Thousands Rock Columns (萬柱海岸) is one of the famous scenic spots on High Island.
Thousands Rock Columns, also known as Fa Shan's Rock Columns, is located at the southeastern coast of High Island.
Kim Chu Wan is part of the Sai Kung Volcanic Rock Region, with its widely distributed tuff volcanic rocks displaying prismatic columnar jointing, which are of international geological significance.
Kim Chu Wan is part of the Hong Kong UNESCO Global Geopark (香港聯合國教科文組織世界地質公園), which attracts many foreign tourists and local hikers.
It is better to visit Thousands Rock Columns on weekdays, since there are many tourists on Saturday and Sunday.
The hexagonal columnar rock formations in Hong Kong are products of devastating volcanic eruptions about 140 million years ago.
You can enjoy the best view of Thousands Rock Columns from one of the capes. On the top of the cape there are many stone pagoda, which are piled by the visitors.
From the East Dam of High Island Reservoir (萬宜水庫), it takes around 1.5 hours to walk to Thousands Rock Columns, not too far but the path is quite rugged, just be careful.
