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Tao Fong Shan (Chinese: 道風山) is a hill less than 500 m tall located in Sha Tin in Hong Kong's New Territories. An alternative romanization of the name is "To Fung Shan", the government styling and also the version used in the single road leading to Tao Fong Shan: To Fung Shan Road. Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre (Chinese: 道風山基督教叢林) is situated at Tao Fong Shan, Sha Tin, in Hong Kong. The Centre was founded in 1930 by the Norwegian missionary Karl Ludvig Reichelt (1877–1952).[2] Reichelt was sent to Hunan province in China in 1904. There he gradually developed an idea to share the gospel with Buddhists. In 1929, he established Jing Fong Shan in Nanjing. In 1930, due to the chaos of the Chinese civil war, Reichelt moved his work to Sha Tin, Hong Kong, and asked a Danish architect, Johannes Prip-Moller to design the buildings. Reichelt died on 13 March 1952 and was buried at the Tao Fong Shan cemetery. In February 2010, Tao Fong Shan became an statutory foundation in Hong Kong under the name "Tao Fong Shan Service Foundation Limited".[3] The buildings at the Centre are classified as Grade II historical building. Extensive restoration work took place from 2009 to 2011 with the help of the Hong Kong government's Financial Assistance for Maintenance Scheme.[4] Described as "A remarkable Christian retreat centre... high in the hills behind Sha Tin" by the Hong Kong government,[5] the picturesque site is very well-known and popular among Christians in Hong Kong. The Centre is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. The Centre includes a chapel, a library and an art shop. Tao Fong Shan is located in the rural part of Sha Tin, but can be easily reached by walking. From East Rail Line's Sha Tin Station, it only takes 20 minutes to get to the centre via a hiking trail.[10]
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Tao Fong Shan (Chinese: 道風山) is a hill less than 500 m tall located in Sha Tin in Hong Kong's New Territories. An alternative romanization of the name is "To Fung Shan", the government styling and also the version used in the single road leading to Tao Fong Shan: To Fung Shan Road. Tao Fong Shan Christian Centre (Chinese: 道風山基督教叢林) is situated at Tao Fong Shan, Sha Tin, in Hong Kong. The Centre was founded in 1930 by the Norwegian missionary Karl Ludvig Reichelt (1877–1952).[2] Reichelt was sent to Hunan province in China in 1904. There he gradually developed an idea to share the gospel with Buddhists. In 1929, he established Jing Fong Shan in Nanjing. In 1930, due to the chaos of the Chinese civil war, Reichelt moved his work to Sha Tin, Hong Kong, and asked a Danish architect, Johannes Prip-Moller to design the buildings. Reichelt died on 13 March 1952 and was buried at the Tao Fong Shan cemetery. In February 2010, Tao Fong Shan became an statutory foundation in Hong Kong under the name "Tao Fong Shan Service Foundation Limited".[3] The buildings at the Centre are classified as Grade II historical building. Extensive restoration work took place from 2009 to 2011 with the help of the Hong Kong government's Financial Assistance for Maintenance Scheme.[4] Described as "A remarkable Christian retreat centre... high in the hills behind Sha Tin" by the Hong Kong government,[5] the picturesque site is very well-known and popular among Christians in Hong Kong. The Centre is open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. The Centre includes a chapel, a library and an art shop. Tao Fong Shan is located in the rural part of Sha Tin, but can be easily reached by walking. From East Rail Line's Sha Tin Station, it only takes 20 minutes to get to the centre via a hiking trail.[10]
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