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Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 30, 2026, 9:15 p.m.
Treasures From Sacred Hill Exhibit in Hong Kong
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In 2014, construction work for the Sung Wong Toi MTR station unearthed six ancient wells and a plethora of relics dating from the Song-Yuan period (960 - 1368). The surprise discovery prompted the government to suspend construction for 11 months, allowing for an archaeological team to fully excavate the site.
The delay cost over 3 billion HK dollars, but lead to one of the region's largest archaeological finds, with the discovery of over 700,000 artifacts. The station's location was originally a small hill on the Kowloon coastline, known as Sacred Hill.
According to legend, two young monarchs of the Southern Song dynasty evaded a Mongol onslaught by fleeing to the hill, leading to area to be named 'Sung Wong Toi', meaning 'Terrace of the Song Emperors'. Perched atop Sacred Hill was a giant rock, inscripted with the Chinese characters 'Sung Wong Toi'.
The delay cost over 3 billion HK dollars, but lead to one of the region's largest archaeological finds, with the discovery of over 700,000 artifacts. The station's location was originally a small hill on the Kowloon coastline, known as Sacred Hill.
According to legend, two young monarchs of the Southern Song dynasty evaded a Mongol onslaught by fleeing to the hill, leading to area to be named 'Sung Wong Toi', meaning 'Terrace of the Song Emperors'. Perched atop Sacred Hill was a giant rock, inscripted with the Chinese characters 'Sung Wong Toi'.
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