Rock of Amah
Rock D' Amah (望夫石 literally " the stone which looks at fixedly outside for its mari") is a natural Roche located on a top in south-west Shatin, HongKong. The rock is roughly 15 meters height, and its form resembles a woman bringing back a baby on it. It is held above the entry with the tunnel rock lion, in the park of country of rock of lion. According to a legend, the faithful wife of a fisherman climbed the hills each day, carrying her son, to observe for the return of her husband, not knowing it had been drowned at sea. In the reward for its fidelity it was transformed into rock by the goddess of the sea so that its spirit could link with that of her husband. The similar legends abound in all the totality of China - the " number; Mong of rocks of Fu Shek" in the country is large. Many Chinese traditional poetries was devoted to this kind rock. The rock is a popular destination of tourists; the whole can of zone of Shatin seen from there. It is also a place of worship for the Chinese women and is held like symbol of fidelity and fidelity of the women.
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