Lok Ma Chau Garden, Scenic viewpoint in Yuen Long District, Hong Kong

Lok Ma Chau Garden is a scenic viewpoint in Yuen Long District with landscaped pathways winding through native plants and flowering species. From here, visitors look out across the Sham Chun River toward the mountains in the distance.

In the 1970s an observation deck was built at Lok Ma Chau, near the Hong Kong border, overlooking farmland and village buildings across the Sham Chun River. Western travellers, then unable to enter mainland China, made it a popular stop. In the early 2000s the deck was renovated and expanded into Lok Ma Chau Garden, planted with azaleas.

The site was long called Lok Ma Chau Lookout Tower before its early-2000s renovation into a garden planted with azaleas. It stands on Lok Ma Chau Road beside the Lok Ma Chau police station, and from the grounds visitors look across the Sham Chun River toward the Shenzhen skyline of Futian.

The garden is accessible by local bus routes that connect to transportation hubs throughout the New Territories. Wear sturdy footwear since the pathways follow the natural terrain and the ground is sometimes uneven.

From this spot, visitors can see both Hong Kong territory and mainland China at the same time, separated by the natural boundary of the Sham Chun River. This makes it a rare location where you can observe how geography and politics have shaped the landscape.