Nowadays, the name Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden is a little misleading, for the main focus is no longer farming, but conservation. Kadoorie Farm is worth visiting for its setting alone - a landscaped valley plunging down the north slope of Hong Kong's highest mountain, Tai Mo Shan. Add enclosures with animals, gardens and greenhouses with exuberant floral displays, and it's a cracking introduction to wild Hong Kong.

Though there are places where wildlife is on the rebound, none is any more than a shadow of Hong Kong's forests past.

If you like scenery, wildlife, and plants, Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (嘉道理農場暨植物園) should be high on your list of places to visit in Hong Kong. It's dominated by forested hills, with botanic gardens and greenhouses, cages, aviaries and enclosures holding captive animals, and wild birds and other animals that have been rescued and are being cared for.