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Amah Rock

In short: Read how waiting takes the shape of a rock in Hong Kong’s Amah Rock legend.

Amah Rock · Two figures waiting on a hill FAIRY TALE ATLAS · № 142 Amah Rock Read how waiting takes the shape of a rock in Hong Kong’s Amah Rock legend. Origin A landmark legend from Sha Tin, Hong Kong, also known as Mong Fu Shek. Atlas record 2014 First appearance Exact date unknown SIGNATURE MOTIF Two figures waiting on a hill Reach¹ 1/10 Suggested age² 8+ Member rating No votes yet 2 records · 1 countries or regions blackhorsestories.com

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Origin and tradition

A landmark legend from Sha Tin, Hong Kong, also known as Mong Fu Shek.

When her husband fails to return from fishing, a woman waits on a hill with her child on her back. In the Sha Tin telling, a storm turns them to stone. I’m Black Horse. Once you can make out the woman and child, what detail in the landscape helps you remember the story?

Dated records and sources

  1. 2014 · Sha Tin, Hong Kong
    Hong Kong Government Records Service · Legend of the Amah Rock · annual report
  2. 2022 · Sha Tin, Hong Kong
    Home Affairs Department · Amah Rock · revised account

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