Starting from the alighting location, follow the Twisk to Shek Lung Kung Recommended Route for about 4 km to reach Lin Fa Shan Public School. Along the way, you will pass through Sheung Tong and Lin Fa Shan Wolframite Mine. Take some time to learn about the mining history of the area from the 1950s to 1960s.

A white slide made with cement quietly stands at the side as if frozen in time. In the 1950s, with the increasing population and school-aged students, the government encouraged private entities to establish schools by subsidising half the construction cost. Lin Fa Shan Public School was jointly built by the government and local villagers to provide schooling for students from nearby villages, including Sheung Tong, Sheung Fa Shan, and Ha Fa Shan.

According to villagers who attended Lin Fa Shan Public School, there were once 30 to 40 students in the school, with one principal and two teachers teaching Chinese, English, and Mathematics. Students from grade 1 to 6 had lessons together in a classroom at their respective table. In addition to learning in classroom, teachers often took students to explore the nearby countryside.

With the development of new towns in the 1960s, villagers gradually moved to Tsuen Wan. Lin Fa Shan Public School eventually closed in the 1980s. Over the years, the school stood the test of time. The disused campus and white cement slide have become the distinctive landmark of Lin Fa Shan today.

When visiting the attraction, please respect the relics and refrain from entering, damaging, or climbing them. After the visit, you may continue to the second half of the Twisk to Shek Lung Kung Recommended Route towards Shek Lung Kung.

A newspaper cutting about tree planting activity held by Lin Fa Shan Public School in the 1970s

Lin Fa Shan Public School in the 1960s