Ling Fung Stream 凌風石澗 is a beauty full of waterfalls and pools of crystalline water. Please be considered and keep it that way.

See full screen & the Garmin track going Ling Fung stream first & Lung Tsai (purple) after.

I had had this in my to do list for ages. Relatively far away though, next to Tai O. Eventually, we went there in early November. Far from the best (rainy) season. The pictures therefore are not the most spectacular. But we could clearly see how pretty this must be in the summertime. Added to the summer to do list.

Ling Yan Monastery bus stop is really close to the tiny steep path heading down to the stream. Next to the fire hydrant.

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Almost as soon as you arrive at the stream you will find a wall with Buddhist writings. Tania looking at them in the first pic below. Just a little after the fork. Left for Lung Tsai (next post). We hiked Ling Fung, right (0:14), first. As mentioned, not much water. But crystalline and with deep enough pools to jump into.

Later the first big waterfalls section.

This one (0:53), which is a concatenation of waterfalls and pools, has a clear side path on its left. Slightly sandy but easy

The first lower one that they are next to looked the most difficult to climb. We did not do it. But the rest are easier. Just a bit later the end of this first section. You can watch (1:30) Tania climbing this fall.

If wet slippery tricky but doable. Loose rock and sandy path on its left (1:36). Just above is the road (3). Potential exit number one. It services the dam just above the aforementioned waterfall.

Moving forward the most picturesque section in the whole stream. A big canyon-like structure with concatenated waterfalls.

This pool was too tempting for Tania (2:31). Several high cliff jump options are available there.

The next picture is another deep pool and waterfall (2:42) which we did not try to climb. Instead, there is a clear path on the right side that reconnects just on top of it (2:58). Still there are a few nice waterfalls heading up.

The third section though is a bit more bushy. So you could exit through this very civilized hiking path (5 on the map, 3:30 on the video).

If you are OK with the bushwalking, continue on the stream and you will arrive at the last significant waterfall. The last two pics above and 4:05 in the video. It seems that villagers long ago had also a water-gathering structure here. Completely not in use now. Scramble up on the right side (4:10) and you will find a semi-broken handrail and stairs (6). A bit of very old concrete path that is getting bush covered, some bamboo crossing, and eventually, we arrived at this well-maintained concrete path (7). Trust the GPS to get there.

Go down and connect with 羗山郊遊徑 also a concrete path heading to the road below. Lung Chai bus stop next to the connection. Do not arrive too late here or you might have problems catching a bus. In the late afternoon tons of tourists can leave Tai O and therefore all the buses are full.

Everything you should know before stream hiking.