This oddly shaped boulder southwest of Sha Tin, like many local landmarks in Hong Kong, carries a legend. For many years a fisherman’s wife would stand on this spot in the hills above Lion Rock Country Park , watching for her husband to return from the sea while carrying her baby on her back. One day he didn’t come back – and she waited and waited. The gods apparently took pity on her and transported her to heaven on a lightning bolt, leaving her form in stone. Today it's a great day hike.
As you take the MTR south from Sha Tin to Kowloon, Amah Rock is visible to the east (ie on the left-hand side) up on the hillside after Tai Wai East Rail station, but before the train enters the tunnel.
