Hong Kong's different landscapes

TABLE 2: HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION OF HONG KONG'S LANDSCAPE INTO LANDSCAPE CHARACTER TYPES AT DIFFERENT SCALES

REGIONAL LEVEL	SUB-REGIONAL LEVEL	DISTRICT LEVEL	LOCAL LEVEL
Countryside	Upland Countryside	Upland Peak	Grassy hills and peak
			Scrub-covered hills and peak
			Wooded uplands and peak
			Badland
			Boulder field
			Former upland agriculture
		Upland Valley	Upland valley
	Lowland Countryside	Lowland Plain	Plains and isolated hill
			Coastal plain farmland
			Coastal plain farmland with other uses
			Fish pond
		Lowland Valley	Valley floor farmland
			Valley floor farmland with other uses
Development	Urban Landscape	Commercial Urban Landscape	High-rise commercial urban landscape
			Medium-rise commercial urban landscape
			Retail mall
		Institutional Urban Landscape	Historic institutional urban landscape
		Residential Urban Landscape	High-rise housing estate
			Intermittent high-rise residential urban landscape
			Low-rise residential urban landscape
		Mixed Urban Landscape	Low-density mixed urban landscape
			High-density mixed urban landscape
			Historic mixed urban landscape
			Reclaimed mixed urban landscape
		Park Urban Landscape	Urban park
		Industrial Urban Landscape	Warehouse and factory
			Industrial estate
		Urban Waterfront Landscape	Institutional/commercial waterfront
			High-rise waterfront housing
			Docklands/container terminal
			Waterfront park
			Marina
			Typhoon shelter
			Undeveloped and ongoing reclamation
	Urban Fringe Landscape	Residential Urban Fringe Landscape	Low-rise residential suburb
			Low-rise suburban housing estate
		Mixed Urban Fringe Landscape	Mixed urban fringe landscape
		Institutional Urban Fringe Landscape	Institutions in vegetated setting
			Cemetery
		Waterfront Urban Fringe Landscape	Airport
	Rural Fringe Landscape	Residential Rural Fringe Landscape	Scattered developments and countryside
			Resort-type development
		Village Landscape	Consolidated village
			Expanded village
			Historic villages and environs
			Walled village
			Squatter settlement
		Waterfront Rural Fringe Landscape	Power station
			Ash lagoon
		Miscellaneous Rural Fringe Landscape	Quarry
			Landfill
			Military Camp
			Golf Course
			Reservoir
Coasts	Natural Coastline	Inter-tidal Coastline	Salt marsh
			Mud flat
			Mangrove
			Gei wai
		Island	Rocky island
			Isolated island group
		Natural Shoreline	Cliff
			Rocky shoreline
			Beach
	Coastal Water	Urban Coastal Water	Urban harbour
		Maritime Offshore Water	Anchorage
			Shipping lane
		Other Coastal Water	Tranquil coastal water