Tsung Tsai Yuen (Pine Garden, 松仔園) in Tai Po was once a popular picnic spot in Hong Kong's New Territories before a deadly landslide on June 12, 1955, killed 28 people, including many children on a school outing. The tragedy occurred during heavy rain when a section of hillside collapsed onto the picnic area, burying families under mud and debris. Since the disaster, the site has been considered haunted. Visitors and hikers passing through the area have reported hearing children's laughter and screaming, seeing small figures running among the trees, and experiencing sudden, inexplicable changes in weather — particularly the sensation of rain falling when the sky is clear.
Some visitors describe a feeling of profound sadness that settles over them as they approach the former picnic area. In Chinese folk belief, those who die suddenly and violently, especially children, are most likely to become restless spirits. The combination of the mass death of children at a place of recreation — transforming a site of joy into one of tragedy — creates a particularly poignant haunting.
The area has been partially redeveloped but remains a quiet, wooded spot that locals approach with caution.