In 1905 a Canadian named Rennie opened a noodle factory there. Having failed, he committed suicide (thus its Chinese name "Tiaochingling," a homophone for "Hanging Hill"). In '49, besides the cemetary, it really had nothing at all.
當時的調景嶺，還是一個荒煙蔓草之區，雖然在一九○五年間有加拿大人 Rennies 來此投資麵粉廠（後因失敗而吊頸自殺，「吊頸」嶺因而得名），但實際上，這兒可說除墓地之外，一無所有。