The International Finance Centre is a renowned landmark of Hong Kong as a world-class financial hub. Located at 8 Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong Island, it faces Victoria Harbour. Designed in collaboration by the famed American architect César Pelli and Hong Kong architect Yim Sui-cheung, it boasts a total floor area of 436,000 square metres. It currently serves as the headquarters of…
The Hong Kong Maritime Museum (HongKongMaritimeMuseum) is located on the ground floor of Murray House in Stanley Plaza, Hong Kong. It is a non-profit educational institution operated by Hong Kong's international shipping community. The museum was initiated by passionate members of Hong Kong’s maritime sector in late 2003 and officially...
Staircase Street is located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. As the name suggests, it is a street dominated by stairs. With the exception of a small section south of Hollywood Road, next to the Man Mo Temple, which allows vehicles to enter Square Street, the rest of the street consists entirely of stone steps. Built between 1841 and 1850 during the early days of Hong Kong's establishment as a colony, it has a long history and has now been designated by the Antiquities and Monuments Office of Hong Kong as...
The Tai Wah San Yuen Man Mo Temple is located on Hollywood Road in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. It is one of the early Chinese temples built after the establishment of Hong Kong as a colony and was, in the early days, authorized by the British colonial government to conduct oaths and resolve disputes among Chinese people using traditional Chinese methods such as "chicken head chopping" and "burning yellow paper." The temple was designated as a statutory monument of Hong Kong on November 12, 2010. …
Bowen Garden is an open-air sports ground located in Sheung Wan on Hong Kong Island, colloquially known as "Little Garden." It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The park is surrounded by urban buildings on all sides: to the east is the Sheung Wan Sun Wu Commercial Association School at Kui Hin Court, to the north is Po Hing Fong looking toward Hollywood Road, to the south is the Second School of the King George V School Old Boys' Association at Pui Ching Court, and to the west is…
Possession Street (formerly known as Possession Street), located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, is the oldest street in Hong Kong. Running from the higher terrain of Hollywood Road to the south, it borders Bonham Strand East directly to the north, connects to Queen's Road West to the northwest, and adjoins Queen's Road Central to the southeast. In the early days of Hong Kong’s founding as a colony, this street was...
Wing Lee Street is a street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, located south of Belcher's Street in the southern part of Sheung Wan, between Staircase Street and Hollywood Road. It runs east-west and features nine tong lau (tenement buildings) constructed in the early 1950s. The area is famous for preserving the characteristics of 1960s Hong Kong, and the Berlin Film Festival award-winning Hong Kong movie "A Simple Life" ("岁月神偷") was filmed here. …
Lung Fu Shan Country Park was established on December 18, 1998, and is a country park located in the western part of Hong Kong Island. Covering an area of about 47 hectares, it is the smallest country park in Hong Kong. The park encompasses the slopes of Lung Fu Shan and the western mid-levels of High West above Harlech Road, mainly consisting of densely forested hillsides. Lung Fu Shan...
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is the cathedral church of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. Located on Caine Road in Central, Hong Kong, it was completed in 1888. The cathedral can accommodate over 1,000 people and currently holds multiple Masses every Sunday, as well as midnight Masses on Christmas Eve and Holy Saturday. It also hosts weddings for parishioners. In 200…
St. John's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Hong Kong Island Diocese of the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (Anglican Church), located at 4-8 Garden Road in Central, Hong Kong. The cathedral was founded in 1847, completed and consecrated in 1849, making it the oldest Western ecclesiastical building in Hong Kong and the only piece of real estate in the territory that is legally classified as land rather than leasehold. St. John's Cathedral mainly consists of three main buildings...
The official name of Stone Slab Street is “Pottinger Street,” a street in Hong Kong located on Hong Kong Island in Central. The street connects Hollywood Road uphill and Connaught Road Central downhill. The section between Queen’s Road Central and Hollywood Road is quite steep, so the road surface was paved with stone blocks designed with alternating sunken and raised sections—this not only made it easier for pedestrians to walk up and down but also allowed rainwater to drain away along both sides, which is why people commonly call it “Stone Slab Street.” In 1858, the Hong Kong government named this street Pottinger Street in honor of the first Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Henry Pottinger. Stone Slab Street has been designated as a Grade I historic building by the Antiquities and Monuments Office of Hong Kong.
Bonham Strand refers to two streets in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, namely Bonham Strand East and Bonham Strand West. The two streets are not entirely connected. The eastern end of Bonham Strand East connects to Queen's Road Central near Jervois Street and Wellington Street, while its western end links to Possession Point and the junction of Queen's Road Central and Queen's Road West. Bonham Strand West starts from a section of Bonham Strand East near Possession Point…
The Museum of Tea Ware was formerly known as the Old Commander of the Forces House, also called Flagstaff House. It is located at 10 Cotton Tree Drive, Hong Kong Park, on Hong Kong Island. This two-storey building once served as the official residence of the Commander of the British Forces in Hong Kong during the colonial period, and is the oldest surviving building in Hong Kong with strong British colonial architectural features. The structure is…
The Cenotaph is a monument in Hong Kong, located on Chater Road in Central. Erected in 1923, it was originally built to commemorate soldiers who died during World War I. After World War II, it was rededicated to honor those who perished in both world wars. The monument holds significant historical value, and has been designated as a…
The Temple of Lu Ban, also known as Lu Ban Temple, is located at 15 Tsing Lin Terrace, Sai Wan. It is the only temple in Hong Kong Island dedicated to Lu Ban and is currently listed as a Grade I historic building in Hong Kong. Built in the 10th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1884), the two-courtyard, non-courtyard-style structure enshrines Lu Ban, the patron saint of the construction trades. The temple features numerous exquisitely crafted protective walls…
Chater Garden is located on Chater Road in Central, Hong Kong Island. It was officially opened on October 20, 1978, and is one of Hong Kong’s important parks, named after Sir Paul Chater. Sir Paul Chater was a cricket enthusiast, …
The Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre is an art development centre under the Art Promotion Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong. Located on the western side of Hong Kong Park in Admiralty, Hong Kong Island, it serves as a place where visual artists can observe, learn from, and exchange ideas to develop their creative work. The Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre was formerly the Cassels Block of the old Victoria Barracks...
The Peak Tower is a distinctive building in Hong Kong, located in the Mid-Levels area on the slope of Victoria Peak, nestled between Tai Ping Shan and Mount Gough in the Valley of the Peak. It also serves as the terminus of the Peak Tram, and its address is 128 Peak Road. Although it sits at an elevation of 396 meters above sea level rather than the very highest point of the peak, its design is striking yet does not obstruct…
Statue Square is a public square in Hong Kong, located on Hong Kong Island in Central. It was a landmark plaza in the early days of Victoria City. Following the fall of Hong Kong and post-war urban development, Statue Square no longer houses any statues of members of the British royal family, with only a monument commemorating the banker Sir Catchick Paul Chater remaining. In the 1960s, the government redesigned the square into its current form for public leisure use.
The Central Promenade is located near Minguang Street in the Central and Western District of Hong Kong, stretching 1.4 kilometers along the Victoria Harbour. With stunning views of the harbour, it also frequently hosts various sports events. Address: Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, China Type: Urban park…