Hornsey Road Park is located at the junction of Hornsey Road and Tat Chee Avenue in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It features various water play facilities built along the stream that flows from Little West Lake, providing a recreational space for the public. The park is currently under the management of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Utilizing the natural stream from Little West Lake and the terrain’s elevation changes, Hornsey Road Park has created water streams, waterfalls, and more…
The Cattle Shed Art Village is located at 63 Ma Tau Kok Road, Ma Tau Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, adjacent to the cluster of old buildings on Thirteen Streets. It is a venue offering rental spaces for art studios. The site was formerly a central slaughterhouse for cattle,…
St. Teresa's Church (English: St. Teresa's Church) is a Catholic church located at 258 Prince Edward Road, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Its consecration ceremony was held on December 18, 1932. The year 2007 marked the 75th anniversary of the church's establishment. According to regulations set by the Hong Kong government, St. Teresa's...
The Hong Kong Housing Authority Exhibition Centre, located on the 3rd floor of Homantin Plaza at 80 Fuk Wing Street, Chai Wan Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong, is a museum that introduces the development of public housing in Hong Kong, established by …
Sung Wong Toi (or Sung Huang Toi) is a commemorative stone slab located in Kowloon City District, Hong Kong. The park’s current site was officially completed in late 1959. It is said that Emperor Duanzong of Song, Zhao Shi, and his younger brother Zhao Bing were pursued by Yuan Dynasty troops and fled south to this area. To commemorate the event, later generations carved the three characters “Sung Wong Toi” onto a large rock.
Hong Kong Baptist University, abbreviated as HKBU, is a public university with a background in the Baptist Christian tradition. It aims for “whole-person education” as its educational goal and ideal, and its motto is “Diligence in Faith and Action.” In 2010, the Times…
Dr. & Mrs. Hung Hin Shiu Museum of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist Universit…
Hutchison Park (formerly known as Whampoa Park) is a public park located in Kowloon, Hong Kong, between Holt Road, Min Yuet Street, Tai Wan Road, and Dyer Avenue. It is adjacent to the nearby Fisherman's Wharf. The park was funded and built by Hutchison Whampoa Group and handed over to the British Hong Kong government for management on October 26, 1991...
Carpenter Road Park (English: Carpenter Road Park) is located on Carpenter Road, Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is near Kowloon City Plaza and Kowloon Walled City Park, covering an area of 2.68 hectares. Managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, it was completed in April 1989 and is open to the public free of charge. The television program "City Forum" is also occasionally held here. The site of Carpenter Road Park was formerly Sai Tau Tsuen, which was demolished in 1984, and the current park was subsequently built on the site.
Kowloon Tsai Park (English: Kowloon Tsai Park) is a large park in Hong Kong, located in Kowloon Tsai, Kowloon. It was officially opened on June 5, 1964, by then-Governor Sir David Trench and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong. The park covers an area of 14.99 hectares. 19…
Olympic Garden Park (English: Olympic Garden) is located in the southern part of Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong, near the former Kai Tak Airport, and is the first place name in Hong Kong to be named after the Olympics. The park is situated within the Kowloon City Roundabout, with an overpass above it connecting Argyle Street to Prince Edward Road East (opened on April 25, 1972…
Maung Kung Uk is a Hakka indigenous village in the Sai Kung District of Hong Kong. Its main residents include indigenous families surnamed Yu, Shing, and Lau, each with their own ancestral hall, as well as families surnamed Fung. All three ancestral halls are single-story tiled-roof houses. The village was established in the early Qing Dynasty. The founding ancestor of the Yu family was Yu Dekui, a branch from Ting Kok Village in Tai Po. The Shing family...
Saigon Seafood Street, also known as Saigon Praya Square, is a pedestrian street in Hong Kong located along the waterfront in the town center of Sai Kung, New Territories. Themed around seafood, it features over ten seafood restaurants. In front of these eateries are large aquariums where customers can pick their favorite seafood, which is then prepared and cooked by the chefs inside. Whether you are a…
This is the site of Hong Kong’s only current cruise terminal, developed by Wharf and opened on March 22, 1966, as the first shopping mall in all of Asia at the time. The shopping center of Ocean Terminal is part of Harbour City, the largest shopping area and luxury brand hub in Hong Kong. Address: Salisb…
Kowloon Walled City Park is located at the junction of Tung Tau Tsuen Road and Tung Ching Road in Kowloon City, Hong Kong, near the Hosanna Church, and boasts a rich and long historical background. In the history of Hong Kong, Kowloon Walled City was the only piece of Hong Kong territory that was neither ceded nor leased to Britain, covering an area of 29,000 square meters. In 1994, it was transformed into a Chinese garden with distinctive Hong Kong features…
Shengshan Zhen Tang is the largest Taoist temple in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a charitable religious organization encompassing Taoism and Buddhism, located at 7-8 Lut Lun Street, Kowloon Tong. The “Shengshan Zhen Tang Chinese and Western Medicine Clinic” is situated on Ka Ping Tat Road, Kowloon City. The predecessor of Shengshan Zhen Tang was the “Peng Ying Ge,” established in 1942 in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, China, which included a branch called the “Shan Bao Shan She”…
Hoi Sham Park (English: Hoi Sham Park) is a park located on Lok Shan Road, To Kwa Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was officially opened in 1972 and features facilities such as Hoi Sham Pavilion, two football pitches, and a children’s playground. The original site of Hoi Sham Park was a small island in the sea—Hoi Sham Island—where there used to be…
Hong Shing Ancient Temple is located on Kau Sai Chau in Sai Kung, Hong Kong, and is a typical rural temple structure. As the residents of Kau Sai Village made their living from fishing, they pooled funds to build the temple to worship the sea deity Hong Shing for safety. The temple is a two-courtyard, three-bay building, with a decorative screen in the entrance hall. The main hall’s shrine enshrines Hong Shing, the God of Wealth, and the Water God. According to villagers’ legends…
Tung Lung Chau, also known as Tung Lung Island, is the southernmost island in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung District. It lies south of Clear Water Bay Peninsula and southeast of Hong Kong Island’s Sai Wan, covering an area of 2.42 square kilometers. Since it is situated south of Fat Tong Mun, the island was historically called Nam Fat Tong or Nam Tong Chau. The nearby Nam Tong Hoi Hap (now more commonly written as Lam Tong Hoi) to the southwest of the island...
Located at Tai Chung Hau, Pak Sha Wan in Sai Kung, Hong Kong Foguang Temple was originally a Taoist site. In the late 1940s, when this area was still a wild, mountainous region, the founding master of the temple had already set his sights on the location. He dug into the sand to build structures and established the Taoist practice ground. By the 1950s, it had gradually taken shape. In 1975, the founding master turned to Buddhism, and since then, Foguang Temple has become a serene place where monks chant scriptures…