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Mongkok
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Sai
Yeung Choi St. South is blocked off as pedestrians only on weekends
on Sundays and holidays a large part of the day, and also on weekdays
starting late afternoon. |
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 If
you want to go to the typical sights you see on postcards, one
place you will not be disappointed in is Mongkok.
You should go in the evening after dark because then you can
see the shop signs lit up in all kinds of neon
lights in Chinese - just like what you see on postcards. It
is in the heart of Kowloon and reachable by MTR.
But beware: it is crowded! After all, it is said to be the most
densely populated area in the world. You won't doubt that once
you set foot on streets like Sai Yueng Choi Street South. Even
during the day, you will wonder why so many people are there.
Don't they have to work??
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Above: crowds on Sai
Yeung Choi Street South |
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 Shown
to the right is Nathan
Road in Mongkok. Nathan Road is a main road in Kowloon running
from TST
to Mongkok, through Jordan
and Yau Ma Tei, with shops all along. Unfortunately it has also
earned a bad reputation because of some electronic
stores scamming on tourists. You should just go to a chain
store, there're many of them on Sai
Yeung Choi Street South.
Famous spots in Mongkok include the Ladies'
Market, the Mongkok
Computer Center, and the goldfish
market. Nearby are the bird
park, the flower
market, and Temple Street.
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Above
right: with its ever-present neon
signs, Nathan
Road is a main
thoroughfair through Mongkok area. |
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The scene in the photo immediately to the left is not considered
a traffic jam - the cars are just waiting for the traffic
light. Life in a big city! |
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Above left: Mongkok
Computer Center.  Above
center: Langham Place, a shopping mall and hotel. Above
right: Langham
Place winter decorations. |
 
Above left: Nathan
Road Above right:
Sai Yueng Choi
Street South |
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Other than the well-known tourist spots, Shanghai Street is also
an interesting place to visit. If you're looking for traditional
Chinese things like bamboo steamers, old-style Chinese scales,
or abacuses, or even traditional Chinese wedding gowns, you can
find them there (toward Yau Ma Tei area). But no telling how long
they'll still be around. Hong
Kong changes fast!
Then if you live in Hong Kong and are renovating, Portland Street
is where you can find store after store for tiles, wallpaper,
bathroom fixtures and fittings, etc.
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