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Tsim
Sha Tsui East Waterfront
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Above: Hong
Kong Island skyline viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui East promenade.
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 This
has to be one of the most beautiful waterfront evening strolls you
can have with your date. I would say that though it does not have
the sidewalk restaurants like those along the river in Singapore,
it has the view to make up for it because you can see Hong
Kong Island across the harbor
with all its buildings. No picture can do it justice - even if you
have a large-format camera. (TST is short for Tsim
Sha Tsui). This is also the place to view the Symphony
of Lights laser show. |
Above:
Vendors at photo stands are at hand to
take your picture for you. |
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Above: Tsim Sha Tsui promenade
is a popular place for many couples
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Above: the Avenue of Stars
on Tsim Sha Tsui promenade 
Above: sunset on Tsim Sha
Tsui promenade
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On the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade is also the
Avenue
of Stars where you can take a picture with Bruce
Lee and put your hands into Jacky Chan's hand prints.
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Above :the breathtaking view of
Hong Kong Island and the Victoria Harbor from Tsim Sha Tsui promenade
- good to sit and take it all in.
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 At
the waterfront are also the Cultural
Center, Space
Museum, and the Museum of Art. You can also enjoy a meal at
a restaurant
overlooking the harbor facing the beautiful Hong
Kong Island skyline. (Left:
Hong Kong Musuem of Art near the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.) |
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Since a marriage registration office is nearby, sometimes you
will also get to witness the taking of bridal pictures. On a day
deemed lucky to the Chinese, you will even see more than one couple.
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The Tsim Sha Tsui East waterfront is very easy to get to.
- Take the MTR and
get off at Tsim
Sha Tsui.
- Take exit E.
- Once above ground, you're on Nathan
Road. Go straight (south), cross Middle Road, continute
to the corner (Salisbury Road, the Peninsula
Hotel is on your right) and turn right.
- Keep going the same direction. You will first pass Peninsula
Hotel, then the Salisbury
YMCA, and then you'll have to take a pedestrain tunnel to
cross Kowloon Park Drive.
- Cross Canton Road.
- Continue straight. Star House will be on your right.
- Follow the sidewalk and curve left. The Star
Ferry pier will be on your right.
- After passing the Star
Ferry pier, you will be at the western end of the Tsim Sha
Tsui East waterfront, where you can see the century-old
clock tower.
Alternate route from Hong Kong Island:
- Take the Star
Ferry either in Wan
Chai or Central
district and head for Tsim
Sha Tsui.
- Once the ferry arrives at Tsim Sha Tsui and you are out of
the pier area, turn right (east). Within 30 yards/meters, you
will be at the western end of the Tsim Sha Tsui East waterfront,
where you can see the century-old
clock tower.
(updated 2009.9.19)
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