Above: a rustic tram
stopping at the crosswalk on Johnston
Road, a main street going through the Wan Chai district. |
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Just east of the Central
district and west of Causeway
Bay, Wanchai is an interesting area.
It can roughly be divided into three sections: the new northern
section along the harbor,
the mid section, and the southern section at the foothill..
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Above:
Hong
Kong Convention and Exhibition Center and other buildings
buildings near Victoria
Harbor. |
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perched on the Wanchai harborfront, the Hong
Kong Convention and Exhibition Center is a prominent structure
on the shore of the Victoria
Harbor. Although it's not government owned, it is still
practically the de facto venue for major state banquets.
In other times, major exhibitions fill its schedule. |
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| Right:
the HK
Convention and Exhibition Center with the 88-storied Central
Plaza behind it. Far right: the Bauhinia Square in front of
the HK CEC. |
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 Then
in the southern section closest to the hillside, there is the
more local residential area with some interestesting side streets
and rustic old buildings, but some of them have been or will be
torn down. However at least one of them, home to an old pawn
shop, has been preserved and renovated for fine dining (on
Johnston
Road near the MTR
staton).
Another one, named Blue House by the locals, has been classified
by the government as a "declared monument" - a grade
I historical building. It is located on Stone Nullah Lane. It's
blue because some years ago, when the government was revitalizing
the area, they had an abundance of blue paint! The building is
still being lived in. (2009.7.19)
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Above: Known to
the locals as the "blue house", this old building is
a landmark in the
southern part of Wan Chai.
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Above left: a delivery vehicle parked
in front of the to-be-demolished wet market.  |
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The mid section in between has a street where stores related
to renovation have congregated. You'll find interior design companies,
raw material shops for tiles, kitchen and bathroom fixtures, etc.
Then in this section is also the bar district that's been around
for decades.
Wan Chai is easily reached by tram,
by Star Ferry from Tsim
Sha Tsui (aka TST), Kowloon, or by MTR
(just get off at the Wan Chai station on the blue line).
updated 2009.6.13
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Above: a side street in Wan Chai
with two glowing neon
signs of restaurants. |
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| Above:
Wanchi area viewed from Victoria
Peak. Two clearly visible landmarks: the Central
Plaza on the left and Hopewell Center on the right. |
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