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1

Hung Shing Temple

Built around 1847-1852.

Grade I historic buildings in Hong Kong now.

Temple for people to visit to keep the ship safe.

Mainly worshipping Hung Shing.

2

Woo Cheong Pawn Shop 和昌大押

  • Built in 1888

  • Grade II historic buildings in Hong Kong

  • Traditional tong lau shophouse

  • Both residential and commercial functions in early days

  • Became pawnshop in 1947

  • signage -> a bat holding a coin

  • “Johnston Road Redevelopment Project” in 2003, finished in 2007

  • Added Baroque architectural elements

  • Restaruants

3

Lee Tung Street 利東街

  • Wedding Card Street (囍帖街)

  • Print shops began to gather in the 1950s

  • Producing wedding invitations, lai see, fai chun in the 1970s

  • Shopping mall in 2015

  • Called Lee Tung Avenue

  • Chinese name is same as the street name

  • Combined Chinese and Westen culture

4

舊灣仔郵政局

Old Wan Chai Post Office was built in 1913 used as a post office from 1915 to 1992
Became the first Environmental Resource Centre of the Environmental Protection Department in 1993 after renovated aims to prompte environmentllay friendly

5

藍屋

Built in 1922, it is listed as a "Grade 1 Historic Building"

It was the earliest Chinese hospital in Hong Kong call Hua Tuo Hospital

Lim Cho is Lim Sai Wing's nephew, Lim Cho, used the building as a martial arts school and a Dit Da clinic in 1960.

Now the upstairs is the residence and the bottom is Hong Kong House of Stories

6

1963木十豆寸(餐廳)

"1963" is the year when the tenement building was built

木十豆寸 is part of a Chinese word (樹) which mean tree

because there is a tree next to the tenement building so the restaurant name call 1963木十豆寸

Interior decoration is old fashion design so you can feel the old vibe in there and chill

7

金紫荊廣場

Build in 1997

Celebrate Handover of Hong Kong on 1st July, 1997

The meaning of bauhinia is harmonious family relationship (China and Hong Kong)

Hong Kong can always be prosperous

Meaning of the sculpture of The Great Wall of China is China will embrace Hong Kong (China will take care of Hong Kong like a mother)

Tour of group 0 in Wan Chai
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