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Jan 23, 2023 10:41:35   #
nimbushopper wrote:
Terrific history lesson and photos Joe!


Thank you Gary, happy to hear that you enjoyed both.
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Jan 23, 2023 10:41:01   #
junglejim1949 wrote:
What an excellent series


Thank you Jim, glad you enjoyed this set also.
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Jan 23, 2023 10:40:26   #
J-SPEIGHT wrote:
Nice set Joe.


Thanks Jack, glad you enjoyed it.
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Jan 23, 2023 10:35:31   #
For your reference:

11 - Trip map of the Hong Kong segment of our tour, TST is just north of Hong Kong Island and Harbour in the southern part of Kowloon

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Jan 23, 2023 10:34:04   #
TSIM SHA TSUI, often abbreviated as TST, is an urban area in southern Kowloon. Tsim Sha Tsui EAST is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui.

GEOGRAPHY - TST is a cape on the tip of the Kowloon Peninsula pointing towards Victoria Harbour, opposite Central. Several villages had been established in this location before Kowloon was ceded to the British Empire in 1860. The name Tsim Sha Tsui in Cantonese means sharp sandspit. It was also known as Heung Po Tau, i.e. a port for exporting incense tree. Before any land reclamation, TST consisted of two parallel capes with a bay in between in the south. The west cape, Kowloon Point, the proper Tsim Sha Tsui, coincided with the small hill where the former Marine Police Headquarters was sited, while the east cape was the hill that is today known as Blackhead Point. The bay between the capes extended as far north as the present-day Mody Road. The area is hilly, although many hills were leveled for reclamation. Today, TST is a major tourist hub in Hong Kong, with many high-end shops, bars, pubs and restaurants that cater to tourists. Many of Hong Kong's museums are located in the area.

HISTORY - Before Kowloon was ceded to Britain in 1860, many villages were present in the area. Incense trees (Aquilaria sinensis) from New Territories were gathered at some quays in TST and transferred to Shek Pai Wan in southern Hong Kong Island to be exported to rest of the world. It was thus known as Heung Po Tau, the fragrant quay. Shortly after the land was ceded to Britain, construction began on the first section of TST's major thoroughfare, Nathan Road.

In 1888, the Star Ferry started to offer regular transport between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, and the area has flourished ever since. Until the 20th century, TST was a leafy suburb dominated by the people and facilities of the British military. Whitfield Barracks, converted into Kowloon Park in 1970, ran to the west of Nathan Road, and Kowloon Naval Yard occupied the waterfront to the west of the army encampment. In the early 20th century, Chinese people were allowed to live in the area to attract more people to trade in the colony. Garden houses were replaced with crowded residential blocks. Wharves and godowns were built along the west shore.

The Kowloon–Canton Railway (British Section) commenced service on 1 October 1910. The "Kowloon Station" in TST was approved to be constructed on reclaimed land in 1912. It was built on the new southern reclamation from 1913 to 1915. The rails extended along the western reclamation parallel to Chatham Road. Another major road, Salisbury Road, was completed in approximately the same period. The landmark Peninsula Hotel was built on the reclamation in 1928, opposite to the station.

TOURISM - Tourist hospitality is a major industry in TST. The area has the highest concentration of hotels in Hong Kong, including the iconic luxury hotel "The Peninsula" which opened in 1928. Other hotels in virtually every price range and level of luxury can be found throughout the area; Chungking Mansions on Nathan Road at the other end of the luxury scale is known for providing cheap lodging for backpackers. Besides the hotels with their upscale, star-studded restaurants, TST is also one of many places to find exotic restaurants in Hong Kong: Hillwood Road at the north of Observatory Hill concentrates on restaurants of different national dishes; Knutsford Terrace on the other side of the hill is a terrace of pubs while Kimberley Street is famous for its Korean cuisine restaurants and grocery stores. TST is one of the main shopping areas in Hong Kong, including high end stores and plenty of gigantic shopping malls, and it is still possible do do bargain shopping in the many small stores abundant in the area, particularly on the eastern side of Nathan Road. Finally, half of the major museums in Hong Kong are situated in TST, including the HK Space Museum, HK Museum of Art and the HK Cultural Centre which are all relatively recent structures located at the southern waterfront.

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With such an abundance of activities and destinations available in this exciting part of Hong Kong, I post today a potpourri mosaic of individual images portraying a sampling of these finds.


Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to THIS SERIES on SOUTH & EAST ASIA. See it at
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-724330-1.html

HONG KONG COUNTRY INFO in set # 196: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-762698-1.html

EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/user-topic-list?usernum=45105

Thanks for visiting, for improved clarity please view the downloads. I look forward to your comments and questions.

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1 - Entrance from the Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Station to the Ocean Terminal, now called Harbour City, in full Christmas Decor - already on November 3 !

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2 - Shopping street in Tsim Sha Tsui

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3 - Centenary Garden in Tsim Sha Tsui East: Reflections reminiscent of Greek columns on a glass building facade

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4 - Lunch at Guangdong Seafood Restaurant under a giant poster commemorating the Hong Kong reunification with China in 1997

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5 - Lunch at Guangdong Seafood Restaurant: Barbecued pork

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6 - Well-rounded sign for a Chinese/Japanese hotpot restaurant in Yau Ma Tei, slightly north of TST

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7 - The German Bierfest is still in full swing in early November (Octoberfest got an extension ….)

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8 - Attractive glass ceiling decoration in a building

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9 - Typical old-style building on Nathan Road in Mong Kok, just north of TST

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10 - Slavic style Christmas decoration at the Langham building in Mong Kok

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Jan 22, 2023 23:31:24   #
Susan yamakawa wrote:
Love Asian vegetables 💕😊👍


Thanks you Susan for looking in on the tour again - I share your love for Asian vegetables, both for the looks and the taste and nutritional value!
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Jan 22, 2023 23:30:29   #
lnl wrote:
A nice presentation, both the vendors and their produce and your photos.
I agree with the many others about the thousand year eggs. They surely won’t get me trying them except under duress. I hope the curing in salt and lye is done while the eggs are in their shells.


Thank you Ellen, you are in good company with your aversion to these eggs. And yes, the curing is done while the eggs are still in their shells.
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Jan 22, 2023 22:35:15   #
Bubalola wrote:
Love those traditional Chinese colors, from bright eye catchy garden delights to celebration of gold and red, Joe! Hope, it stays this way for years to come...


Thank you Eugene, there is sure hoping for that here as well!
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Jan 22, 2023 19:54:48   #
flathead27ford wrote:
Great looking vegetables and photographs! I was in Hong Kong in the late 70s. I have a fantastic night shot on slide of the bay. I really need to fond that slide because I want to make a photo on canvas print.


Thank you Kyle for looking in on my travelogue and your kind comment. Interesting, we moved to HK in 1979 and stayed there for 5 years - might have passed by you, who knows! Yes, the HK harbor is a great subject for photography, in almost any direction, from the shore in Kowloon looking over to HK Island with the tall peak, or from the peak down, fantastic both in daytime and at night. In today's post, I am showing the view of the harbor from the Star Ferry, another interesting vantage point.

Glad my post brought you back some good memories, if you have the time, I invite you to keep looking in over the next few weeks, you might find some other spots that you remember - even though HK has changed tremendously since you were last over there. At the end of my segment on HK, in about a month, I will have a series of shots of the harbor, day and night that might be interesting to you too. Hope you'll locate that slide to make that print! Welcome again to the tour!
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Jan 22, 2023 18:50:39   #
I remember that town, David, we used to pass through it frequently in the 90's and 00's when driving from our home in Yorktown Heights NY to Manchester VT when we went skiing at Stratton Mountain or Bromley Mountain. Thanks for the memories!
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Jan 22, 2023 18:42:13   #
Very nice set, Mike, with memories of sunnier, warmer days - they will come again!
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Jan 22, 2023 18:36:24   #
kpmac wrote:
Nicely done, Joe.


Thank you Ken, glad to hear that you enjoyed this harbor views.
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Jan 22, 2023 16:54:13   #
yssirk123 wrote:
Another fine set Joe!


Thank you Bill for your nice comment.
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Jan 22, 2023 16:52:44   #
Vince68 wrote:
Excellent set Joe showing the different harbor views. Interesting narrative as well.


Thanks Vince, glad you like these harbor views - and the harbor itself does have quite a story to tell!
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Jan 22, 2023 16:51:06   #
joecichjr wrote:
I've never been there, but your fantastic shots just confirm what my many students from there have told me
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Thank you Joe, yes it is really quite a harbor, busy with plenty of large and small boat traffic, and the steep hill on Hong Kong Island on one side and and immense amount of tall and taller buildings on both sides of the harbor - really quite exciting!
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