SPD4459 Destination - Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences (香港醫學博物館)

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Today, I would like to introduce the Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences (香港醫學博物館).

This Museum aims to collect and preserve materials of historical interest relating to the development of medical sciences in Hong Kong, to promote research and public interest in health matters, the development of medicine in Hong Kong and neighbouring regions and the interaction between scientific and traditional medicine and to promote cooperation between the Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences and local or international institutions with similar objectives.

There are some preserved organs that are displayed for people to know more about the structures of that organ.

Also, there are some models that are showing you the situation of some surgical operation.

For more details, the Hong Kong Museum is located at No.2 Caine Lane, Mid-Level, Hong Kong. And, the admission fee are HK$20.00 for an Adults; HK$10.00 for a Children/Full-time students/Senior Citizens/Disabled Persons; HK$50.00 for a Family Package (2 adults and maximum of 3 children).

Please visit http://www.hkmms.org.hk/English/main.htm to get more information ! !

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SPD4459 Destination - Stone Wall Trees (石牆樹)

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There is one special destination in Central and Western District. When you walk through the street in this District, you may find that the trees in retaining walls. Between the 19th century and World War II, the Hong Kong Government and other contractors constructed masonry stone walls to prevent these hazards. Not until the last two decades have slopes been stabilised through cementing.

In early constructed walls, opened joints between stones allowed strong species like banyans to sprout. Traffic and human activities carry on despite the growth of these plants, which further stabilise the retaining walls they are growing on. As time goes by, sprouts mature into fully developed stone wall trees.

As of today, 1275 stone wall trees are situated on 504 masonry stone retaining walls, with 110 walls in the Central and Western District, where most walls remain, with many others in Wan Chai District. A majority of these trees have lived for over a century.

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SPD4459 Destination - Sai Wan Swimming Shed (西環泳棚)

Let's go to swim before the weather is getting cold ! ! ! :D

The bridge 泳棚橋

Have you ever seen this place before? Lots people came here for taking their masterpiece and upload to the Instagram and Facebook !~ You can google 西環泳棚 and you can see more photos ~



This is Sai Wan Swimming Shed, which is located in Mount Davis. It built in the 70s as there was no any public swimming pools in the past. Therefore, people built a shed that is next to the sea, it is convenient for people to go swimming.
Nowadays, it becomes a popular place for photographers. The swimming shed, beacon and sunset views turned into the characters inside the photos.

The sea view 泳棚海景呀 ! ! !

It is easy to get there ! You can take Cityroute route 5B and get off at the last bus stop, then you can go to the oppositie of the street and walk down the stairs.

The bathroom and locker 浴室和儲物室

When you go down there, you will there are two blocks of houses in green color. They are the bathroom and lockers for people who go to swim.

Hope you guys like this place !!




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SPD4459 Destination - Central Market (中環街市)

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Central Market Central Market ~ ~ ~

Central Market was the past of Guangzhou market. IT built in 1895 and contains 4/F.

spd 4459 central market

However, it  stop functioning in March 2003 and have been restructured.

spd4459  central market

The Upper Central Market is converted into Central Shopping Gallery (also known as Central Shopping Gallery), 

spd4459 upper central market

The other part is disabled and the Wai Wai plate, and a footbridge connecting the escalator system and Hang Seng Bank Head Office Building.

spd4459 upper central market

Location: Queen's Road junction with Graham Street

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SPD4459 - 情陷中西區 之 PMQ彈彈波

SPD4459 Destinations - Western Market (西港城)

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Hey guys, Piggie want to pick you guys to a old building in Central - Western Market (西港城).

Let me talk about its history first. The building was originally the old Western Market (North Block), which was identified by Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) as one of the Declared Monuments in 1990. At present, it is the oldest market building surviving in Hong Kong.

Urban Renewal Authority (URA) (The former Land Development Corporation) converted the market into a centre of traditional traders, arts and crafts in 1991 and renamed it as "the Western Market". Adopting the concept of adaptive-reuse, the building has been added mant different theme restaurant and boutique shops that turning the building and the vicinity into a place for lifestyle shopping and leisure activities.

The entrance of Western Market

Western Market has converted into a shopping complex, is an Edwardian-style building featuring shops selling arts and crafts, and fabric merchants who were originally located in the old alleys of Central. Completed in 1906, the impressive building has a red brick exterior with a handsome granite arch over its entrance and attractive 'bandaged' brickwork.

There are many shops are selling arts and crafts

The Red Hong Kong Mail Box

Near the Western Market, you can find a red Hong Kong Mail Box, it is used in the past Hong Kong and now we cannot usually find in the street. Therefore, it is very valuable, it you visit the Western Market, you should take a photo with the Mail Box!

Please visit http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/shop/where-to-shop/malls-and-department-stores/western-market.jsp to get more information ! !

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SPD4459 Destinations - Des Voeux Road (海味街)

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Dried seafood is a common ingredient in Chinese cooking and traditional tonics, and in Hong Kong, this trade is clustered around a section of Des Voeux Road West in Sheung Wan, commonly known as Dried Seafood Street.

Up to 50 years ago the area was dominated by salted fish stores, when workers would dry their products on rooftops, sell them on the ground floors and live on the floors in between. As the area became more residential, businesses expanded their sales pitch to include more high-end and auspicious options, including the Chinese banquet favourite abalone.


Today, these shops sporting strange and exotic fare are fantastic insights into local food and health culture. In the mornings, trucks line the street replenishing the shops, which soon become choked with housewives inspecting the likes of black moss, dried snakeskin, dried sausage and expensive dried scallop. The street is particularly lively in the run up to Chinese New Year when households are preparing for festive banqueting.

地址: 香港上環文咸東西街至德輔道西一帶


開放時間: 24小時營業


開放提示:  各店營業時間不同


每週休息日: 星期日


前往方法: 路線 - 步行、起點: 上環港鐵站、需時：8 分鐘

Source: 

http://www.discoverhongkong.com/

http://travel.ulifestyle.com.hk/DetailSpot.php?id=ADgRYBEq

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SPD4459 Destinations - The long long ladder street

Welcome back to #SPD4459 The footprints in Central and Western District Blog!
Today Piggie will bring you to the long long ladder street in Sheung Wan!

                                      

The Ladder Street (樓梯街) is a street which is consisting entirely with stairs in Sheung Wan. The stairs are made by granite (花崗石), it has already built for hundred years!

樓梯街原本由花崗石鋪成，歷經百多年歷史，現時大部分已鋪上混凝土，亦更換了新型鐵欄，但不少歷史痕跡亦能清晰可看，例如舊式護土牆、樹牆及街道旁的護欄等。

Hong Kong Government has listed it as declared monuments(一級歷史建築) which means the street is legally declared to be "protected". Ladder street total lengths with 350 meters, it starts from the Queen's road, go through the Cat Street, Hollywood Road, Square Street, Bridges Street to Caine Road.

樓梯街由皇后大道中起，沿山勢而上，經過摩羅街、荷李活道、四方街、必列者士街及裕林臺，直至堅道止，全長350米。不少電影、電視劇集曾在此取景。

Let me show you the different side of ladder street!

There is only two streets are listed in the declared monuments in Hong Kong, and both of the streets are placed in Central and Western District. One is this Ladder street and another one is Slate Street (石板街) in Central. To figure it more out, you may check out our past posts!

Please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladder_Street to get more information ! !

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SPD4459 Starbucks Coffee Time! (星巴克限時優惠)

             

Piggie has introduced the vintage and special Duddell Street Starbucks to you guys in the past posts. Moreover, there is not only one Starbucks in Central and Western District. You may find it anywhere!!! Catch your time and Enjoy the coffee!

SPD4459 Destination - General Post Office (香港郵政總局)

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General Post Office is the headquarters of the Post Office in Hong Kong. HK $ 43 million was used to built in 11th August , 1976.

Spd4459 Post Office

Post Office has different facilities ranging from a post office counters, PO Box, boxes to Postal & postshop Gallery

Spd459 post chop

Postal & postshop Gallery is mainly showing the post items, pictures and stamps of the evolution of the Hong Kong History. It categorized as two areas which are "Collection Stamps zone" and "History Corner."

spd4459 happy postal gallery 

It is totally free of charge!!!!!!!!!!! Come and have fun~~

Opening Hours
Monday to Saturday:              8:00am to 18:00pm
Sundays and public holidays: 9:00am to 17:00pm

Location: 2nd Connaught Place, Central, Hong Kong Island

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SPD4459 Destinations - Wing Lee Street 永利街

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Wing Lee Wing Lee, What is Wing Lee?

Wing Lee Street buildings contains  currently unique and rare architectural features in Central and western district. It has a score of old-style traditional shops.

Repaired buildings in Wing Lee Streets

After Wing Lee Street was acquired by Urban Renewal Authority, some of the flats were being repaired and rent for artists.

永利街 No.10

SPD4459 Tang House 唐樓唐樓唐樓 yo

Many Tang House(唐樓) are located in there! If you are interested in 50s, 60s Hong Kong, It is definitely a good place to for a look.

Wing Lee Street has been incorporated into the Urban Renewal Authority projects, of which three will retain the original tenement buildings, and the rest for residential redevelopment


Have you even see the movie Echoes of the Rainbow (歲月神偷)? The movie that got the Berlin Film Festival Hong Kong firm award!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This movie choose Wing Lee Street for 
framing.

Bridges Street Market
必列者士街街市

This is Bridges Street Market that is next to Wing Lee Street. It wasbuilt in 1953, which is the first market was bulit in cement in Honh Kong. This is a Bauhaus style(包浩斯風格) historical building that pay attention to the functional and simple look. It is going to revitalized to become the News Expo in 2016.

The playgound next to Bridges Street Market

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Location:Wing Lee Street in Sheung Wan
Transport:MTR
Starting point: the MTR Central Station  

Walked along Hillier Street Lane, turn left at the corner staircase 

Required: about 5 minutes

Please visit http://www.hkac.org.hk/artisthomebase/tc/ and http://travel.ulifestyle.com.hk/DetailSpot.php?id=ADMRZBEoA3w to get more information ! !

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SPD4459 Destinations - St John's Cathedral (聖約翰座堂)

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Hello everybody!! This is Piggie again!  Today we are going to explore one of the classic cathedral in Hong Kong. Time to have a historical lesson with you all!

The St. John's Cathedral (聖約翰座堂), officially The Cathedral Church of St. John the Evangelist is located at 4 Garden Road, Central, which is an Anglican cathedral in Hong Kong. It is the Diocesan cathedral of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island and the focus of the Province of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (香港聖公會). It also the Archbishop of Hong Kong.

From the outside of the building, you can already see the building style of the English Gothic architecture. This style was flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520. 

As you can see from the pictures below, The design is well known with its pointed arch(lancet) characteristic. Pointed arches were used almost universally, not only in arches of wide span such as those of the nave arcade, but also for doorways and lancet windows.

Meanwhile, the cathedral also held a lot of interesting event such as Cathedral Choir, Evensong Choir and sermons everyday and week. You will definately have a good time and relax you mind in the cathedral .

The cathedral would be a good place to chill in such a busy distrist and after the whole sightseeing day, aspecially for those who were obsessed of classical architecture and religious history.

Hope you enjoy the cathedral and make sure that you keep following our update for more new and fascinating destination. See you next time!

Please visit http://www.stjohnscathedral.org.hk/ to get more information ! !

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SPD4459 Destinations - PMQ 元創坊 x 特色到喊既太平山街 Tai Ping Shan Street ! ! !

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Hello ! This is Piggie again ! ! !

I visited PMQ 元創坊 in Central on last Saturday night. It was a police married quarters (已婚警察宿舍) for married junior police offiers, which was closed since 2000.

It is now being transform to a creative industries landmark called PMQ, therefore creating a platform in Hong Kong's creative industies.

Shops in PMQ 元創坊 

The corridor in each floors~
PMQ裡面既走廊

PMQ includes 2 blocks of bulidings and a platform on ground floor. Those flats become studios and shops nowadays. Each of them are unique and artistic as they rent for artists from different countries. PMQ is a platform for artists to share their masterpiece and ideas with public. 

Pandas 1600 in PMQ
pandas 1600貓熊世界之旅-香港

PMQ holds myraids of programmes and events in every months. As I know that they are going to hold performance and gourment market in Halloween ! ! ! ! ! 好驚驚呀! ! So Scary ! !

By the way, when I went to PMQ on last Saturday, there was held an event called "Oktoberfest". It is a beer festival and people can taste differents types of beers and foods! 

PMQ既獨有Signs~

PMQ元創坊平台~

The atmosphere was nice and the beer competition was so exciting !

The video was taken by me, let's take a look !

The art works ~

As you can see that the art works are meaningful and representable. Moreover, the organization did well in histroic preservation. You can still see lots of  heritage design in that building. 

Windows in  round shape
古式圓形窗戶

The Letterbox
以前既信箱~

After that, I went to Tai Ping Shan street. It is differ from other places in Central. Lots of gallaries, boutiques and cafe are located in there. You may feel relax when you walked through the street as it has its own culure. The buildings on the both side of the street are in old architecture. However, the stores are trendy and fashionable. You can see that when the old buildings crossover with trendy culture and they match each other ! ! ! It is unbelieveable !好難觸摸呀!!

Antiques shop in Tai Ping Shan Street 

太平山街既特色古董商店

How to get there?

PMQ: 

You can go there by mtr, get off at Sheung Wan Station and find Exit E2. 

After that, you can walk along the Wellington Street and turn left of Aberdeen Street.

Walk through the street until you see PMQ on your right hand side

首先坐地鐵於上環E2出口上路面

然後沿威靈頓街向上行，再轉右

接上鴨巴甸街再向上行約5分鐘

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太平山街 Tai Ping Shan Street



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Please visit http://www.pmq.org.hk/ to get more information ! !

Posted by SPD4459 Internet Marketing and Public Relations student - Alfred