SPD4459 Destination - Sai Wan Pier, Kennedy Town (西環碼頭)

San Wan Pier 西環碼頭

Is it attractive? Have you ever seen the beautiful sunset before?  Today let me introduce a nice place for you, the San Wan Pier. 

It is a Public Cargo Working Area along the coast of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island. It is a very well known public space among local community in sai wan, the photographic community !

Also there is a corner called "The mirror of the sky(天空之鏡)", do you know why? 

Let's take a look of this photo and you will know what is the reason of being called this name.

The mirror of the sky天空之鏡

Actually there is a large puddle of reflecting the sky. This place becomes a famous place for taking photos. 

However, you can only go there after it rains, otherwise you can't find the puddle ! !

The Sunset

Moreover, the pier becomes a sunset spot. Since there is no any buildings blocked the views, you can enjoy the sunset view of 360 degree ! ! !

Although privately owned, the owner allows 24-hour access without setting any rules.

This area has a great view of the Victoria Harbour, and a nice sunset . People who hang out here usually are the neighbourhood, couples, families, dog lovers and youngsters. They love spending their time here. 

How to get there?


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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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Posted by SPD4459 Internet Marketing and Public Relations student - Alfred

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

Welcome back to SPD4459 Destinations in Central and Western District Blog!! #SPD4459

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 ! !

Posted by SPD4459 Internet Marketing and Public Relations student - Michael