In the Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong, you can find a place named “Hollywood Road.” When you hear the name Hollywood Road, it might evoke thoughts of the famous Hollywood Boulevard in the United States. Interestingly, in Hong Kong, you can indeed find a street bearing the same name. However, Hong Kong’s Hollywood Road has no connection whatsoever with ...
Next to Man Mo Temple, where Guan Yu and Confucius are revered as deities, you can discover a small staircase street. This place is well-known as one of Hong Kong’s beautiful staircase streets, called “Ladder Street” in English. In Guangdong dialect, it is referred to as “Lau Tai Gai,” where “Lau Tai Gai” means “ladder” in English. “Ladder Street: A ...
In China, you can find temples dedicated to the worship of gods associated with war and literature. These figures, revered as gods of war and literature, are well-known in Korea as well. The god of war, Guan Yu, is a prominent figure from the historical novel “Romance of the Three Kingdoms,” while Confucius, the founder of Confucianism, is a highly ...
Just like in Insadong, Seoul, the capital of South Korea, where you can find various stores selling old antiques, you can find a similar street in Hong Kong. It’s called Cat Street and it’s located in the Sheung Wan area of Hong Kong. “Find Cat Street near Man Mo Temple in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong” Cat Street is an alley ...
In Hong Kong, you can still find well-preserved buildings from the past British colonial era, some of which are still in everyday use. In the Sheung Wan area of Hong Kong, you can come across red-brick buildings from the British colonial period, one of which is currently in use under the name of Western Market. “Originally a Grocer from the ...
Just as Seoul National University is regarded as the top university in South Korea, the University of Hong Kong holds a similar status as the best university in Hong Kong. Established in 1991, the University of Hong Kong boasts a long history and is often praised as the “Harvard of Asia.” Over the course of more than a century, it ...
In Hong Kong, you can find a variety of restaurants known for their delicious dim sum. One well-known establishment, “Tim Ho Wan,” which is famed as the world’s cheapest Michelin 1-star restaurant, is also renowned for its focus on dim sum. Hong Kong is dotted with dim sum hotspots. Near the Hong Kong University, you can savor a special kind ...
During my trip to Hong Kong and Macau, I spent the first three nights in the Tsim Sha Tsui area, and for the final night, I opted for accommodation in the Sai Ying Pun area to the west of Hong Kong Island. In the Sai Ying Pun area of Hong Kong, you can find “Mui Fong Street,” a place that ...
During my recent trip to Hong Kong and Macau, I opted for a variety of accommodations. Initially, I started with a budget-friendly guesthouse, gradually upgrading my lodging as the journey progressed. After spending the first three nights in a guesthouse in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong, I decided to spend one night in the central area of ...
Hong Kong is not only a city known for its culinary delights but also for its shopping opportunities. Large shopping malls can be easily found throughout the city. On the Kowloon Peninsula across from Hong Kong Island, you can also find major shopping malls, and “Harbour City” in the Tsim Sha Tsui area is undoubtedly one of the prominent ones. ...
Hong Kong is often hailed as a city for food enthusiasts. It’s easy to find a wide variety of eateries throughout the city. On the third evening, I had planned to visit “Ho Hung Kee,” a Michelin 1-star restaurant in the Causeway Bay area, but unfortunately, it happened to be closed that day for a staff gathering. This led me ...
While in South Korea, “KakaoTalk” reigns as the nation’s messenger app of choice, overseas, many opt for “Line.” Line, too, was developed by a Korean company, but due to the dominance of KakaoTalk within Korea, Line initially struggled to secure a user base and even faced the possibility of being discontinued. However, a surge in international users, particularly in Japan ...