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© Lonely Planet Publications NEIGHBOURHOODS & ISLANDS Tsim Sha Tsui East Promenade ( p95 ) Marvel at Hong Kong Island’s nightly skyscraper light show. The Peak Tram ( p78 ; see also p283 ) Hold on tight for a steep ascent. The Peak ( p78 ) Admire the views on a walk around Victoria Peak’s cooler climes. The Star Ferry ( p91 ; see also p273 ) Still the single best and still the best-value Hong Kong experience. Hong Kong Wetland Park ( p107 ) Skyscrapers at your back, serenity and nature in front. Hiking on Lantau ( p134 ; see also p226 ) You may not see a soul on Lantau’s wild ridges and coastal paths. A seafood ramble on Lamma ( p131 ) Build an appetite on a leafy, traffic-free perambulation on low-rise Lamma Island. Tian Tan Buddha ( p137 ) For a cost-free superlative. NEIGHBOURHOODS & ISLANDS ISLANDS & NEIGHBOURHOODS 46 onthe best mapsandplans, see and forsuggestions further details in the Transportchapter, Light Rail district.SeeCanton andtramstops ineach Railway piers andbus stations, ferry (KCR), forseafood lovers. fort;and PoToi,ahaven a300-year-old of remains TungLung Chau,withthe linkingLantauthe twocolossal bridges withtheNewTerritories; for the‘anchors’ Yi, WanandTsing ashoppingmecca;Ma andsomethingof Chau, laid-back andcountrytrails;littlePeng all,withexcellentbeaches walks; Lantau, islandof thelargest fleet; andfishing and easycountry Lamma,its traditionalvillage foritsrestaurants celebrated Cheung Chau, with called OutlyingIslandsaccessibleon adaytripfromHongKongIslandare: reserves; nature and the idyllicSaiKungPeninsula. important wetlands,forested either: tranquilareas mountains, oldwalledvillages, themore Don’tmiss all theskyscrapers. below and/ormuseums monasteries hiddensomewhere worthvisiting fortheirtemples, are NewTowns andcountryparks.Thearea’s andsomesurprisinglyunspoiledruralareas estates Sin. complex,SikYuenWongTai temple toHongKong’slargest computers from cheap so-calledNewKowloon,containing andbrothels.Beyond everything thedistrictsof markets are trades–andMongKok,asomewhatseedy street plying theirtime-honoured districtof retailers andother parlours Chinese pharmacies,mahjong outdoormarkets, you’llfindpawnshops, where – Tei Ma Yau of areas theworking-class are Tsui Sha Tsim andmuseums.awash withhotels Northof East andHungHom, Tsui Sha Tsim Totheeastare Tsui. Sha ping andentertainment districtTsim amusement HongKong’shome-grown andthemepark. nearby OceanPark, youcanrideinasampansettlement, (motorised aroundthe harbourorvisit where launch) HongKong’soriginal –andAberdeen, cafésand famousmarket its fashionablerestaurants, popular shoppingdistrictonHongKongIsland. andCausewayduring theVietnamWarbutnowapopularentertainment area; Bay, themost these daysbutstillanimportant transporthub;WanChai,aseedycentres district red-light andshopping hotels officetowers, of thanacluster more Central Admiralty,notmuch of are thefamous hometotherich, andthePeak, area Central theMid-Levels residential are HongKonginparts.Risingabove pre-war of thefeel retain districts. nightlife Kwai FongandSoho forbusiness,sightseeing,come here umpteentransportoptions,andentertainment in theLan place; whathappens(orisdecided)inHongKongtakes of much plies, thisdistrictiswhere something thatsurprises visitors. anddelights manyfirst-time andwildernessinabundance, space,greenery andoffers sparselypopulated farmore generally Beyond thingsthinout. these built-upareas, heavily theKowloonPeninsula. southern tipof HongKongIslandorthe the northernsideof seums, galleriesandotherplacesoccupyeither themu- Mostof other acrossVictoriaHarbour. faceeach Kowloon–which dential districtof Kong Islandandthebusycommercialresi- Hong of northernedge the skyscraper-clad – these areas twoof Hong Kongliesinthefirst andtheOutlyingIslands. New Territories HongKongIsland,Kowloon,the main areas: Think of HongKongasbeingdividedintofour Think of NEIGHBOURHOODS & ISLANDS &ISLANDS NEIGHBOURHOODS The land beyond this urban hub, most of it in the New Territories andtheOutlyingIslands,is itintheNewTerritories The landbeyondthisurbanhub,mostof The Transport boxes in this chapter provide quick reference for Mass TransitRail Kowloon- (MTR), forMass quickreference provide inthischapter The Transportboxes housing bagof onceHongKong’scountryplayground,istodayamixed The NewTerritories, istheshop- isKowloon–itsepicentre HongKongIslandandacrossVictoriaHarbour North of smallpopularseaside towns,includingStanley theislandare –with of On thesouthernedge The Hong Kong archipelago counts hundreds of islands, most uninhabited. Amongtheso- islands, mostuninhabited. of countshundreds The HongKongarchipelago to manages Wan,which To thewestandcontiguoustoCentral traditionalSheung ismore itsnameim- beginsinCentral HongKongIsland.As This chapter onthenorthernsideof commercial andsocialheartof The beating and the indefatigable Peak Tram.Totheeast Peak and theindefatigable ’Think of Hong as Kong Outlying Islands’. the and Territories New Island, Kowloon, the main areas: Hong Kong four into divided being p295 . Tai Po TAI PO (p121) SHA TIN (p124) Sha Yuen Tin Chau TSUEN WAN Kok (p105) Tai To Sai Kung Wai Shek Tsuen Wan Buffalo Hill Tsing KOWLOON Yi (pp88–9) Wong Shek Tai Sin Kip West East Sham Mel Lok San Brother Brother Shui Yau Fu Po Kong Po Yat Tsuen Kowloon City Po Chek Kwun Lam Lap Tong Sandy Kok Bay PENG CHAU Victoria Lei (p147) Harbour Yau Yue Tong Mun Peng Wong Chau Shau Kennedy Kei Lung Town Hang Wan Ngong LANTAU Happy Ping (p136) Hei Ling Valley Siu Chau Hong Sai Chau ABERDEEN Kong Chai Wan Kung To Island Wan West (p82) Lamma Aberdeen Channel Shouson HONG KONG Magazine Wong Hill ISLAND Island Ap Lei Chuk (pp54–5) Hang Chi Chau Dragon's Middle Back Ma Wan Island Peninsula Ap Lei Shek O Luk Pai Chau Ng Fan Stanley Chau Cheung Ngan Chung Chau Chau Hom STANLEY Kok (p82) Kau Pei LAMMA Chau Shek CHEUNG CHAU (p132) Kwu Chau (p143) Stanley Lamma Peninsula lonelyplanet.com lonelyplanet.com ITINERARY BUILDER HOW TO USE THIS TABLE Most of the sights, activities and eating and drinking attractions in Hong Kong are concentrated into a fairly tight area The table below allows you to plan a day’s worth of activities in any area of the city. Simply comprising of the northern edge of Hong Kong Island and the tip of Kowloon. Beyond these, things spread out into the select which area you wish to explore, and then mix and match from the corresponding larger and generally less built-up expanses of Hong Kong Island, the New Territories and the Outlying Islands. listings to build your day. The first item in each cell represents a well-known highlight of the area, while the other items are more off-the-beaten-track gems. ACTIVITIES Sightseeing Museums, Galleries, Monuments & Temples Outdoors Shopping Eating Drinking & Nightlife Central Hongkong & Shanghai Hong Kong Monetary Authority Information Centre ( p61 ) Graham St Market ( p58 ) The Landmark ( p162 ) Yun Fu ( p178 ) Drop ( p214 ) AREA Bank Building ( p53 ) Hanart TZ Gallery ( p35 ) Hong Kong Zoological & Lok Cha Tea Shop ( p163 ) Sichuan Cuisine Bank of China Botanical Gardens ( p58 ) IFC Mall ( p162 ) Da Ping Huo ( p184 ) Buildings ( p58 ) Lan Kwai Fong & Lung King Heen Legislative Council Soho ( p67 ) ( p177 ) Building ( p60 ) Sheung Wan & Man Mo Temple ( p67 ) Dr Sun Yat Sen Museum ( p77 ) Western Market ( p70 ) Hollywood Rd ( p156 ) Korea House Barco ( p208 ) the Mid-Levels Tai Ping Shan Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences ( p77 ) Man Wa Lane ( p71 ) Cat St ( p70 ) Restaurant ( p182 ) Club 71 ( p208 ) Temples ( p71 ) Possession St ( p71 ) Gaia Ristorante ( p182 ) Rice Bar ( p208 ) Queen’s Road West Leung Hing Chiu Incense Shops ( p70 ) Chow Seafood Restaurant ( p183 ) NEIGHBOURHOODS & ISLANDS NEIGHBOURHOODS & ISLANDS Wan Chai & Hong Kong Convention & Hung Shing Temple ( p67 ) Victoria Park ( p75 ) Times Square ( p166 ) Forum ( p187 ) Champagne Bar ( p209 ) NEIGHBOURHOODS & ISLANDS Causeway Bay Exhibition Centre ( p64 ) Happy Valley Walter Ma ( p165 ) Kin’s Kitchen ( p189 ) Chinatown ( p209 ) Noonday Gun ( p73 ) Racecourse ( p79 ) Island Beverley ( p164 ) Dusk Till Dawn ( p216 ) Golden Bauhinia ( p64 ) Tsim Sha Tsui Former KCR Clock Hong Kong Museum of Art ( p90 ) Tsim Sha Tsui East Harbour City ( p168 ) Nobu ( p191 ) Aqua Spirit ( p211 ) Tower ( p90 ) Hong Kong Museum of History ( p95 ) Promenade ( p95 ) Curio Alley ( p168 ) Hutong ( p192 ) Balalaika ( p211 ) Nathan Road ( p91 ) Hong Kong Science Museum ( p96 ) Kowloon Park ( p91 ) Alan Chan Tsui Wah ( p182 ) Cloudnine ( p216 ) Peninsula Hong Kong Creations ( p168 ) ITINERARY BUILDER ( p91 ) ITINERARY BUILDER Mong Kok, Sik Sik Yuen Wong Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum ( p100 ) Kowloon Walled Temple Street Ming Court ( p194 ) Yau Ma Tei & Tai Sin Temple ( p102 ) Tin Hau Temple ( p98 ) City Park ( p101 ) Night Market ( p96 ) New Kowloon Chi Lin Nunnery ( p102 ) Lei Yue Mun ( p102 ) Festival Walk Shopping Jade Market ( p98 ) Yuen Po St Bird Garden Centre ( p170 ) & Flower Market ( p99 ) Golden Computer Arcade ( p170 ) New Territories Sha Tin Racecourse Hong Kong Heritage Museum ( p125 ) Hong Kong Wetland Sun Keung Kee Roasted The Duke ( p212 ) ( p125 ) Chinese University of Hong Kong Art Museum ( p123 ) Park ( p107 ) Goose & Seafood Poets ( p212 ) Yuen Yuen Sam Tung Uk Museum ( p106 ) Sai Kung Peninsula Restaurant ( p197 ) Institute ( p105 ) ( p126 ) Honeymoon Dessert Lung Yeuk Tau Tai Mo Shan ( p106 ) ( p197 ) Heritage Trail ( p119 ) Panda Café ( p195 ) The Outlying Ngong Ping ( p135 ) Pak Tai Temple ( p144 ) Lantau Peak ( p137 ) Stoep Restaurant ( p201 ) China Beach Club ( p213 ) Islands