[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tai Yuen Street, a.k.a. "Toy Street", after the toy shops of the street. The Open Market in Tai Yuen Street and Cross Street is part of the Wan Chai Heritage Trail.Street hawkers were popular after World War II,...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Southorn Playground was built on the reclaimed land north of Johnston Road. It is a gift from Lady Southorn who wished to see children running wild under the sun. During WWII, the Playground was used by the...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Coastline Park, a.k.a Tai Wong Street East Sitting-out Area, is jointly designed by government departments, professionals and residents in Wan Chai in 2006. The construction includes planting flowerbeds and trees, resurfacing the ground and setting up chairs, as...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]The worship of Hung Shing originates from the worship of stone, a phallic symbol. The Hung Shing Temple in Wan Chai was built around a huge stone, with the statue of Hung Shing beneath it. The exact year...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nam Koo Terrace is a Grade I Historic Building located at No. 55 Ship Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China, popularly known as "The Wan Chai Haunted House".The two-storey red brick building was built in c.1915-1921[2] and owned...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]The neighborhood where St. Francis Street is located has a long history of Catholic presence which can be traced from the ecclesiastical names of the streets nearby. St. Francis Street was named after the St. Francis Xavier Chapel...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 1890, Star Street became the site of Hongkong Electric's Wan Chai Power Plant, the first electricity generating station in Hong Kong. In celebration of the new street lights brought by the plant, the surrounding streets were renamed,...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]Beginning in 1988, the Swire Properties began acquiring properties around historic Star Street in Wan Chai with the aim of transforming the area into a vibrant neighbourhood to complement our development at Pacific Place. As in 2004 the...
[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] Pacific Place was developed by Swire Properties. Phases One and Two were built on land formerly part of Victoria Barracks, one of the first military compounds in Hong Kong. The land was auctioned by the Hong Kong Government...