Causeway Bay (Guangdong sound relatively easy to read because of the relationship, some Hong Kong people will Causeway read as gong "ring", the words have become Hinata sound) is located west of the center of the north shore of Hong Kong Island is the main commercial and entertainment venues in Hong Kong Concentration. The region has a number of large department stores and shopping malls, including: Sogo, Times Square, Lee Theater Plaza and the World Trade Center. Causeway Bay shopping district is also the most expensive of the lot around the world rent.

History

Causeway Bay, originally referred to today as the Gulf and the east coast of Victoria Park. Because there coastline like a gong, hence the name. The former coastline on Tung Lo Wan Road today. Originally known salt Shuen Wan, Causeway Bay, the 18th century Dai family in the east coast of the Gulf of establishing a "salt Shuen Wan red incense temple", that today's Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay. The position now commonly referred to as Causeway Bay, formerly known as the East Cape, meaning a promontory east of the city of Victoria. East Point location is approximately the area between Victoria Park and Percival present, that is near the East Point Road.

Mid-19th century, is a British-owned company headquartered in Causeway Bay Jardine Matheson, Jardine Matheson was set up near the warehouse in East Point and Sugar Street earlier this sugar that is set before Hong Kong Mint site. The late 19th century, due to and from Hong Kong Island by boat or something needs to detour through Causeway Bay, very inconvenient, therefore the construction of a sea wall connecting the Gulf, that is, Causeway Road today. This is also the Causeway Bay English name "Causeway Bay" (Seaview) of etymology. To the 1950s, large-scale reclamation Causeway Bay will be filled, a portion of the resulting land for the construction of trunk roads, has become a part of today's Victoria Park, Kellett Island also even open land.

In 1960, the Japanese department store Daimaru in Great George Street, Causeway Bay opened, together with the construction of the first undersea tunnel, which exports to Hong Kong Island in Causeway Bay. So many Japanese department stores have opened in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island to make Causeway Bay to become the main shopping center in Causeway Bay also because the underlying reason why the Eastern Harbor Crossing as the main window into East Kowloon and the New Territories East. In the heyday of the 1980s, Causeway Bay, a total of four Japanese department stores, respectively, Daimaru, Matsuzakaya, Mitsukoshi and Sogo. Into the 1990s, the Japanese department stores graduation is not changing hands, instead of one by one is the shopping mall. Hong Kong Tramways depot in which the original Causeway Bay, rebuilt into today's Times Square; theaters located Percival Lee Theater, the demolition in 1992, turned into Lee Theater Plaza.

East past Causeway Bay Causeway Bay Magistrates Court, it is an ancient rich colonial architecture. However, due to the impact of the subway project in the 1980s and become dangerous, demolition in the early 1980s. Tin Hau Station Exit site became MTR Island Line, and logical, most people also changed to the Tin Hau Temple area renamed the "days" and "East Point" This is the old name gradually being forgotten.

The geographical division of the past to now still retains many traces, including downtown at Tin Hau Causeway Bay, Causeway Bay Fire Department and the Home Affairs Department and Community Center, Causeway Bay Harbor Grand Hotel opposite and then eastbound, near the Sogo Department Store in Causeway Bay East Point Road and East Point Laforet mall (formerly East Point Nu Face Sogo).

Folk Culture

Causeway Bay, Hong Kong's busiest shopping and eating district, is one of Hong Kong is not the night market area. After dark, the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter looked lively and busy, saw vessels brightly lit, wearing a costume trousers boat sister rowed shuttle tourists to and from the boat seafood, bar boats and song craft this. Tourists on a boat seafood, but also can while watching the harbor night scene, while a taste of the sampan scenery, distinctive flavor. So night shelter is the ideal arrangement for sightseeing tourists at night. In addition, Causeway Bay, there are many good Chinese and Western restaurant.

The most popular place to rest in Victoria Park, every morning, many people will be there practicing tai chi; every important festival Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Christmas and New Year's Eve, etc., there will be tens of thousands of people gathered here to hold Celebrations. The park has a You Yongchi, jogging track and tennis courts, where often the venue of an international tennis tournament held. Another notable building is the Causeway Bay area of ​​Hong Kong Stadium and its facilities up to international standards, can accommodate 40,000 spectators. Located between Causeway Bay and Chai are Happy Valley. Each year in September to next June are racing season. More travelers can visit Hong Kong Racing Museum is located on the second floor of the grandstand happy horse field.

shopping

Shopping place to Times Square, Sogo Department Store, the most famous Fort Royal, designer fashion from around the world, fashion stuff, fine jewelry, furniture, appliances, everything. In Causeway Bay, Hong Kong is best suited as a reference is the Sogo department store. Sogo department store before traveling the road train is the main road, one of them is close to Wanchai Hennessy Road, North Point near Jardine one street to the road for the sector, truly old street Street and contrast.

The sea side of the main road is the new Causeway Bay, is a dense area department stores and movie theaters. In particular, starting from the center of the street Sogo Department Store, to Great George Street area are all department stores. From Sogo by Great George Street, from the initial intersection (Daimaru, Matsuzakaya, cinema emerald crossroads) to one side of the coast of Paterson Street, the street weekends people quite a bit. From Paterson Street to Gloucester, to the left is the Excelsior Hotel, which is next to the World Trade Center, 42-story office building completed in 1996 modification works, G / F-4 / F is a shopping center, has opened .

Wan Chai Street also expanding, and Hennessy Road parallel Lockhart Road, Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay, until the west along Canal Road East, are recognized as areas with a concentration of good restaurants. There is a huge shopping center "Times Square" between the east side of Canal Road east of Percival Street, opened in 1995 Facilitation Theater Plaza, the formation of the new flows. Nice restaurants and shops is increasing, so that this area is full of vitality.

Backing one side of the main road past Causeway Bay, although so, the face of the building main roads are constantly updated. Located diagonally opposite the Sogo like Hennessy Center (Center Mitsukoshi department store and there is interest within) as shopping centers is increasing. But further away, we can still retain the atmosphere of recollection of the last places in Hong Kong. Particularly worth seeing is Jardine Street and Hennessy Road obliquely extending, parallel and Jardine.

Notes bargains

Hong Kong discount season is from July to September and New Year period to the next year in February each year. In the discount season, time is delayed the more the cheaper stuff, but the rest of the wonderful goods less.

Scenic Area Address: the north shore of Hong Kong Island Central West

Bus routes: Take 108 bus or subway to Kowloon