Tsang Tai Uk

I would like to introduce Tsang Tai Uk to all of you. Tsang Tai Uk is a Hakka walled village in Hong Kong. It is one of Grade 1 historic buildings. It located in Shatin closed to the south of the Pok Hong Estate and not far from the Lion Rock Tunnel Road.

Tsang Tai Uk bulit in the 1848 as a stronghold for the Tsang Clan. It is the best-preserved Hakka fortified village in Shatin. It is said to have taken 20 years to bulit with granite, grey bricks and solid timber. Tsang Tai Uk consists of 3 rows of house arranged to from a rectangle. All the house are interlinked by passages and small courtyards. On the fortified walls, there are embrassures and loopholes. And defensive towers were bulit at the 4 corners to ward off enemies. At the Northern wall, there are 3 arched entrances. The main or ceremonial entrance in the middle leads to the ancestral hall in the innermost row of houses, where ceremonies take place. In the old days, villagers winnowed and dried their havest in the massive courtyard in front of the house.

Law Uk Hakka House

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Today I'd like to introduce another heritage to you. It is Law Uk Hakka House.

Law Uk Hakka House is a simple Hakka residence built over 200years ago by the Law family, whose ancestors settled in Chai Wan early in the Kangxi reign (1662-1722) of the Qing Dynasty. The Law were poor peasants to grew rice as their livelihood. The village house is the only example left from the old farming villages which used to be in Chai Wan. It has been fully restored and is now a folk museum.

Mudskippers & flidder crabs in the Hong Kong Wetland Park (Natural heritage)

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  Remember the last time we mentioned about the Hong Kong Wetland Park which is a natural heritage? This time, I want to share some more photos and videos about the Mudskippers and the flibber crabs in the park. The Mudsskippers are lovely and interesting. Hope all of you will love it!!

The day we went to the HK Wetland Park is a pretty sunny day and we went here by Sunny's car!! =p

 

We took many photos that day and in the photo, you can see our team members Jerry and Mandy Suet. Jerry is a Canon cameras supporter!!

The below photo is Fung. He loves his Canon 550D very much. Can you see he is smiling to his camera!?

Here is the main entrance of the park. Can you see Jerry (in white T-shirt) in the right hand side photo =D?

We buy 6 student tickets for HK$15 each!!

Now, we come to the real wetland, we can observe the Mudskippers on the wood bridge! Let see the video below:

You can see the Mudskippers and fiddler crabs on the wetland, isn't it interesting? =))

Here is the narrative about the Mudskipper and the Fiddler crab:

Male fiddler crabs have one claw that is much bigger then the other. They wave this claw to signal to a mate, and warn other males to keep away from their burrow.

This fish uses its front fins to walk or hop along the mud when the tide is out. During courtship or when threatened, it can leap with a flick of its powerful tail.

After we had visited the Mudskippers & the crabs, we went to see the butterflies. Since the land in the Wetland Park is fertilized so many flowers grow brilliantly on the ground and butterflies love it and being attracted! Please enjoy the video =))

Q: And again, we have a question time. I'm Tommy, the phototaker of this posts. Do you know what is my camera model?

A. Nikon P5100

B. Canon P5100

C. Olympic P5100

Sheung Wan Western Market

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Today I had dinner with my friends in Sheung Wan. Before the dinner, we visited one of the heritages in Hong Kong - Sheung Wan Western Market.

I was attracted by the European building style. I believe it is the most beautiful market in Hong Kong. However, the inside of the Market is nothing special than a shopping mall which is an attraction for tourists.

The market locates in 323 Des Voeux Road Central, Sheung Wan, open between 10am to 12m.n daily.

Facts of Sheung Wan Western Market:

Western Market consisted originally of two separate blocks. The South Block at Queen's Road Central was built in 1858 and demolished in 1980. The remaining North Block, smaller and more compact in design, was built in 1906. It is in Edwardian style highlighted with "bandaged" brickwork on the four corner towers.
When the former Urban Council's market facilities came into operation in 1989, the market building became vacant and was later converted into a traditional trades, arts and crafts centre. It is now managed by the Urban Renewal Authority.

Ref: http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/monuments_42.php

King Law Ka Shuk

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King Law Ka Shuk was one used as a study hall, now it is serving as the function of ancestral hall of the Tang clan in Tai Po Tau for over one hundred years. It still serves as a venue for clam members to hold meetings and traditional functions. It is believed that the building was bulit in the Ming Dynasty to commemorate the Tangs' tenth generation ancestor Tang King-law. King Law Ka Shuk was declared a monument in August 1998.

How to go there???
It is very convenience. King Law Ka Shuk is near to MTR. It takes xbout 15 minutes to walk to King Law Ka Shuk from Tai Wo MTR station.

Wong Chuk Hang Rock Carving

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Wong Chuk Hang Rock Carving is located beside a stream course at Wong Chuk Hang on Hong Kong Island. Three main groups of carved patterns can be recognised. They consist of meandering and spiral designs suggesting stylised animal eyes. It is the most unusual that they stand at least a kilometre from the sea, unlike other rock carving in Hong Kong although they still overlook a small expanse of water, i.e. the stream running below them.

In the Ming dynasty, incense was a major export of Hong Kong. Incense wood was shipped from Dongguan to a distribution market near today's Shek Pai Wan. This area, known as Hong Kong Village, later developed into the Old Hong Kong Walled Village. Not far from the walled village was a place called Tit Hang where the New Hong Kong Walled Village used to be. Tai Shui Hang, a stream nearby, was a favourite spot for local children to wash and play. This stream was later remodeled into a channel by the Drainage Services Department. The channel was lined with golden yellow bamboos on both sides. This unique scenery gave rise to the name Wong Chuk Hang, meaning yellow bamboo stream.

Special Stamps of Declared Monuments in Hong Kong

So far I hope you enjoy visiting our blog. If you like the heritages in Hong Kong, surely, you will be interested in the special stamps that I am going to recommend to you.

In September 2007, Hong Kong Post Stamps issued the speical stamps of "Declared Monuments in Hong Kong". One set of stamps covers six famous heritages, which are

1.Tin Hau Temple, Causeway Bay
2.Old Wan Chai Post Office
3.Former Central Police Station Compound
4.Former Yamen Building of Kowloon Walled City
5.Kun Lung Gate Tower, Lung Yeuk Tau
6.Tang Lung Chau Lighthouse



















Personally, I like Tang Lau Chau Lighthouse the most, as I had been there once. It was such a nice building facing the ocean and surrounded by green mountain. I felt so relax. Hopefully, next time I will tell you more about this heritage.

Do you like the stamps?
If you want to collect one set of stamps, you can find it on Yahoo Auction and stamp collection shops.

The Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower

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  Hong Kong was the colony of British before 1997. When I was a kid, I tried to think that London has Big Bang while Hong Kong has TST Clock Tower. This time, I'm going to introduce the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower to all of you!

  Tsim Sha Tsui(TST) was once the terminus of the Kowloon-Canton Railway(KCR) in age of British colony HK. The construction of the Tsim Sha Tsui railway station and its clock tower started in 1913 and were completed in 1915. Since the government plan to build the Hong Kong Space Museum and the Hong Kong Cultural Center later so the main building of the Tsim Sha Tsui station was demolished in 1978 and the station was moved to Hung Hom. However, the Clock Tower of the station was not demolished and was kept in the original place. Nowadays, you can see the clock tower, which is forty-four metres high, proudly stands at the waterfront and harmoniously intergrates with the HK Cultural Center and the HK Space Museum. It becomes a famous landmark in Hong Kong nowadays.

Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower, HK     The Big Bang, London, UK

The Clock Tower harmoniously intergrate with the HK Cultural Center and the HK Space Museum.

The Clock Tower at night time, so marvelous, right!?

The Clock Tower at daytime.

Q: What is the height of the Clock Tower?

A. 22 meters

B. 33 meters

C. 44 meters

D. 55 meters

The excellent tramway to The Peak from 1888

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  Peak Tram, existing in many postcards themed Hong Kong, has long been a very very famous sightseeing vehicle to the view of the charming Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. The tram starts running on May 30th 1888, attracted 600 passengers on that day. With 122 years operation history, you can say it's a heritage with symbolic meaning to many Hong Kong people, as well as the tourists visiting Hong Kong. Tens of millions of people from every corner of the globe have taken the ride, which affords a uniquely spectacular perspective of the city.

  The Peak is one of the top ten Hong Kong tourist attraction by the HK tourism board because you can appreciate the whole Victoria Harbour view very clearly in Tai Ping Mountain. And the peaktram not only simply serves as the means of transportation to The Peak but passangers can also see the harbour view through the tram big windows during the tram trip.

Here are some photos illustrating the history of the peaktram. We thank to the peaktram company to provide our blog with these photos:

1888-1926

1926-1948

1948-1959

1959-1989

1989-present

The symbol of HK peaktram

 The Peak Tram Lower Terminus is located at the Garden Road, Central.

Q: Just a silly question this time^^! What is the colour of peaktram at present?

A. Red

B. Orange

C. Yellow

D. Green

E. Indigo

F. Blue

G. Purple 

The Definition of Luxury --- Living in a heritage hotel

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  The Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong, a legend of hospitality in Asia, is opened on 11th December1928. In Hong Kong, the hotel has long been a symbol of luxury and is a No.1 hotel in HK in local people mind. The hotel building itself is a heritage with Victoria archeticture style. Before 1994, the hotel main building had only 7 floors in H sharp when you view the hotel from the top. But the hotel is so popular to tourists from all over the world so the hotel was expanded into a building with 30 levels in 1994 expanding construction. Gaddi's is one of the restaurants in Peninsula Hotel serving French cuisines and with classic decor. Please enjoy the photos of peninsula hotel as follow: ^^

The front view of the Peninsula Hotel Hong Kong.

The expansion upper part of the peninsula hotel, build in 1994.

The beautiful fountion in front of the hotel main entrance, is a symbol of the hotel. Many tourists love to take photos here.

The only hotel providing helicopter services in Hong Kong. The helicopter takes the VIP guests from airport in Chek Lap Kok to the hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.

The building is in classic Victoral architecture style.

One of the luxury room in peninsula hotel.

The meeting room, for business people...

The spa center in the hotel, a place for relaxation.

The Gaddi's, one of the most fine dining restaurants in Hong Kong. Superior services and highest quality French cuisines can be found here.

The view of HK peninsula Hotel in old age, isn't it great!? The Salisbury Road in front of the hotel was originally for train in the past but it's a road for vehicles nowaday!

Q: Question time! The brand of peninsula hotel now becomes international. Do you know which city will have a new peninsula hotel in 2012?

A. Seoul

B. Moscow

C. Paris

D. San Francisco

Cheung Chau Theatre

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History
Cheung Chau Theatre located in 120 San Hing Back Street, Cheung Chau, New Territories. It was established in 1931. There were a black and white silent movie period. There were total of three film per day between one of noon and two for night included Cantonese and Western films. Cheung Chau Theatre were equipped over 600 seats for guests.

Resent NEWS
Cheung Chau Theatre is facing demolition

Video (source form TVB)



Ticket (source from LOK)
Firstly, we go to watch a film at 1:30 PM at Cheung Chau Theatre. This is very simple film ticket, included the name of theatre, what time to hold the film, price and ticket number. At the ticket, we cannot know the film name. Can you see the red color of (4-13)? It means your sit number. Nowday, the ticket also use initial A-Z to define your sit number.

↑↑ The ticket number is 35 thousands 6 hundreds and thirty five.
80 years ago, the ticket value is $20 for one. It is very expensive

↑↑ This ticket color was yellow one. I think that different color represent 10 thousands guest. It means 40 thousands guest ticket was yellow, 30 thousands guest ticket was blue.

↑↑ There were 90 thousands guest were serve totally. It was involved you? XD

Photos

↑↑ What films today?
↑↑ Can you seen any chair inside?

Question:
The maximum charge per ticket is $__?
A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24
E. 25

每張票最高收費為多少錢?
A. 21
B. 22
C. 23
D. 24
E. 25