Lonely Planet Pocket Hong Kong
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Lonely Planet Pocket Hong Kong

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Publisher
Lonely Planet
Year
2019
eBook ISBN
9781788685597
Print ISBN
9781786578099

Wan Chai, Admiralty & Causeway Bay

Wan Chai is Hong Kong distilled: a towering, tireless showcase of the old and new. To its west, Admiralty is home to government headquarters, quality shopping and dining, and mind-blowing hill and sea views. In the shopping mecca of Causeway Bay, traffic, malls and restaurants jockey with a cemetery and the Happy Valley Racecourse.
The Short List
ABlue House Cluster Uncovering heritage architecture around Queen’s Rd East, alongside hipster bars, temples, markets and bazaars
AHappy Valley Racecourse Feeling your adrenaline soar at an urban racecourse on a Wednesday night, beer in hand
AFashion Walk Trawling through the streets and malls for designer fashion among the hordes of teenyboppers in Causeway Bay
AFlagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware Experiencing culture, history and gastronomy at this heritage museum in Hong Kong Park
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Happy Valley Racecourse | GAVIN HELLIER / ROBERTHARDING / GETTY IMAGES ©
Getting There & Around
j Hennessy Rd is a good place to catch trams to Central and Causeway Bay. Happy Valley trams use Percival St.
g 5, 5B and 26 link Central and Sheung Wan with Admiralty, Causeway Bay and Happy Valley.
m The Island Line and South Island Line intersect at Admiralty station; the Tseung Kwan O Line to Kowloon runs through North Point.
f Wan Chai ferry pier connects with Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. North Point pier goes to Hung Hom.

Top SightHong Kong Park

Designed to look anything but natural, the hillside oasis of Hong Kong Park emphasises artificial creations such as its fountain plaza, cascading waterfall, playground and aviar...

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Welcome to Hong Kong
  3. Top Sights
  4. Eating
  5. Four Perfect Days
  6. Need to Know
  7. Hong Kong Neighbourhoods
  8. Central District
  9. Hong Kong Island: Lan Kwai Fong & Soho
  10. Po Lin Monastery & Big Buddha
  11. Sheung Wan & Northwest Hong Kong Island
  12. Wan Chai, Admiralty & Causeway Bay
  13. Aberdeen & South Hong Kong Island
  14. Tsim Sha Tsui
  15. Chi Lin Nunnery
  16. Yau Ma Tei & Mong Kok
  17. Ping Shan Heritage Trail
  18. Sai Kung Peninsula
  19. Trip to Macau
  20. Survival Guide
  21. Language
  22. Behind the Scenes
  23. Our Writers