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Wan Chai (灣仔) is one of the urban neighbourhoods of Hong Kong Island. It is located facing Victoria Harbour to the north, and bordered by Canal Road to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south. The area north of Gloucester Road is often known as Wan Chai North.
View of Wan Chai from Victoria Harbour
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As with Central, Wan Chai is densely developed. It is one of the earliest developed places in Hong Kong, and as such some of the areas here are showing signs of urban decay, giving the appearance of the "quintessential Chinatown". The name Wan Chai means cove, but with successive land reclamation on Victoria Harbour has erased any form of the natural cove.
Visitors to Wan Chai will find it a busy, lively neighbourhood with lots to see and do. Many foreign cultural institutions are also located here, among them the British Council, Goethe Institut and Alliance Francaise.
Hung Shing Temple, Wan Chai
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Wan Chai is a good place to go to enjoy Cantonese cuisine. There are many tea shops as well as dim sum restaurants, vegetarian restaurants, and restaurants specializing in the cuisine of various countries of the world.
How to go to Wan Chai
Take the MTR Island Line to the Wan Chai MTR Station.
Tai Wong Street East, Wan Chai
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What to see in Wan Chai
- Blue House
A four-storey Grade I listed historic building painted a brilliant blue. - Central Plaza
The third tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong. - China Online Centre
52-storey skyscraper housing commercial office space completed in 2000. - Golden Bauhinia Square
Public square commemorating the handover of Hong Kong and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. - Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
A major convention and exhibition centre on the waterfront of Wan Chai facing Victoria Harbour. - Hopewell Centre
64-storey skyscraper along Queen's Road East in Wan Chai. - Hung Shing Temple
Taoist temple dedicated to the Tang Dynasty government official Hung Shing Ye. - Immigration Tower
49-storey skyscraper, linked to Revenue Tower, housing government offices completed in 1990. - Lover's Stone
9-meter high granite monolith said to bestow happy marriages, so according to believers who come to worship it. - Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple
The biggest Sikh temple in Hong Kong. - May House
47-storey skyscraper housing government offices and headquarters ofthe Hong Kong Police Force, completed in 2004. - MLC Tower
40-storey skyscraper housing offices, completed in 1998. - Old Wan Chai Post Office
The oldest surviving post office building in Hong Kong. - Pak Tai Temple
Taoist temple to Pak Tai, the god of the north. - Revenue Tower
49-storey skyscraper, linked to Immigration Tower, housing government offices, completed in 1990. - Southern Playground
Recreational ground with football field, basketball courts and children's playground. - Sun Hung Kai Centre
56 storey skyscraper completed in 1981. - Three Pacific Place
40-storey skyscraper housing offices, hotel and shopping centre, completed in 1990. - Wan Chai Market
A luxury residential-commercial complex retaining its original 1937 Streamline Moderne façade. - Wan Chai Pier
Pier at Wan Chai North served by a ferry service with Tsim Sha Tsui and Hung Hom. - Wan Chai Tower
40-storey skyscraper housing the District Court and government offices, completed in 1985. - Wu Chung House
40-storey skyscraper named after Wu Chung, father of Hopewell Holdings chairman Gordon Wu, completed in 1992.
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