Sheung Wan
Sheung Wan | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Shànghuán | | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Yale Romanization | Seuhng Waàhn | |
Jyutping | Soeng6 Waan4 | |
IPA | [sœːŋ˨ waːn˩] |
Sheung Wan (Chinese: 上環; pinyin: Shànghuán) is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as Upper District (occupying relatively high ground compared to Central and Wan Chai), or Gateway District (perhaps a reference to the location where the British first entered and occupied Hong Kong).
History
Sheung Wan was one of the earliest settled places by the British, and belonged to the historical
Geography
Sheung Wan is surrounded by
Features
- Asia Art Archive
- Blake Garden
- Hollywood Road Park
- Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences[1]
- Man Mo Temple
- Pak Tsz Lane Park
- Sheung Wan Civic Centre
- Sheung Wan Market[2]
- Shun Tak Centre
- Soho, Hong Kong(also part of Central)
- The Center
- Tung Wah Hospital
- Western Market
- YMCA of Hong Kong Bridges Street Centre[3]
The Sheung Wan Route
The Sheung Wan Route is one part of Central and Western Heritage Trail designed by the Antiquities and Monuments Office and Leisure and Cultural Services Department. The route covers 35 historic buildings and sites in Sheung Wan.[4]
Streets
Streets in Sheung Wan include:
- Aberdeen Street, marking the border with Central
- Bonham Strand and Bonham Strand West
- Bridges Street
- Hong Kong Government.[5]
- Des Voeux Road Central and Des Voeux Road West
- Gough Street
- Hillier Street
- Hollywood Road (also in Central)
- Jervois Street
- Ladder Street and other ladder streets
- Man Wa Lane
- Morrison Street (摩利臣街)
- Possession Street
- Pound Lane, a ladder street
- Queen's Road Central and Queen's Road West
- Rumsey Street
- Shing Wong Street, a ladder street
- Tai Ping Shan Street, a popular shopping street[6]
- Upper and Lower Lascar Row
- Wellington Street, Hong Kong (also in Central)
- Wing Lee Street
- Wing Lok Street (Hong Kong) (永樂街)
- Wing Sing Street
Economy
The head office of Wing On is in Wing On Centre (永安中心) in Sheung Wan.[7]
Education
Sheung Wan is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 11. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money) and the following government schools:
Due to the high French expatriate population,[9] the French International School of Hong Kong previously operated a Kindergarten campus in Shops 2-4 on the ground floor of Tung Fai Gardens (東暉花園) in Sheung Wan.[10]
Transport
Sheung Wan is served by the Sheung Wan station, formerly the western terminus of the Island line of the MTR metro system. Kennedy Town became the new terminus of the Island on 28 December 2014.[11]
Trams also run through Sheung Wan, and one of the tram termini, Western Market, is located at the junction of Des Voeux Road Central and Morrison Street near its namesake.
The Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal in the Shun Tak Centre has ferries and helicopters to Macau and to several destinations in Mainland China.
Numerous bus routes run through Sheung Wan. Central (Macau Ferry) Bus Terminus, located next to the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, is one of the largest bus termini on Hong Kong Island.
See also
- Central and Western Heritage Trail: Sheung Wan Route
- Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail
- List of places in Hong Kong
References
- ^ "Old Pathological Institute, Caine Lane, Sheung Wan - Declared Monuments - Antiquities and Monuments Office". www.amo.gov.hk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ DeWolf, Christopher "9 Hong Kong tourist traps -- for better or worse" CNN Go. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 2012-03-03
- ^ "Welcome to Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong | Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong". bsc.ymca.org.hk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "The Sheung Wan Route - Central and Western Heritage Trail - Antiquities and Monuments Office". www.amo.gov.hk. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ISBN 978-962-209-944-9.
- ^ "The 15 Coolest Neighborhoods In The World" How I Travel. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-13
- ^ "Corporate Info." Wing On. Retrieved on 6 January 2019. "PRINCIPAL OFFICE 7th Floor, Wing On Centre 211 Des Voeux Road Central Hong Kong " - Chinese address: "總辦事處 香港德輔道中211號永安中心7樓"
- ^ "POA School Net 11" (PDF). Education Bureau. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ Keegan, Matthew (28 December 2017). "Why Are So Many French Moving to Hong Kong?". Culture Trip. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Campuses - Sheung Wan." French International School of Hong Kong. May 18, 2012. Retrieved on February 10, 2017. "Kindergarten (except RC) located at Shops 2-4, G/F, Tung Fai Gardens, 17 Po Yan street, Sheung Wan."
- ^ "Progress Update". MTR West Land Line. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
External links
Media related to Sheung Wan at Wikimedia Commons
- "Walking through Sheung Wan". cuhk.edu.hk. Chinese University of Hong Kong.