West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade

Coordinates: 22°18′05″N 114°09′18″E / 22.3013°N 114.1550°E / 22.3013; 114.1550
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West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade
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West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade (

promenade running alongside Victoria Harbour on reclaimed land in Tsim Sha Tsui on the Kowloon peninsula of Hong Kong.[1] It opened to the public on 17 September 2005.[2]

The promenade starts at the junction of

Austin Road West, outside the toll gate leading to the Western Harbour Crossing
.

As the West Kowloon Cultural District project has remained stagnant after a long debate, the Hong Kong Government constructed a promenade on unused reclamed land. The promenade is decorated with pillars of wind chimes and illuminated paintings as well as calligraphy invarious styles.

Specialties

Timber Boardwalk

The 700 metres (2,300 ft) section along the shore is covered with wooden strips made from construction waste.

Dragon of Lanterns

There are seventy 4-metre (13 ft) high triangular lighting towers on the 1-kilometre (0.62 mi) "Dragon of Lanterns". Wind chimes are hung at the top of the lighting towers.

See also

References

  1. ^ DeWolf, Christopher "9 Hong Kong tourist traps -- for better or worse" CNN Go. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 2012-03-03
  2. ^ LCSD:West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade

22°18′05″N 114°09′18″E / 22.3013°N 114.1550°E / 22.3013; 114.1550