Bielfeldt Kathrin - 111 Places in Hong Kong that you shouldnt miss

1_Arch Angel Antiques |
Better than a museum

2_Art Supermarket |
Pick up a picture

3_Avenue of Comic Stars |
The hands that created them

4_Beef & Liberty |
All about burgers and gridiron buttons

5_Betsy |
Homecoming of an old lady

6_Bibo |
Art picked off the streets

7_Blue House |
Power to the people

8_Bridges Street |
Water, but not a bridge in sight

9_Casadei |
Rediscovering a forgotten artist

10_Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
A corner of Italy in Hong Kong

11_Cattle Depot Artist Village |
The wide arch of history

12_Central Ferry Pier |
A building with a moving history

13_Central Market |
Classic Streamline Moderne architecture

14_Chancery Lane |
A small alley behind the prison wall

15_Chater Road |
The first steps onto new land

16_Chinese Arts & Crafts |
Chinese craftsmanship at its best

17_Chu Wing Kee Store |
Made with pride in Hong Kong

18_Chungking Mansions |
Home to the world

19_Colonial Mailboxes |
A piece of living history

20_Comix Homebase |
Starting point of the Wan Chai Heritage Trail

21_Discovery Bay |
Where golf carts go for US$129,000

22_The Double Oval |
A widely travelled sculpture

23_Duck Shing Ho Bakery |
What makes people queue at 4.30 in the morning?

24_Duddell Street |
Rats and lanterns

25_Financial District |
Very different at weekends

26_The Flying Frenchman |
The hidden angel on the promenade

27_Foo Tak Building |
Art on the up and up

28_Former Kowloon British School |
Hijacking the spirit of education

29_The Fringe Club |
Theatre and all that jazz

30_Government House |
The big puzzle

31_Gutzlaff Street |
A German language genius on a larger mission

32_The Helena May |
The legacy of the suffragettes

33_HKWalls |
If you have the wall, they have the art

34_The Horizon Plaza |
Bargain hunting in an old factory building

35_The HSBC |
The cathedral of capitalism

36_Hysan Place |
A change of perspective

37_IFC Mall Roof Garden |
Out in the sunshine in the middle of town

38_Jamia Mosque |
An oasis of calm

39_Jao Tsung-I Academy |
A different computation of time

40_Jardine House |
The house of a thousand coins

41_The JCCAC |
Myriad artists under one big roof

42_The John Osborn Statue |
The story of a hero

43_The Kadoorie Farm |
A tangerine tree and its consequences

44_Kau Ling Chung |
A most secluded campsite

45_Kom Tong Hall |
A not-so-thoroughly classical monument

46_Kubrick and Broadway |
The mecca of film aficionados

47_Kwan Tai Temple |
The art of the potter

48_The Lily |
Asias richest woman and her feng shui master

49_Lin Heung Tea House |
A tradition with a difference

50_Lock Cha Tea House |
A paradise for tea lovers

51_Lugard Road |
The higher the better

52_Lui Seng Chun |
A much-loved building

53_Mama Chau |
Heavy on heat, light on the wallet

54_Maritime Museum |
All hands on deck

55_Mavericks |
Beach life in Pui O

56_Methodist Church |
In the end, churches are just companies

57_Mini Great Wall |
The Cheung Chau Family Trail

58_Mui Wo |
The art of slowing down

59_Murray House |
What became of the old barracks

60_Nan Lian Garden |
Breathtakingly beautiful

61_Nathan Road |
In praise of the neon tube

62_Ngong Ping |
An architect with a vision

63_Oi! Art Space |
Creative freedom at US$2.50 per square metre

64_Old Mental Hospital |
The 111th monument

65_Old Stanley Police Station |
Tiger hunting in Hong Kong?

66_Old Trees |
Afforestation English style

67_Opus Hong Kong |
Where you would be happy to own a closet

68_Pak Tai Temple |
The most beautiful picnic table in Hong Kong

69_Pak Tsz Lane Park |
Cutting off the old pigtail

70_Parsee Cemetery |
A very pragmatic solution

71_Peng Chau Island |
Looking back on a long history

72_Ping Shan |
Discovering Hong Kongs first heritage trail

73_Police Married Quarters |
Perfect conditions

74_Possession Point Hill |
Where Hong Kong became British

75_Qing Stone Tablet |
Fighting back against authority

76_Queens Road West |
Honouring the ancestors

77_Rednaxela Terrace |
Chinglish and other confusions

78_The Repulse Bay Hotel |
The Riviera of the Orient

79_The Rock Carvings |
It began long before the British

80_St Andrews Church |
A rare group of buildings in neo-Gothic style

81_St Josephs Church |
All good things come in threes

82_Sammys Kitchen |
Wheres the beef?

83_SARS Memorial |
Heroes in white coats

84_Sha Tin Heritage Museum |
A visit to the opera

85_Shanghai Street |
An El Dorado of culinary hardware

86_Shek Kip Mei |
A fire and a very rare find

87_Signal Hill |
A hill with a German past

88_Silvermine Waterfall |
No silver, but an outhouse

89_The Sing Lee Factory |
No construction site, even if it looks like one

90_The Stoep |
The oldest South African restaurant in Hong Kong

91_The Tai Chi Series |
In serenity is strength

92_Tai O Heritage Hotel |
Nine bullet holes

93_Tai Ping Shan |
The telegram was faster

94_Taikoo Artwalk |
Kevin Fung - living the dream

95_Taikoo Shing |
Skating, sachets of sugar and a cable car

96_Tak Sun School |
Bruce Lees yellow jumpsuit

97_Tamar Park |
A park with a past

98_Tanka Boat People |
A life at sea

99_To Tsu Kok |
A curious little shop on Peng Chau

100_Tonys Photo Shop |
A small shop with a long history

101_Trappist Monastery |
Contemplating the silence

102_Tsui Wah |
The Cantonese take on European food

103_The Tung Wah Group |
More than just a hospital

104_Vertical Art Space |
Keep-fit arts trail

105_Wang Fu Restaurant |
Dumplings la carte

106_Whampoa Shopping Centre |
On the site of the old docks

107_Wing Lee Street |
How a film saved a street

108_Wing Wo Bee Farm in Sha Tin |
Honey and clever bees

109_The Wishing Tree |
Wishing on a plastic tree

110_Wontonmeen |
Ambassadors of design

111_Yau Ma Tei Theatre |
Cantonese operas and erotica

111 Places in Hong Kong That You Shouldnt Miss

Kathrin Bielfeldt and Raymond Wong

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