Market Street (Hong Kong)
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街市 街
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| place | Hong Kong |
| District | Yaumatei , Kowloon |
| Buildings | Tinhau Temple, Kowloon Government Offices (Yaumatei) |
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Tsuen Wan Line : - Yaumatei - Jordan Kwun Tong Line : - Yaumatei |
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| Street length | 63 m |
recreation area Shanghai Street / Market Street
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The Market Street ( Sino 街市街 , Pinyin Jieshi Jie , Jyutping Gaai 1 si 5 Gaai 1 ) is a short street of about 63 m length in Yaumatei in Hong Kong and is considered a historical origin of the night markets of Hong Kong. The street is at the north end of Temple Street ( 廟街 / 庙街 ) and is divided into two halves by this. In a westerly direction Market Street leads as a one-way street to Shanghai Street ( 上海 街 ), in an easterly direction it leads as a pedestrian zone to Nathan Road , one of Kowloon's most important arteries in the north-south direction of the urban area.
On Market Street there is a well-known Tin Hau temple with an adjoining public open space (square), which is mostly colloquially known by the local residents as Yung Shue Tau ( 榕樹 頭 / 榕树 头 , Róngshùtóu , Jyutping Jung 4 syu 6 tau 4 - " On the fig trees ”). The square overgrown with fig trees, which lies between the two streets parallel to Nathan Road, Public Square Street , Market Street and Shanghai Street, which runs north-south, is the historical place of origin of the Temple Street Night Market ( 廟街 夜市 / 庙街 夜市 ) , which spreads from there into the surrounding streets, alongside other well-known Hong Kong night markets, such as B. in Mongkok or Sham Shui Po . After sunset, Market Street becomes a night market with food stalls, fortune tellers , various cheap second-hand items. In addition, the Kowloon Government Offices ( 九龍 政府合署 / 九龙 政府合署 ), the “ district office ” of Kowloon , an administrative building of the Hong Kong city government, is located on Market Street .
literature
- Jason Wordie: Streets: Exploring Kowloon . 1st edition. Hong Kong University Press, Aberdeen , Hong Kong 2007, ISBN 978-962-209-813-8 (English).
photos
- Night - Market Street area
Hist. Origin - Public Square Street / Market Street, 2013
Night Market - Public Square Street / Shanghai Street, 2013
Night Market - Public Square Street / Shanghai Street, 2013
- Day - Market Street area
Kowloon Government Offices (Yaumatei) -
Market Street entrance
Sports u. Recreation -
Shanghai Street / Market Street
Nine Dragons Wall (Yaumatei) -
Public Square Street / Market Street
- Green area - Market Street area
Recreation Island in front of the Nine Dragons Wall -
Public Square Street / Market Street
Seating in the green area, Shanghai Street 2009
On the Fig Trees - 榕樹 頭 , Shanghai Street 2020
See also
Web links
- Hong Kong Tourism Board for information on Hong Kong's street markets and shopping streets at discoverhongkong.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jason Wordie, Streets: Exploring Kowloon. Hong Kong University Press, Aberdeen , Hong Kong ; London : Eurospan 2007, ISBN 978-962-209-813-8 , pp. 56–58, 81–83 , Yau Ma Tei - Reclamation Street - 3 Yung Shue Tau (English, full text in the Google book search).
- ^ Temple Street Night Market. In: www.discoverhongkong.com. January 1, 1999, accessed October 26, 2017 (Chinese, German, English).
Coordinates: 22 ° 19 ′ N , 114 ° 10 ′ E