Kowloon Attractions

Just a short ferry ride from Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula is also full of attractions and sights to see and go. I mean , aside from shopping ...

Considered as Hong Kong's 'tourist mecca', Tsim Sha Tsui is packed with tourist hotels, shops and markets. Nathan Road is a smart and fashionable shopping street, considered the equivalent of Fifth Avenue or the Champs Elysees.

The epitome of urban, close-quarters Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui is loud, crowded, and very much a 24 hour kind of place. It's also one of Hong Kong's most cosmopolitan areas and many large hotels are found here. The district occupies the southern tip of the Kowloon peninsula and enjoys unrivalled views across the harbour.

1881 Heritage

Located on Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, 1881 Heritage boasts an area of 130,000square feet. It features a shopping mall, a heritage hotel, and an exhibition hall. The original site of 1881 Heritage was the headquarters of the Hong Kong Marine Police from the 1880's to 1996. The buildings’ unique Victorian architecture epitomizes its rich colonial background. Except for the Former Fire Station, the Former Marine Police Headquarters Main Building, Former Stable Block, Former Time Ball Tower were declared monuments by the Antiquities and Monuments Office in 1994, as proof of their historical significance.

Cheung Sha Wan Road Fashion Street and Apliu Street

Cheung Sha Wan Road Fashion Street is a great place to pick up the latest fashions at wholesale prices. Most of the shops can be found between Yen Chow Street and Wong Chuk Street. Many of the shops are run by fashion-conscious operators who save the best items for Hong Kong boutiques and overseas buyers. All the same, you can still find lots of bargains. The outlets in Cheung Sha Wan Road Fashion Street are usually open during normal office hours.

Ladies Market

One of the most popular shopping street markets in Hong Kong, Ladies' Market is a must-visit destination for fashion lovers with an eye for bargain-priced clothing, bags, accessories, toys, cosmetics and household knick-knacks. The stalls making up this enjoyable market can be found on Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok. It is open from noon until 11:30pm.

Temple Street Night Market

Temple Street is an amazing shopping sight, featuring rows of brightly lit stalls hawking an astonishing variety of inexpensive items especially for men ─ including clothing, pens, watches, CDs, cassettes, electronic gadgets, hardware and luggage. That's why it is also called 'Men's Street'. Fortune-tellers cluster at the Yau Ma Tei end of the street, as do Chinese opera enthusiasts seeking kindred spirits for impromptu performances. It is open from 4pm to midnight, but really comes alive after sunset.

Jade Market & Jade Street

Located on Kansu and Battery streets, the Jade Market is a collection of around 400 stalls selling a wide range of jade pendants, rings, bracelets, carvings and ornaments. Open from 10am to 5pm, the market is also the main gathering place for buyers of this fine stone who today still communicate with secret hand signals when making a purchase.Nearby is Jade Street, located on Canton Road between Kansu Street and Jordan Road, where shops operate from every Monday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm. A giant jade stone weighing three tons has been placed at the junction of Canton Road and Jordan Road as a landmark.

Yuen Po Street Bird Garden

One of the most delightful is the Yuen Po Bird Street, on Prince Edward Road West, in Kowloon. At the end of the Flower market Street where it turns right to become Po Yuen Street you'll see a sign for the Bird Market. You can buy birds prized for their plumage singing and or fighting skills from all over the world. You can also pick up ornately carved birdcages and bird food like live grasshoppers. Open daily 0700-2000, this market is primarily concerned with the sale of song birds.

Flower Market

Nearby, on Tung Choi Street, is a flower market and a goldfish market. This real street lined with flower shops that have their blooms in buckets neatly arranged to cover half the pavement. There is fantastic range of flowers and plants from the ordinary to the exotic ones. There are also shops selling usual flower arranging equipment and a variety of vases.

Goldfish Market

This area of Tung Choi Street is like a huge aquarium where tanks of every size pumps filters fish food as well as aquatic plants. Pick and choose among bright fish of all kinds swimming in oxygen-inflated bags on stands that jut out onto the pavement.

Avenue of Stars

Hong Kong Avenue of Stars is a tribute to the professionals who have contributed to the city's Hollywood style hundred-year history of filmmaking. The Avenue of Stars features commemorative plaques, handprints of movie celebrities, descriptive milestones, kiosks with movie memorabilia, a towering Hong Kong Film Awards statuette, and a life-size statue of the legendary kung-fu action star, Bruce Lee. The location on the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade offers incredible panoramic views of the famed Victoria Harbour and the memorable Hong Kong skyline. It is also a good place to watch the spectacular A Symphony of Lights, a nightly multimedia show with the participation of more than 40 buildings on both sides of Victoria Harbour.

A Symphony of Lights

The waterfront at Tsim Sha Tsui has a panoramic view of Hong Kong Island and Victoria Harbour, and it's the best spot to enjoy the Symphony of Lights, a multimedia light show which takes place nightly at 20:00. Over 30 buildings on both sides of the harbour are lit by laser beams during the spectacle. While you're there, check out the Avenue of Stars, a stretch of promenade devoted to the leading lights of Hong Kong film.

Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade

Offering another great view of the spectacular Victoria Harbour and Hong Kong Island waterfront, this esplanade is where Hong Kong couples go in the evenings for a romantic backdrop. However, day or night, the view is superb.

Clock Tower

The old Clock Tower near the Star Ferry concourse in Tsim Sha Tsui is a declared monument and a landmark from the Age of Steam, when it formed part of the Kowloon - Canton Railway terminus. Erected in 1915, the distinctive 44-metre red brick and granite tower is a graceful reminder of those Colonial times. But over many pre-war years it had far greater significance for innumerable Chinese migrants for whom the former terminus was the conduit to new lives either in Hong Kong or by ship to distant destinations overseas. Today, the site of the historic railway station is occupied by the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, its curving roof and futuristic features creating an unusual background to the Clock Tower.

Kowloon Walled City Park

The Kowloon Walled City Park occupies one of the most historic sites in the territory. Once strategically located at the north-eastern corner of the Kowloon peninsula and adjacent to what was to become Kowloon Bay, the site was used by imperial officials in the 15th century and was first fortified in 1668 when a signal station was established there.

Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple

Covering 18,000 square metres and located in a tranquil natural setting remote from the nearby housing estates and the bustle of their streets, Wong Tai Sin Temple is an important religious centre and a scenic attraction full of beautifully ornamented traditional buildings. The temple commemorates the famous monk of yore Wong Tai Sin (also known as Huang Chu-ping), who was born around AD 328 and became a deity at Heng Shan (Red Pine Hill) in his later life. In 1915, a Taoist priest, Liang Ren-an, brought a sacred portrait of Wong Tai Sin from Guangdong in Southern China to Hong Kong. It was only fitting therefore that this magnificent temple be built and dedicated to this honoured divinity revered down the ages for his benevolence.

Lei Yue Mun Seafood Bazaar

Located on the Kowloon side of the narrow eastern entrance to Hong Kong Harbour, the small fishing village at Lei Yue Mun first came into prominence in the 1960s, when it became fashionable to go there for its seafood. At that time, most diners would select their own live seafood from the fish market, and then take it to a restaurant for cooking. Many still do, but with many more restaurants now in business, you can make your selection closer to your table. Lei Yue Mun launched a Seafood Festival in 1992, and so successful was it in promoting business that it has since become an annual happening. During the Festival the narrow streets reverberate to the drums, gongs and songs of Cantonese opera performers, while lion dances add a touch of frenzied excitement to the occasion.

HK Museum of History

Opened in late 2000, the new museum building, situated next to the Hong Kong Science Museum in Kowloon, houses exhibits covering the region's history from prehistoric times, including some spectacular period sets.

Other Kowloon Attractions

Worth visiting are the Hong Kong Museum of Art, which has exhibitions of jade, ceramic and calligraphy, and the Hong Kong Space Museum, with a Space Theatre. Kowloon Park features a Sculpture Walk with local and international exhibits, as well as Chinese and ornamental gardens. For a more spiritual retreat, tourists should visit either the Chi Lin Nunnery, a spectacular Tang Dynasty-style complex. Further into Kowloon City, Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei offer unique bustling markets. In Yau Ma Tei, Temple Street is a normal commercial road until 1400 when makeshift stalls and carts appear for the Night Market, selling everything from electrical goods to incense sticks. Mong Kok (thought to be the world's most densely populated urban area) heaves with selling and buying.

Getting There

Ferry routes run to Central, Wan Chai and Cheung Chau, and from China Ferry Pier, to faraway destinations in the Pearl River Delta. In everyday conversation, Tsim Sha Tsui is usually referred to as 'TST'

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