Tai Ping Shan Historic Alleys

Ladder Street is a long, continuous ascent of granite steps that climbs sharply from Queen’s Road Central up to Caine Road. Because the hillside here was too steep for traditional vehicles when the city was first developed in the…

The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences occupies a striking red-brick structure defined by its Edwardian architecture, featuring parapet walls, a Dutch gable, and obelisk-shaped finials. This building, designed by the firm Leigh and…

Blake Garden occupies a rectangular space in Sheung Wan defined by its rows of sports courts and a pair of massive, ancient Chinese Banyan trees. Named for Sir Henry Arthur Blake, a governor of Hong Kong from eighteen ninety-eight to…

Kwong Fuk Ancestral Hall, also known as Pak Shing Temple, is marked by a flight of stone steps leading up from Tai Ping Shan Street. Founded in eighteen fifty-one by a businessman named Tam Choy and other members of the local Chinese…

Espresso Remedy sits on Tai Ping Shan Street in Sheung Wan, tucked into the ground floor of a narrow building along a stretch of road known for its steep incline and historical mix of antique shops and quiet storefronts. The cafe maintains…

Pound Lane is a narrow, sloped passage in Sheung Wan that reflects the area's history as an early Chinese settlement. You can identify the lane by the heavy retaining walls that terrace the hillside, a structural strategy used here since…

The Man Mo Temple is instantly recognizable by the massive, red-colored incense spirals suspended from its ceiling, which burn for weeks and fill the interior with thick, aromatic smoke. Built between eighteen forty-seven and eighteen…