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Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
 (in between Central
Central, Hong Kong

Central , the central business district of Hong Kong, was commonly known as part of Victoria City. It is an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island....
 and Sai Ying Pun
Sai Ying Pun

Sai Ying Pun is an area in the western part of Central and Western District, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong, China.In the Chinese language, Sai means "west" and Ying Pun means "camp", especially military camp....
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Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong
Hong Kong

Hong Kong , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located in Southern China in East Asia, bordering the province of Guangdong to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south....
, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong in the southern part of Hong Kong. It has a population of 1,268,112 and its population density is 15,915/km?, as of 2006....
 (in between Central
Central, Hong Kong

Central , the central business district of Hong Kong, was commonly known as part of Victoria City. It is an area on the north shore of Hong Kong Island....
 and Sai Ying Pun
Sai Ying Pun

Sai Ying Pun is an area in the western part of Central and Western District, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong, China.In the Chinese language, Sai means "west" and Ying Pun means "camp", especially military camp....
). It is part of the Central and Western District
Central and Western District

The Central and Western District located on northern part of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, is one of the districts of Hong Kong of the city-state....
. The name can be variously interpreted as Upper District (occupying relatively high ground compared to Central and Wan Chai
Wan Chai

Wan Chai is a metropolitan area situated at the western part of the Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. Its other boundaries are Canal Road, Hong Kong to the east, Arsenal Street to the west and Bowen Road to the south....
), or Gateway District (perhaps a reference to the location where the British first entered and occupied Hong Kong).

History

Sheung Wan was one of the earliest settled places by the British, and belonged to the historical Victoria City
Victoria City

Victoria City, or the City of Victoria, was one of the first urban settlements in Hong Kong after it became a British Empire colony in 1842....
. The site of the original occupation of Hong Kong island by British forces in 1842 was at Possession Street
Possession Street

Possession Street is a street in Sheung Wan, from Queen's Road West to Hollywood Road, on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The street marks the boundary of Queen's Road West and Queen's Road Central....
, between Queen's Road Central and Hollywood Road
Hollywood Road

Hollywood Road is a road in Central, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.Hollywood Road is filled with trinket and antique shops of all sorts: from China furniture to porcelain ware, from Buddharupas to Tibetan rugs, from Japanese netsukes to Coromandel screens, from Ming dynasty ceramic horsemen and kitsch Mao Zedong memorabilia....
. A plaque to this effect can be found in Hollywood Park at the top of Possesssion Street. The foot of Possession Street, Possession Point
Possession Point

Possession Point is a former point of the land of the north coast of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong, before land reclamation moved the coast further to the north....
, was at that time on the shoreline, but is now several hundred yards inland due to reclamation.

Geography

Sheung Wan is surrounded by Sai Ying Pun in the west, Central in the east, Victoria Harbour
Victoria Harbour

Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on the South China Sea was instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony and its subsequent development as a trading centre....
 in the north, Mid-Levels
Mid-levels

Mid-levels is an expensive residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It is located halfway up Victoria Peak, directly above Central, Hong Kong....
 in the south.

The border of Central and Sheung Wan is along Aberdeen Street
Aberdeen Street

Aberdeen Street is a border street dividing Sheung Wan and Choong Wan on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It spans from Queen's Road Central to Caine Road in the Mid-levels....
 and Wing Kut Street
Wing Kut Street

Wing Kut Street is a border street of Sheung Wan and Central, Hong Kong extended from Aberdeen Street on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is also a street market....
.

Highlights

  • Western Market
    Western Market

    Western Market is one of the oldest structures in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is also the oldest surviving market building in the city....
  • Ladder Street
    Ladder Street

    Ladder Street is a street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, composed entirely of stone steps.One of the most visited temples in Hong Kong, the Man Mo Temple, is on Hollywood Road at the corner of Ladder Street....
  • The Center
    The Center

    The Center is the fourth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after International Finance Centre , Central Plaza, Hong Kong and Bank of China Tower....
  • Man Mo Temple
    Man Mo Temple

    Man Mo Temple or Man Mo Miu is a temple in Hong Kong, China, that reveres the God of Literature, Man Tai , Man Cheong and the God of War, and Mo Tai or Kuan Ti, Kwan Yu...


Transport


Sheung Wan is served by the Sheung Wan station
Sheung Wan (MTR)

Sheung Wan is the western List of Hong Kong MTR stations of the Hong Kong MTR .It was originally built in 1970 as Western Market but its construction was discontinued after further planning for the new lines....
 (western terminus) of the Island Line of the MTR
MTR

MTR, or Mass Transit Railway, is the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. The MTR first began service in 1979 and officially merged with the Kowloon Canton Railway on 2 December 2007, still bearing the same name in English....
 metro
Rapid transit

A rapid transit, subway, underground, elevated railway or metro system is an railway electrification system public transport rail transport in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separation from other traffic....
 system.

Tram
Tram

A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railroad car, of lighter weight and construction than a train, designed for the transport of passengers within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities, on tracks running primarily on streets....
s also run through Sheung Wan. The Western Market
Western Market

Western Market is one of the oldest structures in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is also the oldest surviving market building in the city....
 stop of the Hong Kong Tramways
Hong Kong Tramways

Hong Kong Tramways is one of the three tramways in the world that have regular operation of double-decker trams , and is the only system that runs exclusively on double-deckers....
 is in Sheung Wan.

The Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal in the Shun Tak Centre
Shun Tak Centre

Shun Tak Centre is a commercial and transport complex on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. It comprises a 4-storey podium containing a shopping centre and car park, two 38-storey office towers, and the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, Hong Kong....
 has ferries
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 and helicopter
Helicopter

A helicopter is an aircraft that is Lift and propelled by one or more horizontal plane Helicopter rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades....
s to Macau
Macau

The Macau Special Administrative Region, , commonly known as Macau or Macao , is one of the two special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, the other being Hong Kong....
 and to several destinations in Mainland China
Mainland China

Mainland China, Continental China, the Chinese mainland or simply the mainland, is a geopolitical term refers to the area under the jurisdiction of the People's Republic of China , excluding Hong Kong and Macau, which run on One Country, Two Systems....
.

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