Chapter 162: Temple Street Night Market
Situ had already talked to Xiao Miao before, and knew that there was a Xing Kee claypot rice on Temple Street that was very good, near the exit of the Yau Ma Tei subway, she took the four of them to come here quickly, fortunately, there were not many people, and there was a seat after waiting for a while, the four of them sat down, and their parents didn't know how to order, Xiaoya didn't know how to order, so she said to Situ, "Sister, come on, anyway, you know our tastes." ”
Situ thought about it and ordered four servings of cured pork ribs and claypot rice, pretzel and salt shrimp, Xingji fried oyster cakes, shrimp cakes, fried clams with soy sauce and pepper and a boiled vegetable, Situ finished ordering the dishes and said to his parents Xiaoya, "You must pour more soy sauce before eating the claypot rice, otherwise the claypot rice will not taste good." ”
Situ asked for chrysanthemum tea, and waited patiently for the food to be served while drinking, and it was estimated that the claypot rice would have to wait the longest. Sure enough, the dishes are still served first, and the claypot rice generally takes a long time to cook. The four of them were all hungry, so they didn't eat much at noon, so they ate a few breads, picked up chopsticks and ate them.
The taste of the dish is good, the fried oyster cake and shrimp cake oil are a little heavy, and finally the claypot rice came up, added the special soy sauce made by Xingji, and it took three minutes to open it, it was so fragrant, Situ quickly picked up the spoon and stirred the rice and vegetables in the claypot rice, Xiaoya saw that his sister did this, he also got it himself, the two of them got it, and they changed their parents' to it, and after stirring it well, Situ quickly ate a bite, it was really fragrant, but it was too hot. She hurriedly said to her parents, "Dad, Mom, the claypot rice is too hot, and I have to wait a while before I can eat it." ”
The two elders nodded, and Xiaoya couldn't help but take a bite and exclaimed, "Oh, it's too hot, but it's so fragrant, delicious." "Mom and Dad are not only happy, it's half past eight after the four of them finish eating, Mom and Dad and Xiaoya are very fond of eating, even the hungry pot baked under the claypot rice is clean, I feel so full, Situ decided to go to the night market with his family, by the way, eat and drink, Mom and Dad decided to be good, they also eat a little too much, Xiaoya has already walked in front.
The more lively it is Temple Street, which has been filmed in many Hong Kong movies. In Hong Kong's cultural history, Temple Street plays more of an image of the common class. The movie "Queen of Temple Street" and many other films have profoundly depicted the warmth and coldness of Temple Street. If you want to know more about Hong Kong's grass and trees, Temple Street is a must-visit destination.
There are a lot of triad elements in Temple Street, and it used to be a place for fireworks in Hong Kong, so everyone has it, and you have to be careful of fakes when you buy things. When Situ was in the hotel, he talked to his parents Xiaoya and said that in addition to food, shopping on Temple Street can generally be negotiated for other activities, as long as you master the skills of bargaining, you can often buy your favorite at a price of 6% or 3%. My parents are most satisfied with this, the elderly, who have bought things for a lifetime, have not yet had the habit of buying things without a bargain.
My father and mother were very happy to walk around the men's street, bought some watches, said that they were going home to give them away, and then bought two undershirts for my father and a pair of jeans for Xiaoya. In fact, there are also a lot of scholars and professional chess players gathered in the Yau Ma lot of Temple Street, and the stalls are mostly lit by fire and water lamps, and some singers sing famous Cantonese opera excerpts, Cantonese pop songs, and even Western pop songs, and sometimes there are impromptu performances by like-minded Cantonese opera fans.
The four of them stood there and listened to Cantonese opera for a long time, although my father and mother couldn't understand what to sing, but they all listened to it with relish, Xiaoya was a little impatient, and went to a chess player's stall to watch people play chess, while Situ accompanied his parents to listen to Cantonese opera. In the end, Situ saw that it was already ten o'clock, and hurriedly called Xiaoya and went back to the hotel.
It was almost eleven o'clock when he returned to the hotel, Situ and his parents Xiaoya discussed going out at seven o'clock tomorrow morning, and returned to their room with their mother. Mom is a little tired, I ran for a day this year, although it was all in Ocean Park, but it was also quite tiring. Situ habitually woke up at six o'clock in the morning, she got up lightly, and after washing, she went around the hotel lobby and nearby twice before coming up, and her mother had already gotten up.
At seven o'clock, four people went out, and one person ate a bowl of wonton noodles nearby, and then set off to the convention and exhibition center, where the ceremony of Hong Kong's return to the motherland was held, and people who came to Hong Kong for the first time had to go around here, mainly to see the scenery and take photos. At eleven o'clock, Situ took his parents and Xiaoya to the top of the mountain, and the four of them walked to Pacific Place, where they walked for another hour, had lunch at Pacific Place, and the four of them arrived at the Garden Road cable car station in Central, and took the peak cable car to the top of the mountain.
Szeto bought a ticket to visit Madame Tussaud's, which is located at The Peak Tower, Victoria Peak, Hong Kong, and is a museum dedicated to exhibiting wax figures of celebrities. Madame Tussauds Main Gallery is located in London, UK, and opened in Hong Kong in 2000, displaying about 100 wax figures of international, Chinese and Hong Kong celebrities, including renowned artists Teresa Teng, Leslie Cheung, Chan Wai Lam, Andy Lau and Jay Chou. In the wax museum, Xiaoya was the most excited, taking photos with the wax figures of many celebrities, Situ took pictures of him and made his arms sore, and his parents watched the two sisters and brothers play while visiting, and they were in a good mood.
After visiting the wax museum, the four of them came out to see the scenery of Victoria Peak, one of the most popular attractions in Hong Kong, and an ideal place to get a bird's-eye view of the magnificent Hong Kong harbour and the gorgeous cityscape of Hong Kong. Stroll along the scenic Peak Loop Walking Trail, where you can see the skyscrapers and the world-famous Victoria Harbour, feel the fresh and pleasant verdant mountains, and be on the skyscraper on the top floor of the Soaring Tower, with a 360-degree bird's-eye view of the scenery below, full of infinite vitality, cascading skyscrapers in Central, Wan Chai and the world-famous Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui District. The four of them looked at the scenery for a long time before deciding to go down the mountain, it was too cold and they couldn't stand it.
The four of them prepared to walk down the hill from Lugard Road for about 20 minutes to the Lugard Road viewpoint, where they could see the magnificent views of the city and the harbour in the distance, and after another half an hour of play, they continued their descent from the mountain. Along the way, there are signs to introduce the geology, climate, plants, common insects and other information in the path. Continue along Lugard Road and soon arrive at the intersection of Ducton Road and Harry Road, where the four of them take a bus to Central, where they transfer to the Avenue of Stars after changing in Central.
Avenue of Stars, AvenueofStars, is located at the Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Garden in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong, along Victoria Harbour opposite New World Centre. The Avenue of Stars is a special attraction that celebrates outstanding figures in the Hong Kong film industry, modeled after the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with the names and palm prints of outstanding filmmakers inlaid on a special commemorative plaque, arranged in chronological order. Xiaoya likes it here very much, standing on the edge of the Avenue of Stars, opposite Hong Kong's Central, with high-rise buildings, it is one of the more distinctive scenery in Hong Kong.
The four of them walked along the Avenue of Stars in the direction of the Tsim Sha Tsui Bell Tower, along the way to the statue of Bruce Lee is the most attractive, Xiaoya stood in front of the statue of Bruce Lee, learned Bruce Lee's posture, and screamed in her mouth, asking Situ to take a picture of him like this, his parents amused him, Situ was also too happy, and hurriedly gave him a few cards. In the middle, Situ turned on the GPS on his mobile phone and took his parents and Xiaoya to visit the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the Space Museum and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. These pavilions are all connected together, and it is very convenient to visit.
The Hong Kong Space Museum has an egg-shaped shell building, and the unique egg-shaped shell design of the space museum has long become a landmark of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and the egg-shaped space museum has a hemispherical screen. The museum is divided into east and west sides, Situ four people in the space museum after visiting the exhibition hall went to watch the all-day movie and celestial programs, when they came out, they were shocked by the mystery and vastness of the universe, on the way to the art museum, the four of them were silent for a while before relieving. The Hong Kong Museum of Art is committed to preserving the essence of Chinese culture and promoting Hong Kong art, the collection is said to have more than 15,000 pieces, a total of seven museums, and there is also a tea set branch here.
The Tea Ware Museum was opened on January 27, 1984 and is the first museum in the world to focus on tea utensils. According to the docent, the basic collection of the Museum of Tea Ware was donated by Dr. Lo Kwee-cheung, which includes a batch of about 600 tea utensils and related utensils dating from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the 20th century. Half of the collection consists of ceramic tea sets, including notes, teacups, teacups, teapots and lids. The other half is a batch of Yixing pottery made from the Ming Dynasty to the modern era, including various tea sets, sculptures and cultural toys. In addition, there are a small number of teapots in European and Japanese styles, which testify to the influence of Chinese tea utensils on foreign countries at that time. Si's father is here to watch with great interest, elated, very happy, I don't want to go, Si's mother is also very interested, full of interest in watching, relish.
Under the influence of Si's father and Si's mother, Situ and Xiaoya are very interested in tea culture, and the family is happy and happy. By the time they came out of the museum, it was already past seven o'clock, and the four of them decided to go to the Hong Kong Cultural Center, which showcased Hong Kong in various ways, such as videos, period themes, photographs, creative accumulation of objects, and sculptures. The door was closed when Situ went, but the surrounding fountains and lights formed a landscape, and the building in front of it was a bell tower, similar to the observatory on the Bund in Shanghai, which was indeed beautiful at night.
A few people played here for a while, because there is no special food in this vicinity, Situ suggested going back to Temple Street to eat spicy crabs, parents and Xiaoya had no opinions, so the four of them took the car back to Temple Street, directly spicy crabs, because yesterday here, a few people went directly to the stall of spicy crabs on Temple Street, and there is a restaurant called Aberdeen, which is said to be very good, all on Nanjing Street. However, the environment is really not much, the price is not cheap, but the taste is OK, and the spicy crab made in China is almost the same.
Mom and Dad and Xiaoya are still better at taking such a bite, and the four of them are quite happy to eat, and after eating, they still go to the night market to eliminate food. It was already ten o'clock when they returned to the hotel, and they quickly went to sleep after taking a shower. Get up early the next morning and check out, eat breakfast and go directly to the Queen's Statue Square, today is mainly shopping, the time is not in a hurry, go home after shopping, Situ is very relaxed.
The four of them first played for a while in the Statue Square, which is surrounded by high-rise buildings such as HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Bank of China, Prince Building, and Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Although it is small in size, it is one of the most famous parks in Hong Kong, with the colonial Legislative Council Building and the Peace Monument next to the Statue of the Queen. Statue Square is named after the bronze statue of Queen Victoria, which was cast to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne of the United Kingdom.
Taking pictures is almost a necessary companion for travel, Situ Zhen raised the camera and raised his hands a little sore, so he hurriedly threw this job to Xiaoya. Xiaoya took the camera with great interest. The family was very happy to walk around Queen's Square, and her mother often made Xiaoya laugh, Situ looked at such a family and felt so happy, no wonder the ancients said that the parents were here, not far away, it still made sense, Situ stayed alone in Shenzhen for a few years, and he really felt that the family was so happy to live together.
Because Pacific Place had already been visited yesterday, after leaving Queen's Square, the family went directly to Admiralty Building, and then went to Wan Chai Commercial Centre and Causeway Bay. Shopping is indeed very tiring, the four of them had lunch in the Wan Chai Commercial Center, at more than four o'clock in the afternoon, after visiting the Causeway Bay Liancheng Commercial Center, Situ was really tired, his parents and Xiaoya were also tired enough, the four of them decided not to go shopping, go home. As a result, when I passed through the Huanggang port, I found that there were a lot of people, and it took almost two hours for the four people to pass the customs, and it was almost seven o'clock when they got out of the pass.
Situ didn't want to go home and eat again, so he found a Cantonese restaurant near the pass, and the family had dinner together, and his mother just didn't do it, saying that it was too expensive, Situ thought about waiting for the public car to go home must be almost nine o'clock, too late, so he insisted on going back after dinner here, she talked to her mother for a long time, and her mother thought about it, so she no longer insisted.