Chapter 35: Singing and dancing

Standing in front of this window, I also have a lot of thoughts, maybe people are like this, once there is a brain empty, I will think of a lot of past things, I am unprecedented, looking at the bay of water from far and near, and from near to far, I can't help but think of grandma, grandma, think of the whole village to save the second son, the whole village mobilized to catch ghosts, will think of the time when the master and we are together, and the days when I went to catch flying snakes with my brother and sister, I will think of He Fatzi, Yu Qun, glasses and Luo Haiwei, Xiaomeng, vanilla, Thinking of the deep friendships we have forged on this campus in the past three years, all the good things and memories come to mind at this moment. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

A night without words, my uncle and I slept very well, the next day at breakfast, the rental buddy came early, he said just now the housekeeper told him a bad and news, said that the boss to come back the day after tomorrow, let us have to wait for two days, I said, what is the bad news, this news is very good, there is food and drink here, one more day is a day.

We know that the driver's surname is Yuan, and we call him Master Yuan. He said that in the past two days, he will be our tour guide park, and he will take us to visit Hong Kong, so I glanced at my uncle and said that this Hong Kong driver does not need to make money, how can he have time to play with us.

The uncle whispered: "He said to have fun, I don't know how much money the boss gave him, if he wouldn't be so generous to take us out to play, what kind of place is this, this is Hong Kong, where every inch of land is gold, time is money, he will spend so much time with us, he will have so much money for him, let's not care too much." ”

So after dinner, he took us to Tsim Sha Tsui to play first. Tsim Sha Tsui I know that this is part of Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon, located at the southern tip of the Kowloon Peninsula, bounded by Austin Road to Hong Chong Road in the north, and across Victoria Harbour from Central and Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. Geographically, Tsim Sha Tsui is a promontory at the southern tip of the Kowloon Peninsula, adjacent to Hung Hom Bay. Before moving the mountain and reclaiming the sea, because the sea water near the place was blocked by the Kwun Chung Mountain, its southern end formed a long and sharp beach, the terrain is very significant, so it is called Tsim Sha Tsui, I think this knowledge is afraid that this old Yuan is enough to know, not to mention, I introduced him to this, he really doesn't know.

The original coastline of Tsim Sha Tsui is about the area of Salisbury Road and Chatham Road. There were originally two parallel capes: Kowloon Kok and Blackhead Kok. There is also a small bay between the two capes. After a number of reclamation projects, Tsim Sha Tsui has now increased its land area, but it is still a highly developed area and has always been the heart of Hong Kong.

Historically, Tsim Sha Tsui has been a key point in South China since ancient times due to its location at the end of the land on the east bank of the Pearl River Delta. In the coastal map contained in the "Records of the Great Yue Dynasty" in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there is a record of Tsim Sha Tsui. Before the Kowloon Peninsula was ceded to the British in 1860, some wharves were responsible for transporting incense wood from the Dongguan area, so it was called Xiangpotou. According to the 1819 "Xin'an County Chronicle", Tsim Sha Tau Village was in the Tsim Sha Tsui area at that time. In the early 19th century, as Guangzhou became the center of maritime trading during the Qing Dynasty, a large number of foreign merchant ships (many of them opium ships) anchored in the sea opposite Tsim Sha Tsui. On July 7, 1839, a British sailor made a drunken disturbance in Tsim Sha Tsui and beat villager Lin Weixi to death, which is known as the Lin Weixi Incident and became one of the fuses of the Opium War. In 1860, under the Treaty of Peking, the Kowloon Peninsula south of Boundary Street was ceded to the British, including the entirety of Tsim Sha Tsui. After the British occupied Tsim Sha Tsui, they built a military camp and Marine Police Headquarters there, and began to fill in the "Tsim Sha Tsui Bay" in 1870, and since the opening of the Star Ferry in 1888, Tsim Sha Tsui has gradually prospered and has become a new residential area for foreigners.

Tsim Sha Tsui used to be the terminus of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. After the opening of the Hong Kong section of the Kowloon-Canton Railway on 1 October 1910, construction of the Tsim Sha Tsui railway station began in 1913 and the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower was completed in 1915 as part of the railway station. Tsim Sha Tsui became the transportation hub of Hong Kong at that time. The Peninsula Hotel, which opened in 1928, was one of the most luxurious hotels in Asia at the time and became a landmark of the Kowloon Peninsula at that time. In the 1970s, reclamation works were carried out on the west shore of Hung Hom Bay east of the former Tsim Sha Tsui, and the site of Tsim Sha Tsui East and Hung Hom was developed. With the development of Tsim Sha Tsui, the main building of Tsim Sha Tsui Railway Station was demolished in 1978 and the site was expanded after moving to Hung Hom, and the Hong Kong Space Museum and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre were built on the original site. Today, the clock tower is surrounded by a plaza in front of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and has become a landmark in Hong Kong. After the relocation of the railway station, some areas that were once occupied by the railway track, including the New World Centre and Tsim Sha Tsui East, have also been redeveloped. Tsim Sha Tsui is the pearl of Kowloon. During the day, the gourmet restaurants and international boutiques lining Nathan Road are full of tourists. At night, the Avenue of Stars with its Victoria Harbour is lit up and becomes the most eye-catching focal point of Hong Kong. With 24 hours of exciting activities, it's important to note that the streets and alleys along Nathan Road are lined with unique shops selling the region's famous goods and delicacies.

This series of introductions also made me look down on Master Yuan, it seems that he still knows a lot about this place, so he said, he led us into a small shop, this shop is not big, but it is full of tapes, this is the most popular thing at the time, there are large photos of singers and all kinds of posters, I want to buy tapes, but when I think of not having much money on my body, I can only temporarily dismiss this idea.

In addition to small shops, there are many shopping malls in Tsim Sha Tsui, including Silvercord, Sun Plaza, Miramar Shopping Centre, New World Centre, etc., among which Harbour City is a super large shopping mall, adjacent to Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier, consisting of Ocean Centre, Gateway, Harbour City New Domain, Ocean Terminal and Ocean Terminal, with more than 400 restaurants and shops, two cinemas and a large toy company Toys"R"Us with a view of Victoria Harbour. There are also some smaller shopping malls that cater to young people's tastes, including Baileys Shopping Centre, Nesbitt Shopping Centre and Chongqing Station next to Chungking Tower. Later, in September 2005, Sogo also opened a branch in Tsim Sha Tsui Outlets. To the west, Ocean Terminal is the only cruise terminal in Hong Kong, which can accommodate large cruise ships. Ocean Terminal also houses a shopping mall, which was the only major shopping mall in Hong Kong in the 1960s. Tsim Sha Tsui is also home to the largest HMV record store in Hong Kong.

In addition to these, Park Lane Shopping Avenue is a shopping street located on the east side of Kowloon Park, located on Nathan Road, and the entire street is lined with shops, mainly selling fashion. There are several well-known second-hand bookstores that specialize in selling English books, among which "Chen Chong Books" is the largest.

Driver Yuen said that Hong Kong's food is also a unique culture, and Tsim Sha Tsui is also one of the centers of Hong Kong's nightlife, with bars, karaoke and nightclubs. Knewford Terrace, which has a foreign atmosphere, and Bauler's Lane, where there are bars all over the street, are places where many people spend their time after work. Restaurants on Asculi Road serve international cuisine. Shan Lin Road, also known as "Tsim Sha Tsui Food Street", is home to a number of high-end restaurants in the area, and is often frequented by celebrities and entertainers. The Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade facing Victoria Harbour at New World Centre features the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars, which mimics the Hollywood Avenue of Fame in the United States. Kowloon Park, located in the northwest of Tsim Sha Tsui, is a popular park for Hong Kong people and couples. The indoor swimming pool meets world standards and is a popular swimming spot for Hong Kong people and a designated location for some international competitions. Signal Hill Park is located behind the junction of Salisbury Road and Chatham Road, which was once the place where the Hong Kong Observatory hoisted tropical cyclone warning signals and time signals, and there is a red brick signal tower on the hill. In the early years, the signals emitted from the tower could be seen by ships in Victoria Harbour, but later they were obscured by the New World Centre. The Signal Tower is now listed as a historic building and Signal Hill has been transformed into Signal Hill Park.

Lao Yuan said that there are many exotic cultures to be found in Tsim Sha Tsui, especially the famous Chungking Mansion, which is home to South Asians and African-Americans. There is also a Muslim mosque in Tsim Sha Tsui, the largest mosque in Hong Kong, located next to Kowloon Park. The elegant five-star Peninsula Hotel is located opposite the Space Museum, with rooms overlooking Victoria Harbour, famous for its English afternoon tea, and high-end women's brands on the ground floor. Kimberley Street, also known as Korea Street, can find many Korean restaurants and Korean food supermarkets. You can find Turkish, Russian, Italian, Japanese and other cuisines at Knutsford Terrace and Ashley Road. Tsim Sha Tsui is a tourist area, so there are many foreign tourists on the street, and it also makes people feel like they are in a foreign country.

When he took us to Tsim Sha Tsui East, he explained that it was originally a British military barracks, and together with the reclamation of Hung Hom Bay in the 1970s, it became a commercial and entertainment district in the east of Kowloon, Hong Kong. East Tsim Sha Tsui is bounded by Chatham Road South and Kowloon Canton Railway East Tsim Sha Tsui Station to the west, and Hung Hom Railway Station and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Hung Hom to the north.

East Tsim Sha Tsui is dominated by business and tourism activities during the day, with a waterfront promenade from the Clock Tower to Hung Hom Railway Station. There are several parks nearby, which are popular for couples. In the evening, bars, nightclubs, karaoke and other entertainment venues are the most lively. Lao Yuan also said that at this time, this is the concentration of MLM companies, and many multinational MLM companies have set up branches here. It is also home to the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Museum of History.

Lao Yuan's series of introductions, let us think that he is not a tour guide is a waste of talent, this day, we under his leadership in this singing and dancing Hong Kong Island around, I can almost memorize some famous scenic spots, uncle teased me and said, no, don't go back, just here as a tour guide is not bad.

I said in my heart, your heart is big enough, didn't we come to see my uncle and grandfather this time, why did we become tourists now? The key is how did the boss let us show him feng shui?

(To be continued)