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Nathan Road (Hong Kong)
Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong, aligned south–north from Tsim Sha Tsui to Sham Shui Po. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with visitors, and was known in the post–World War II years as the Golden Mile, a name that is now rarely used. It starts on the southern part of Kowloon at its junction with Salisbury Road, Hong Kong, Salisbury Road, a few metres north of Victoria Harbour, and ends at its intersection with Boundary Street in the north. Portions of the Kwun Tong line, Kwun Tong and Tsuen Wan line, Tsuen Wan lines (Prince Edward station, Prince Edward, Mong Kok station, Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei station, Yau Ma Tei, Jordan station, Jordan and Tsim Sha Tsui station, Tsim Sha Tsui) run underneath Nathan Road. The total length of Nathan Road is about . History The first section of the road was completed in 1861. It was the very first road built in Kowloon, after Convention of Peking, the land was ceded by the Qing dynasty government to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan, Hong Kong
Jordan () is an area in Hong Kong, located on Kowloon Peninsula. It is named after a road of the same name in the district. The area is bordered by King's Park to the east, Tsim Sha Tsui to the south, Ferry Point to the west, and Yau Ma Tei to the north. Administratively, it is part of Yau Tsim Mong District. Geography Jordan is located in the central part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. The western portion is officially known as Kwun Chung (), especially before the MTR metro system went into service in 1979. Jordan is considered as an area surrounded by Cox’s Road to the east, Austin Road to the south, Ferry Street to the west, and Kansu Street to the north. This would make Jordan approximately in size with a population of about 150,000. Like most of southern Kowloon, Jordan is entirely developed and urbanised other than a few small parks. Motor and pedestrian traffic throughout most of the day is very dense. Character Jordan is a microcosm of working-class Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
