The Wan Chai Heritage Trail () is a walking trail in Hong Kong. It was launched on 27 September 2009 and is two hours in duration. It was formed by the Old Wan Chai Revitalisation Initiatives Special Committee (OWCRISC) established by the

Development Bureau The Development Bureau (DEVB; ) is an agency of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for urban planning and renewal, land administration, infrastructure development, building safety, landscape, greening & tree development, water supplies, ...

to promote the local culture, history and architectural style of

Wan Chai District Wan Chai District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. Of the four on Hong Kong Island, it is north-central, and had 152,608 residents in 2011, a fall from 167,146 residents in 2001. The district has the second-highest educationally quali ...

. At present the trail features 15 sites, including the

Blue House Cheong Wa Dae ( ko, 청와대; Hanja: ; ), also known as the Blue House, is a public park that formerly served as the executive office and official residence of the president of South Korea from 1948 to 2022. It is located in the Jongno distri ...

, Wan Chai Market,

Nam Koo Terrace Nam Koo Terrace is a Grade I Historic Building located at No. 55 Ship Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, popularly known as "The Wan Chai Haunted House". The building is currently owned by Hopewell Holdings, a large property development company b ...

and the Starstreet Precinct.OWCRISC Wan Chai Heritage Trail Official Website
In 2009, at the trail's launch, nine of these properties were undergoing restoration through projects organised by the

Urban Renewal Authority The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is a quasi-governmental, profit-making statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating urban redevelopment. History The authority's predecessor, the Land Development Corporation (土地發展� ...

and the Development Bureau. It was expected that the buildings would once again be fully operational in 2013–16; meanwhile visitors could observe many of the external architectural features of the sites on this trail.Wong, Olga. ''HK$20m proposal to turn Star Street in Wan Chai into another Knutsford Terrace''. South China Morning Post: C1 (28 September 2009)

List of sites

The Trail is divided into two parts: Architectural Heritage Trail and Cultural Heritage Trail.

Architectural Heritage Trail

* Green House,

tong-lau Tong lau or ke lau are tenement buildings built in late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southern China, and Southeast Asia. Designed for both residential and commercial uses, they are similar in style and function to the shophous ...

(shophouse), at Nos. 1–11, Mallory Street and Nos. 4–12 Burrows Street * Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Chest and Heart Diseases Association, part of the Ruttonjee Hospital, No. 266

Queen's Road East Queen's Road East is a street in Wan Chai, in the north of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, connecting Admiralty in the west to Happy Valley in the east. Queen's Road East is one of the four sections of Queen's Road, and historically ...

Bauhaus The Staatliches Bauhaus (), commonly known as the Bauhaus (), was a German art school operational from 1919 to 1933 that combined crafts and the fine arts.Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 4th edn., 20 ...

architectural style * Wan Chai Market, at No. 264 Queen's Road East and

Stone Nullah Lane Stone Nullah Lane is a one-way street in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Named after the water channel that until 1959 ran down its middle, it stretches from Lung On Street to Queen's Road East. The street is noted for its historical ...

Streamline Moderne Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements. In industrial desig ...

architectural style *

, Nos. 72-74A

* Yellow House, Nos. 2–4 Hing Wan Street * Nos. 186–190 Queen's Road East,

s * "The Pawn", Nos. 60–66

Johnston Road Johnston Road () is a major road in Wan Chai on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. Location Johnston Road spans from the junction with Heard Street, Hennessy Road and Stewart Road on its east, towards another junction with Hennessy Road and ...

, tong-laus * OVOlogue, Nos. 66 Johnston Road, tong-lau * No. 18 Ship Street, tong-lau *

, No. 55 Ship Street * Starstreet Precinct, including No. 31 Wing Fung Street

Cultural Heritage Trail

* Pak Tai Temple, No. 2 Lung on Street, near the upper end of Stone Nullah Lane * Old Wan Chai Post Office, No. 221 Queen's Road East * Open Market in

Tai Yuen Street Tai or TAI may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tai (comics) a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain *Tai Fraiser, a fictional character in the 1995 film ''Clueless'' * Tai Kamiya, a fictional character in ''Digimon'' Businesses and organisation ...

and Cross Street *

Hung Shing Temple Hung Shing Temples or Tai Wong Temples are temples dedicated to Hung Shing Tai Wong (). Hung Shing temples have been widely built in southern China, especially Guangdong province The table provides a partial list of these temples. Hung Shing F ...

, Nos. 129–131 Queen's Road East * Open Market in

Gresson Street Gresson Street () is a street in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It connects Queen's Road East (south) to Johnston Road (north). Market The open market of Gresson Street is part of the Wan Chai Heritage Trail. The market be ...

References

External links

OWCRISC Wan Chai Heritage Trail Official Website

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List of sites

Architectural Heritage Trail

Cultural Heritage Trail

See also

References

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