Category: Historical sites

Lai Chi Wo (CN: 荔枝窩) is a 300-year-old Hakka village near Sha Tau Kok, in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong. It is part of Hong Kong Global Geopark. It is an area and attraction that is popular with...

Tai Fu Tai Mansion (CN: 大夫第) is a traditional Chinese residence built around 1865 in San Tin near Lok Ma Chau. It was the residence of Man Chung-luen who was believed to have been a senior official for the...

Built in 1900, and originally opening as a school, the building is a Declared Monument which now houses the Antiquities and Monuments Office  (CN: 古物古蹟辦事處).   Wikipedia Says Hierarchy The AMO is the executive arm...

The Blue House Cluster (CN: 藍屋) is actually three buildings including the Blue House, Yellow House, and Orange House. The buildings themselves are a little special for they represent Lingnan culture and architecture of...

The Old Clock Tower (Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower – CN: 前九廣鐵路鐘樓) located near Victoria Harbour in Tsim Tsa Shui was originally part of a bustling rail station that served steam trains heading to what was...

The Court of Final Appeal Building is a preserved historical monument and home of the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong. It housed the former Supreme Court from 1912 to 1983 and the Legislative Council from 1985 to 2011. You are...

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong (FCC) (CN: 香港外國記者會) is a members-only club that is housed in what was once the Old Dairy Farm Depot as a cold store before the days of refrigerators....

The Former French Mission Building (前法國外方傳道會大樓) was built by the French in 1917 in neo-classical syle. It was sold to the local government in 1953 and has since housed several public institutions. If you...

Government House (香港禮賓府) is a colonial-era heritage site that has been the residence of past governors and home to the chief executive of Hong Kong. The site is not open to the public bar...