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Free Vegetarian Meal at Yuen Ching Kwok

Yuen Ching Kwok at Lung Cheung Road is a Taoist Temple dedicated to Wong Tai Sin. On the 1st and 15th days of each lunar calendar month and during Wong Tai Sin Festival, and the birthdays of the gods, vegetarian food is offered free of charge during lunchtime. To get to the temple, worshippers can take the shuttle coach at the exit of MTR Station at Broadway in Mei Foo Sun Chuen, and the trip is also free of charge.

Enquiry telephone no.: 2386 9105

Gourmet Street

On your trip to Sham Shui Po, you should not miss visiting a number of streets which house a vast diversity of eateries. You can enjoy tasty local cuisines, such as Kaya toast, pork liver noodle, tripe noodle, shrimp roes tossed noodle, peeled noodle and tofu dessert, at reasonable prices at the eateries along Pei Ho Street, Fuk Wing Street and Kweilin Street near exits B2 and D2 of MTR Sham Shui Po Station.

The Lung Cheung Road Lookout

Located in Lung Cheung Road, the Lung Cheung Road Lookout is near to Beacon Heights, you can view the landscape of the Kowloon Peninsula and Victoria Harbour from the lookout.

Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb and Garden

Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb was built during the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 A.D.) and is now managed by the Hong Kong Museum of History. The tomb was discovered in August 1955 when the hillside at the north end of Tonkin Street was leveled for the construction of the Lei Cheng Uk Estate.In Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb, there are 58 pieces of excavated cultural relics, including cooking utensils, food containers and storage jars made of pottery, as well as bowls, basins, mirrors, and bells made of bronze. These help us learn more about the daily life of the ancient residents of Hong Kong.Han Garden was completed in December 1993 near Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb. The features in the garden were built following the style of the Han Dynasty and include pavilions, terraces, towers, fishponds and rock sculptures. It is popular among residents, especially the children and the elderly.

Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Enquiries: 2386 2863

Festival Walk

Festival Walk with seven floors is an advanced shopping mall. In this large shopping complex, occupying 1,000,000 sq ft, you can find over 200 stores, 30 restaurants, a cinema with 11 mini theaters and a large indoor ice-skating rink featuring real snow. The mall was designed with great originality and provides natural lighting to create a more relaxed shopping experience.

Festival Walk attracts many local and foreign tourists who are seeking pleasure and enjoyment, especially on weekends and public holidays.

Apliu Street Flea Market

The Section of Apliu Street located in Yen Chow Street and Nam Cheong Street is a fascinating flea market specializing in the sale of new and used electronic parts, electrical appliances, video and audio equipments and communication products at discounted prices. It is a good place to do some bargaining. You can also find antique watches at low prices, old coins and other old items.

Sam Tai Tsz Temple

Sam Tai Tsz Temple (also called Sam Tai Tsz Palace, which literally means palace of the third prince) is the only temple dedicated to the worship of Sam Tai Tsz (who is better known by his real name "Na Jah") in Hong Kong. Sam Tai Tsz was the third son of great general Li Jing in Chinese folklore and was known for his power to overcome demons. As the story goes, in 1894, a plague rapidly spread throughout Hong Kong. People thought those affected were haunted by demons. Residents of Hakka origin in the district suggested bringing the statute of Sam Tai Tsz at Wei Yang, Guangdong to Sham Shui Po to drive out the evils. After the statute was worshipped, the plague in the district came to a halt. The residents built the Sam Tai Tsz Temple in his memory in 1898.

The Temple houses some cultural relics from the late years of the Qing Dynasty, including bells and drums, engraved with the characters "Guang Xu", indicating that they were made during the reign of Guang Xu of the Qing Dynasty, which was about a hundred years ago.

Mo Tai Temple

Mo Tai Temple was built in 1891, in honour of Kwan Yu (later generations called him "Kwan Tai"), a great general of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period. He is revered for his loyalty and righteousness. On 13th day of the fifth month and the 20th day of the sixth month of the Lunar Calendar, many followers come to worship.

Lingnam Garden in Lai Chi Kok Park

This Chinese style garden, which is part of the Lai Chi Kok Park, has an area of 1.25 hectares. It is the first classical Lingnam style garden in Hong Kong. Different waterscapes and the central pond and are interconnected with a rivulet and accompanied by pavilions, terraces and towers. Ten scenic spots are set up in the garden, all using the moon as a theme and provide an idyllic scene. Many artistic elements have been included in the garden, including ceramic sculptures, tile works, stone carvings and couplets. The couplets draw materials from the works of many masters since the Qing Dynasty.

For the Arts Fun Fair, there are 9 booths selling handicrafts and snacks as well as providing massage services by the blind and fortune telling services. Cultural and recreational events are staged on selected Sundays at the open-air theatre nearby.

Enquiry telephone no.: 2307 0429

Fashion Street in Cheung Sha Wan Road

Cheung Sha Wan Road between Yen Chow Street and Wong Chuk Street is also known as 'Fashion Street'. Fashion devotees should not neglect it. Many overseas visitors may not be familiar with this street, but it is full of beautiful dresses for sale at wholesale prices. Although many of the fashion stores are devoted to wholesale, most of them also sell retail as well. The styles are rich and colourful. The outlets in Cheung Sha Wan Road Fashion Street are usually only open for business during normal office hours but some have extended opening hours.

Buttons, Beads and Laces Streets

Laces street: Nam Cheong Street adjacent to Ki Lung Street is a good place to shop for webbings, zippers and ribbons. Most of the shops also operate as retail outlets and offer a great diversity of inexpensive merchandises. With ten or so dollars, you can bring home beautiful laces for embellishing your clothes and turning them into fancy clothes. It is really worth a try.

Buttons street: Those who love sewing will love touring around Ki Lung Street which is characterized by shops selling clothing accessories. As many of the shops specialize in selling buttons, the street is also known as buttons street.

Beads street: Yu Chau Street next to Apliu Street is where you can hunt for garment accessories. You will be particularly fascinated by the bead shops, which offer a great variety of beads, such as wooden, plastic, crystal and glass beads. The prices of beads can be as low as a few dollars per gram, and you can select them according to your choices and budgets. With an assortment of colourful beads, you can give full play to your creativity by making ornaments and beading work yourself.

Computer Shopping Centre at Sham Shui Po

The Golden Computer Arcade, the Golden Computer Centre, New Capital Computer Plaza and Wonder Building Shopping Centre are computer malls specializing in selling computer products in Hong Kong. There are all kinds of computer hardware and software of the latest technology at attractive prices. These malls have enjoyed a high reputation over the past 20 years and have become the preferred place to buy computer hardware and software products for Hong Kong's army of computer geeks. The Apliu Street Flea Market nearby offers a wide range of telecommunications products, A/V equipment, brand new and second-hand electrical devices, lighting fittings as well as electronic and hardware parts. Due to such features and characteristics, Sham Shui Po is also known as the "Digital Hub" of Hong Kong.

The Dragon Centre

The Dragon Centre is a large shopping mall with nine levels in which there are department stores, shops and restaurants. The overall area of the mall is greater than 840,000 sq ft and it is equipped with a unique indoor roller coaster, namely the Sky Train which is installed on the top two levels of the mall. In the Dragon Centre, there is also a true snow skating rink with an area of 17,000 sq ft.

The Dragon Centre won the design award issued by Hong Kong Institute of Architects for its unique design.

Tung Chau Street Jade Market

The Chinese loves jade. For centuries, jade has been highly prized and was carved into a wide range of ornaments and wares. Sham Shui Po is one of the major distributing centres for jade products in the territory. Everyday, over a hundred jade distributors ply their trade in Apliu Street. This has gradually evolved into a feature of Sham Shui Po. With this in mind, the Sham Shui Po District Council proposed setting up a "Sham Shui Po Jade Market" at Block 6 and 7 of the Tung Chau Street Temporary Market. The Sham Shui Po Jade Market, with over a hundred stalls, was opened in 2005 and has become a jade trade hub ever since.

Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre

Opened on the 26th September 2008, the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre is a project initiated by The Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). Converted from a decommissioned factory estate, it is managed by a subsidiary company of HKBU as a multi-disciplinary artists' village. With the aim of fostering arts in the community, the self-financed and registered charity offers a creative environment for artists and organizes activities for members of the public.

Strategic Partners: The Hong Kong Baptist University, The Hong Kong Arts Development Council, The Hong Kong Arts Centre
Project Sponsor: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Supported By: Home Affairs Bureau, The HKSAR Government