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Lyndhurst Terrace () is a street in the Central area of
Lyndhurst Terrace and the surrounding area were the location of some of the earliest brothels established in Hong Kong, in the mid-19th century. Western prostitutes concentrated there, while Chinese brothels were located in the Tai Ping Shan area near
"Research on the culture and history of HK for the design of tourism routes"
, Centre for Culture and Development,
"Tourists fall for distinctly Hong Kong flavours"
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"Rent rise means the end of Fat Pang's tarts shop"
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...
. It was built on a slope in southern Central district, linking Hollywood Road
Hollywood Road ( Chinese: 荷李活道) is a street in Central and Sheung Wan, on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The street runs between Central and Sheung Wan, with Wyndham Street, Arbuthnot Road, Ladder Street, Upper Lascar Row, and Old Bai ...
and Wellington Street, at its intersection with Pottinger Street
Pottinger Street is a street in Central, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong. It is also known as the ''Stone Slabs Street'' () since the street is paved unevenly by granite stone steps. It was named in 1858 after Henry Pottinger, the first Gover ...
. In the middle it meets Gage Street
Gage Street () is a street in Central, Hong Kong. It is on the lower hill and between the junction with Cochrane Street and Lyndhurst Terrace, Graham Street and Aberdeen Street. The street is mainly a market.
It is named after William Hall ...
, Cochrane Street and the Central–Mid-Levels escalator
The Central–Mid-Levels escalator and walkway system in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. The system covers over in distance and traverses an elevation of over from bottom to top. It opened in 1993 to p ...
s.
Name
The terrace was named after John Singleton Copley Lyndhurst, anAssistant Magistrate
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. The Cantonese name 擺花 (''baai2 faa1'') literally means "flower arrangement
Floral design or flower arrangement is the art of using plant material and flowers to create an eye-catching and balanced composition or display. Evidence of refined floral design is found as far back as the culture of ancient Egypt. Floral desi ...
", possibly because of presence of numerous stalls in the area in the mid-19th century, selling flowers to the customers of the nearby brothels.
History
Lyndhurst Terrace and the surrounding area were the location of some of the earliest brothels established in Hong Kong, in the mid-19th century. Western prostitutes concentrated there, while Chinese brothels were located in the Tai Ping Shan area near Po Hing Fong
Po Hing Fong is a List of streets and roads in Hong Kong, street in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. It is also a cul-de-sac.
In recent years, it has transformed into a new funky neighborhood in Hong Kong and nicknamed "PoHo" as more artists and inte ...
. They gradually moved to Possession Street and relocated to Shek Tong Tsui
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in 1903. The name of the street appears in this context in James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influentia ...
's ''Finnegans Wake
''Finnegans Wake'' is a novel by Irish literature, Irish writer James Joyce. It was published in instalments starting in 1924, under the title "fragments from ''Work in Progress''". The final title was only revealed when the book was publishe ...
'', published in 1939.
The original Site of Xing Yan Lou Western Restaurant (杏讌樓西菜館) was located at 2 Lyndhurst Terrace. The restaurant was a historical meeting place for Dr Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-senUsually known as Sun Zhongshan () in Chinese; also known by Names of Sun Yat-sen, several other names. (; 12 November 186612 March 1925) was a Chinese physician, revolutionary, statesman, and political philosopher who founded the Republ ...
when he was studying at the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese
The University of Hong Kong Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (branded as HKUMed) is the medical school of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), a public research university. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, ...
,Home Affairs Department"Research on the culture and history of HK for the design of tourism routes"
, Centre for Culture and Development,
Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public university, public research university in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Established in 1963 as a federation of three university college, collegesChung Chi College, New Asia Coll ...
, 14 January 2011 from where he graduated in 1892, and a refuge for revolutionaries outside Hong Kong, who took part in the failed "1895 Guangzhou uprising" (廣州起義) against the Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
in Guangzhou
Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...
. The site, located at the intersection with Pottinger Street
Pottinger Street is a street in Central, Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong. It is also known as the ''Stone Slabs Street'' () since the street is paved unevenly by granite stone steps. It was named in 1858 after Henry Pottinger, the first Gover ...
, is part of the Central and Western Heritage Trail The Central and Western Heritage Trail is a Heritage Trail in Hong Kong, that was designed by the Antiquities and Monuments Office of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
It covers the Central and Western District of Hong Kong and consist ...
and the Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail
The Dr Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail () was set up in November 1996 by the Central and Western District Council to commemorate the 130th birthday of Sun Yat-sen. It includes 16 spots in the areas of Central, Hong Kong, Central and Sheung Wan in Ho ...
. It is now occupied by a commercial building (8 Lyndhurst Terrace).
The Tai Cheong Bakery (泰昌餅家) first opened at Lyndhurst Terrace in 1954.MS"Tourists fall for distinctly Hong Kong flavours"
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The Independent
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'', 24 February 2010 Their egg tart
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s gained fame when Chris Patten
Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes (; born 12 May 1944), is a British politician who was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992, and the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. He was made a lif ...
, the last Governor of Hong Kong
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, called them "the best Egg Tarts in the world". It later received intense media attention when it closed in May 2005, citing increasing rent, reaching HK$80,000 per month.Richard Spencer"Rent rise means the end of Fat Pang's tarts shop"
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The Daily Telegraph
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'', 12 May 2005 It reopened at another location in the street in September 2005 and went on to open several new outlets across Hong Kong.
Intersections
References
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