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Nathan Road () is the main thoroughfare in
Kowloon Kowloon () is one of the areas of Hong Kong, three areas of Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Island and the New Territories. It is an urban area comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It has a population of 2,019,533 and a populat ...
,
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 ...
, aligned south–north from
Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed ...
to
Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po () is an area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui ...
. It is lined with shops and restaurants and throngs with visitors, and was known in the post–
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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 Salisbury Road ( Chinese: 梳士巴利道) is a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Description It runs parallel to Victoria Harbour, starting from its western end at the Star Ferry Pier, passing by Blackhead Point, to Tsim Sh ...
, a few metres north of
Victoria Harbour Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbor, harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. It acts as both a major trading hub and tourist attraction of Hong Kong in general. Lying in ...
, and ends at its intersection with
Boundary Street Boundary Street ( Chinese: 界限街) is a three-lane one-way street in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It runs in an easterly direction from its start at the intersection with Tung Chau Street in the west, and ends at its intersection with Princ ...
in the north. Portions of the
Kwun Tong Kwun Tong is an area in the Kwun Tong District of Hong Kong, situated at the eastern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, and its boundary stretches from Lion Rock in the north to Lei Yue Mun in the south, and from the winding paths of Kowloon P ...
and Tsuen Wan lines ( Prince Edward,
Mong Kok Mong Kok (Chinese language, Chinese: 旺角), also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK, is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward, Hong Kong, Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok. As one of the major sho ...
,
Yau Ma Tei Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. Name ''Yau Ma Tei'' is a phonetic transliteration of the name (originally written as ) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, Y ...
,
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and
Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed ...
) 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 first road built in Kowloon, after the land was ceded by 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 ...
government to the United Kingdom and made part of the crown colony in 1860. The road was originally named Robinson Road, after Sir
Hercules Robinson Hercules George Robert Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, (19 December 1824 – 28 October 1897), was a British colonial administrator who became the 5th Governor of Hong Kong, then 13th Governor of Ceylon, and subsequently, the 14th Governor of ...
, the 5th
governor of Hong Kong The governor of Hong Kong was the representative of the United Kingdom, British The Crown, Crown in British Hong Kong, Hong Kong from 1843 to 1997. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Executiv ...
. To avoid confusion with the Robinson Road on
Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island () is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong. The island, known originally and on road signs simply as "Hong Kong", had a population of 1,289,500 and a population density of , . It is the second largest island in Hong Kon ...
, the name was changed to Nathan Road in 1909, after Sir Matthew Nathan, the 13th governor who served between 1904 and 1907. The road started at Mody Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, ending northward at Austin Road. When Sha Tsui Wan was reclaimed in the late 1800s, Salisbury Road was extended east, and Nathan Road was extended south to meet it. Nathan was extended northward in the 1920s. The section of the road from
Gascoigne Road Gascoigne Road () is a main road in Kowloon, Hong Kong, going west-east from Nathan Road to Chatham Road#Chatham Road South, Chatham Road South through the head of King's Park, Hong Kong, King's Park, leading vehicles from West Kowloon to t ...
to Argyle Street was originally named Coronation Road (加冕道), in honour of the
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of
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in 1911. The road was renamed as part of Nathan Road in 1926, after works joining the road and Nathan Road was completed. The section of
Tai Po Road Tai Po Road ( Chinese: 大埔公路) is the second longest road in Hong Kong (after Castle Peak Road). It spans from Sham Shui Po in Kowloon to Tai Po in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Initially, the road was named Frontier Road. Location ...
south of
Boundary Street Boundary Street ( Chinese: 界限街) is a three-lane one-way street in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It runs in an easterly direction from its start at the intersection with Tung Chau Street in the west, and ends at its intersection with Princ ...
was also renamed as part of the road. The early Nathan Road was largely residential, with colonial-style houses with arched verandahs and covered archways. It was home to the
Whitfield Barracks Whitfield Barracks were barracks in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named after Henry Wase Whitfield, who was appointed commander of the British Army in Hong Kong in 1869. the barracks were developed in subsequent years. By 191 ...
, which later became
Kowloon Park Kowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It has an area of and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.Leisure and Cultural Services DepartmentKowloon Park: Historical Background History ...
. Saint Andrew's Church, the oldest
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in Kowloon, has been located there since its completion in 1906. In 1996, the Garley Building fire broke out, killing 41 people.RTHK.
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In 2008, the
Cornwall Court fire The Cornwall Court Fire () was a building fire incident in Hong Kong. It began in a nightclub and karaoke bar on the morning of Sunday 10 August 2008, taking the lives of four people, including two firefighters, and injuring a further 55 people. ...
broke out, involving more than 200 firefighters, killing 4 people, including 2 fire fighters.Yahoo.
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Landmarks

* The Peninsula Hotel (corner of
Salisbury Road Salisbury Road ( Chinese: 梳士巴利道) is a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Description It runs parallel to Victoria Harbour, starting from its western end at the Star Ferry Pier, passing by Blackhead Point, to Tsim Sh ...
and the southern end of Nathan Road) * 26 Nathan Road (#26) *
Chungking Mansions Chungking Mansions is a building located at 36–44 Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Though the building was supposed to be residential, it is made up of many independent low-budget guesthouses, shops, and other services. A ...
(#36–44) *
iSQUARE iSQUARE () is a 31-storey shopping centre located at 63 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, on the site of the former Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hyatt Regency Hotel. It was developed by, and is now owned by, Associ ...
(#63) *
Kowloon Park Kowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It has an area of and is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.Leisure and Cultural Services DepartmentKowloon Park: Historical Background History ...
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Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard is a shopping area and visitor attraction along Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong near Kowloon Park and Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan station Jordan is an MTR List of MTR stations, station on the . It ...
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The ONE The One may refer to: Buildings * The One (shopping centre), a shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong * The One (Toronto), a mixed-use skyscraper under development in Toronto, Canada * The One, a residential skyscraper under constru ...
, at the location of the former
Tung Ying Building Tung Ying Building () was a 17-storey office building and shopping centre at 100 Nathan Road, at the corner of Granville Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was built in the 1960s and its style of architecture had become rare in Hong ...
(#100) *
Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre or Kowloon Mosque is one of five main mosques in Hong Kong. Located in Kowloon, in the Tsim Sha Tsui area at the intersection of Nathan Road and Haiphong Road, beside Kowloon Park, this mosque is currentl ...
(#105) *
The Mira Hong Kong The Mira Hong Kong is a hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It has 492 rooms and suites, six restaurants and bars, and a spa centre. It was renovated in 2009 and became smoke-free in 2011. The hotel is owned by Miramar Hotel and Investment. I ...
(#118) * Miramar Shopping Centre (#132–134) *
Former Kowloon British School The Kowloon British School was a school established in Hong Kong for the education of the children of expatriates at the turn of the 20th century. History The school was built at 136 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, and is the oldest sur ...
(#136). Now houses the
Antiquities and Monuments Office The Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) is a Hong Kong government organization established in 1976 under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance to protect and preserve historic monuments. Housed in the Former Kowloon British School, the AMO ...
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St Andrew's Church, Kowloon St Andrew's Church () is located at 138 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a church of the Anglican ( Sheng Kung Hui) Province of Hong Kong and in the Diocese of Western Kowloon. It is the oldest English-speaking Protestant church in Kowlo ...
(#138) * Po On Commercial Building (#198) * Fourseas Building (#208–212) * Yau Tsim District Police Headquarters and Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station (#213) * Shamrock Hotel (#223) * Garley Building (#233–239, destroyed by fire in 1996) * New Lucky House (#300-306) * Manulife Provident Funds Place (also known as Wing On Kowloon Center, #345) *
Novotel Nathan Road Kowloon Hong Kong Novotel Hong Kong Nathan Road Kowloon () is a 4-star hotel in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Formerly known as the Majestic Hotel, the hotel reopened in April 2008, following a HK$188 million (approx US$24 million) refurbishment programme, upgraded to 4-st ...
(#348) * Hang Shing Building (#363–373) * Eaton Hotel Hong Kong (#380) * Alhambra Building (#383–389) *
Kowloon Central Post Office Kowloon Central Post Office () is the main post office in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is located at 405 Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei, underneath the . See also * Hongkong Post * Engineer's Office of the Former Pumping Station The Engineer's Office of th ...
(#405) * Chak Fung House (#440–442A) * Yun Kai Building (#466–472) * Sunbeam Commercial Building (#469–471) * Oxford Commercial Building (#494–496) * Nathan Tower (#518–520) * Mongkok Building (#546) * Full Win Commercial Centre (#573) * Sino Centre (#582–592) * Hollywood Plaza Mongkok (#610) * Good Hope Building (#612–618) * Bank Centre Mall (#636) * Wu Sang House (#655) * HSBC Building Mongkok (#673) * Cornwall Court (#687–689). Site of the 2008
Cornwall Court fire The Cornwall Court Fire () was a building fire incident in Hong Kong. It began in a nightclub and karaoke bar on the morning of Sunday 10 August 2008, taking the lives of four people, including two firefighters, and injuring a further 55 people. ...
. * Belgian Bank Building (#721–725) * Golden Plaza (#745–747) * Newish Mansion (#763–767) * Union Park Centre (#771–775)


Public transport

Five
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of the
Mass Transit Railway The Mass Transit Railway system, known locally by the initialism MTR, is a rapid transit system in Hong Kong and the territory's principal mode of Rail transport in Hong Kong, railway transportation. Operated by the MTR Corporation (MTRCL), ...
(MTR) are built directly underneath Nathan Road. These stations are, from north to south: *
Prince Edward station Prince Edward is a MTR station on the Tsuen Wan line. It is located under the intersection of Nathan Road and Prince Edward Road West, after which it is named. History Prince Edward was primarily designed as a cross-platform interchange be ...
in
Mong Kok Mong Kok (Chinese language, Chinese: 旺角), also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK, is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward, Hong Kong, Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok. As one of the major sho ...
, at the intersection between Nathan Road and
Prince Edward Road West Prince Edward Road East ( Chinese: 太子道東) and Prince Edward Road West ( Chinese: 太子道西) are roads in Kowloon, Hong Kong, going in an east-west direction and linking Tai Kok Tsui, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon City and San Po Kon ...
* Mong Kok station (or Argyle station) in
Mong Kok Mong Kok (Chinese language, Chinese: 旺角), also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK, is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward, Hong Kong, Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok. As one of the major sho ...
, at the intersection between Nathan Road and Argyle Street *
Yau Ma Tei station Yau Ma Tei, formerly named Waterloo after Waterloo Road, is an MTR station located in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. It lays straightly like a long box under thoroughfare Nathan Road, ending north under Pitt Street and south near Man Ming Lane. It ...
(or Waterloo station) in
Yau Ma Tei Yau Ma Tei is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District in the south of the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. Name ''Yau Ma Tei'' is a phonetic transliteration of the name (originally written as ) in Cantonese. It can also be spelt as Yaumatei, Y ...
, at the intersection between Nathan Road and Waterloo Road *
Jordan station Jordan is an MTR List of MTR stations, station on the . It has dark green and light green livery. It is named after Jordan Road, Hong Kong, Jordan Road. Location Jordan station is located in Jordan, Hong Kong, Jordan at the intersection of ...
in
Jordan Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the south, and Israel and the occupied Palestinian ter ...
, at the intersection between Nathan Road and
Jordan Road Jordan Road () is a road in Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It spans from the West Kowloon Highway in West Kowloon, through Kwun Chung and Ferry Point to Gascoigne Road and is a major east–west road in southern Kowloon. History Jordan Roa ...
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Tsim Sha Tsui station Tsim Sha Tsui is an MTR station on the . The station, originally opened on 16 December 1979 on the , serves the area of Tsim Sha Tsui. East Tsim Sha Tsui station on the , which opened on 24 October 2004, is connected to this station by underg ...
in
Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed ...
, at the intersection between Nathan Road and Carnarvon Road The road is heavily trafficked by numerous bus routes.


Gallery

Image:Nathan Road south end (deep blue sky).jpg, The southern end section of Nathan Road Image:KMB-E500.JPG, KMB Enviro500 serving Route 1 on Nathan Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui Tsim Sha Tsui ( zh, c=尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an list of areas of Hong Kong, area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed ...
. File:Entrance and exit A1 of Tsim Sha Tsui Station after renovation.jpg, Exit A1 of
Tsim Sha Tsui station Tsim Sha Tsui is an MTR station on the . The station, originally opened on 16 December 1979 on the , serves the area of Tsim Sha Tsui. East Tsim Sha Tsui station on the , which opened on 24 October 2004, is connected to this station by underg ...
on Nathan Road. File:HK Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre.jpg,
Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre The Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre or Kowloon Mosque is one of five main mosques in Hong Kong. Located in Kowloon, in the Tsim Sha Tsui area at the intersection of Nathan Road and Haiphong Road, beside Kowloon Park, this mosque is currentl ...
. File:HK Parklane Avenue.jpg, Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard. File:Tsim Sha Tsui - 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay in Hong Kong - 2008-05-02 10h38m10s SN207070.jpg,
2008 Summer Olympics torch relay The 2008 Summer Olympics torch relay was run from March 24 until August 8, 2008, prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics, with the theme of "one world, one dream". Plans for the relay were announced on April 26, 2007, in Beijing, China. The relay, a ...
in front of the
Former Kowloon British School The Kowloon British School was a school established in Hong Kong for the education of the children of expatriates at the turn of the 20th century. History The school was built at 136 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, and is the oldest sur ...
. File:HK Nathan Road Mong Kok Section.jpg, Nathan Road, near
Mong Kok Mong Kok (Chinese language, Chinese: 旺角), also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK, is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward, Hong Kong, Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok. As one of the major sho ...
. File:HK Prince Edward Nathan Road Ling Kee Mongkok Police Station.JPG, Nathan Road, in the Prince Edward area.


See also

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Yau Tsim Mong District Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all districts, at . The 2016 B ...
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List of streets and roads in Hong Kong The following are incomplete lists of Controlled-access highway, expressways, tunnels, bridges, roads, Avenue (landscape), avenues, streets, crescents, Town square, squares and bazaars in Hong Kong. Many roads on the Hong Kong Island conform to ...
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List of leading shopping streets and districts by city A shopping street or shopping district is a designated road or quarter of a municipality that is composed of retail establishments (such as stores, boutiques, restaurants, and shopping complexes). Such areas may be pedestrian-oriented, with ...


References


External links


Photo Tour of Nathan RoadMore pictures of Nathan Road.Google Maps of Nathan Road
{{HKkowloonroads Roads in Kowloon Tsim Sha Tsui Yau Ma Tei Mong Kok Shopping districts and streets in Hong Kong