Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Hong Kong, China

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 10.3 km
Ascend 959 m
Descend 707 m

Experience Hong Kong in China in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in Hong KongIndividual Sights in Hong Kong

Sight 1: Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park

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Sun Yat-sen Memorial Park is a waterfront park in the Sai Ying Pun area of Hong Kong Island, facing Victoria Harbour. The park is named after Sun Yat-sen, and is the only one in Hong Kong named for a Chinese historic figure.

Wikipedia: Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park (EN)

541 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Central and Western District Promenade - Sheung Wan Section

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The Central and Western District Promenade (English: ) is one of the three promenades in Hong Kong, which has been completed in phases from 2009 to 2018 in the Sheung Wan section, the Central section and the Western District Wholesale Food Market section. After the opening of the Wan Chai Temporary Waterfront Garden Extension in 2019, together with other waterfront open spaces under different names (e.g. Fung Wu Road Waterfront and Central Pier Promenade), the waterfront promenade from Shek Tong Tsui (Western District Wholesale Food Market) to Wan Chai (Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre) will be fully connected, making it the longest waterfront promenade on both sides of Victoria Harbour.

Wikipedia: 中西區海濱長廊 (ZH)

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Western Market

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Western Market is one of the oldest structures in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The current structure, built in 1906, was the North Block of the original Western Market. It is the oldest surviving market building in the city. The former South Block was demolished in 1981 and its site is now occupied by the Sheung Wan Complex.

Wikipedia: Western Market (EN)

162 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Sheung Wan

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Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as Upper District, or Gateway District.

Wikipedia: Sheung Wan (EN)

464 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: Hollywood Road Park

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Hollywood Road Park is an urban public park in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

Wikipedia: Hollywood Road Park (EN)

1029 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 6: Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong Kau Yan Church

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Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong Kau Yan Church is a church in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong. The building is located at Western Street, between Third and High Streets. The church was established by the Basel Mission and is now succeeded by the Tsung Tsin Mission of Hong Kong.

Wikipedia: Kau Yan Church (EN)

581 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 7: St. Anthony's Catholic Church

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St. Anthony's Church or St. Anthony Church or variations thereof may refer to:

Wikipedia: St. Anthony's Church (EN)

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: University Museum and Art Gallery

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The University Museum and Art Gallery (UMAG) is located at 90 Bonham Road, next to the University of Hong Kong's East Gate entrance. Its exhibition galleries occupy the Fung Ping Shan Building as well as the first floor of the TT Tsui Building, where also the Museum Store is housed on the ground floor. The two buildings are joined by a bridge.

Wikipedia: University Museum and Art Gallery, Hong Kong (EN)

350 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Stephen Hui Geological Museum

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The Stephen Hui Geological Museum is the first and only geological museum in Hong Kong. It is located on the ground and first floors of the James Hsioung Lee Building (厲樹雄科學館), in the University of Hong Kong Main Campus. The museum is part of the Department of Earth Sciences, the only earth sciences department in Hong Kong.

Wikipedia: Stephen Hui Geological Museum (EN), Website

198 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Pillar of Shame

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Pillar of Shame is a series of sculptures by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt memorialising the loss of life during specific events or caused by specific circumstances in history. Each sculpture is an eight metres (26 ft) tall statue of bronze, copper or concrete.

Wikipedia: Pillar of Shame (EN)

1353 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 11: Lung Fu Shan

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Lung Fu Shan or Hill Above Belcher's is a 831-foot (253 m) hill on the northwestern part of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, and an area on the northeastern slope of the hill where the main campus and centennial campus of the University of Hong Kong are located.

Wikipedia: Lung Fu Shan (EN)

1140 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 12: Boundary Stone, City of Victoria

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The Victoria City Boundary Stone, also known as the Victoria City Boundary Stone and the Four Rings and Nine Covenants Boundary Stones, is a group of boundary stones along the edge of the former Victoria City in Hong Kong (the Four Rings and Nine Testaments of the Chinese) to mark the boundary of Victoria City.

Wikipedia: 維多利亞城界碑 (ZH)

654 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 13: Lo Pan Temple

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Lo Pan Temple is a temple located in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong dedicated to Lo Pan, the patron saint of Chinese builders and contractors.

Wikipedia: Lo Pan Temple (EN)

748 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 14: Western District Public Cargo Working Area

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The Western District Public Cargo Working Area, commonly nicknamed the Instagram Pier, is a pier located on the waterfront of Sai Wan, Hong Kong. Originally a container terminal, the cargo dock has become a popular attraction and location for photographers. The Instagram Pier is well known by the public because of its clear view of Victoria Harbour, a major tourist attraction in Hong Kong. From the Instagram Pier, views like those of the Hong Kong skyline, sunsets, old lamp posts, caution barriers, cargo pallets, etc. can be captured.

Wikipedia: Instagram Pier (EN)

516 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 15: Belcher Bay Park

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Belcher's Bay Park is a park managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department in Hong Kong, located opposite 38 Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island. Named Belcher's Bay Temporary Park at the time of its completion, the Park was awarded the Gold Medal in January 1999 under the Green City Talent Award Scheme, and was later renamed in 2002 with a total area of 100 metres × 300 metres.

Wikipedia: 卑路乍灣公園 (ZH)

449 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 16: Kennedy Town

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Kennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy, the 7th governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877. Administratively, it is part of Central and Western District.

Wikipedia: Kennedy Town (EN)

1532 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 17: Mount Davis

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Mount Davis or Mo Sing Leng is an area surrounding and including the westernmost hill on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is 269m tall. Home to mostly luxury residences, Mount Davis was originally settled after the construction of Victoria Road by prominent Hong Kong families who were unable to live on Peak due to the zoning restriction in Peak District Reservation Ordinance, 1904.

Wikipedia: Mount Davis, Hong Kong (EN)

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