Golden Bauhinia Square

Golden Bauhinia Square is set up to commemorate the return of Hong Kong to the motherland, and faces off Tsim Sha Tsui. Golden Bauhinia Plaza is located in the Expo waterfront garden on the new Hebei waterfront of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. The Golden Bauhinia sculpture stands in the Expo waterfront garden on the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. There will be a flag raising ceremony on the square every day.

Golden Bauhinia Square

Golden Bauhinia Square is located in the Expo waterfront garden on the new Hebei waterfront of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. The Golden Bauhinia statue, a sculpture of Bauhinia blooming forever, stands in the Expo waterfront garden on the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Golden Bauhinia Plaza, located next to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, is set up to commemorate Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Golden Bauhinia Plaza is located on the artificial island of the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Wanchai, Hong Kong. It is surrounded by the Victoria Harbour on three sides. In the center of the Victoria Harbour, it faces off Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite bank. It is a good place for sightseeing.

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On July 1, 1997, when the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was established, the central government presented a bronze statue of Golden Bauhinia to Hong Kong. The bronze statue of Golden Bauhinia was placed next to the exhibition center, facing the sea. The square was also named Golden Bauhinia Square.

The official name of the 6-meter-high bronze statue is "Bauhinia blooming forever", implying that Hong Kong will always prosper.

The national flag of China and the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are flying in the Golden Bauhinia Square. The flag raising ceremony is held at 8 am and the flag lowering ceremony is held at 6 pm every day. Every year, on the anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on July 1 and China's national day on October 1, a grand flag raising ceremony is held here. The chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region leads the principal officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government to attend the ceremony. The helicopter array of the flight service team flies low over the square. The fire boats also perform water spraying performances, attracting a large number of citizens and tourists.

At the corner of the Golden Bauhinia Square stands a 20 meter high monument to the return of Hong Kong, echoing the bronze statue of the Golden Bauhinia. The monument consists of 206 stone slabs, each of which represents each year from 1842 to 2047. Among them, six round slabs are made of light colored granite, representing 1842, 1860, 1898, 1982, 1984 and 1990 respectively. The glass ring with built-in light marks 1997 when Hong Kong officially returned to China.

Square attractions

Golden Bauhinia Square is a tourist attraction that many mainland Chinese tourists must visit when they visit Hong Kong.

After the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the central government presented a Golden Bauhinia sculpture to Hong Kong and placed it on the Golden Bauhinia Square. This Golden Bauhinia Flower is a gilded statue with a glittering appearance and shining in the sunlight. Moreover, the national flag and district flag are raised here at 8 am every day, and the national anthem is played, attracting a large number of tourists to watch the flag raising ceremony.

A monument to the return of Hong Kong to the motherland will also be erected near Golden Bauhinia Square. The monument is about 20 meters high and 1.6 meters wide. It is divided into three parts: the cornerstone, the stele column and the column head. The cornerstone and the column are made of solid and durable stone. The material of the column head is green forged copper. The front of the column body is inscribed by President Jiang Zemin. The white ring on the top of the monument symbolizes the return of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China, while the top 50 rings represent the lifestyle of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which has remained unchanged for 50 years.

There is also a 400 meter long promenade near the square. Visitors can walk freely in the promenade or the nearby grassland to see the scenery on both sides of the Victoria Harbour. Thousands of palm impressions are set on the corridor for tourists to sign their names. The promenade is also equipped with 70 four meter high triangular light boxes for lighting. The light box is dotted on a one kilometer long route, sometimes through the footpath, sometimes through the grass, and extends to the entrance of the corridor, forming a unique lighting corridor with beautiful shape.

Gold Bauhinia bronze carving

Gold Bauhinia bronze carving

The Golden Bauhinia bronze carving is 6 meters high. In terms of design, the Golden Bauhinia is located on a round base of warm red granite. The shape of the base is designed with the wall as the design. The wall represents the great wall of China, symbolizing the motherland. The shape of the base is round at the bottom, implying the circle of Kyushu. The Bauhinia represents Hong Kong. The whole design symbolizes that Hong Kong is located within the territory of China, and Hong Kong is a part of China.

Flag raising time

Flag raising time of Golden Bauhinia Square

Flag raising time:

1. 2. On the 1st, 11th and 21st of every month, 7:45-8:13.

Flag lowering time: 18:00 every day.

With effect from April 1, the police have adopted new arrangements for the flag raising ceremony at Golden Bauhinia Square, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai. It is expected that the ceremony will become one of the many tourist attractions for Hong Kong people and tourists.

At 8 am on the 1st, 11th and 12th of each month, the national flag and the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will be hoisted by police officers in full dress, including 10 members of the rifle team, flag raisers and police bands.

The police silver band will play the National Anthem during the flag raising ceremony. After the flag raising ceremony, the police Piper team will play other music for about 10 minutes.

flag raising ceremony

The sculpture "bauhinia in full bloom forever" and the "monument to Hong Kong's return to the motherland" stand together in the Golden Bauhinia Square on the waterfront of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Wanchai. It witnessed the return of Hong Kong in 1997. Flag raising and lowering ceremonies are held daily in the square. This is also the best place to enjoy the "magic color chanting Xiangjiang".

With effect from April 1, new arrangements have been made for the flag raising ceremony at Golden Bauhinia Square, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai. The flag raising ceremony will become one of the many tourist attractions for Hong Kong people and tourists.

At 8 am on the first day of each month, 15 police officers in full dress, including 10 members of the gun team equipped with long guns, flag raisers and police silver band, will perform the flag raising ceremony of the national flag and the regional flag of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The police silver band will play the National Anthem during the flag raising ceremony. After the flag raising ceremony, the police Piper team will play other music for about ten minutes.

The procedures of the flag raising ceremony are as follows:

At 7:45 a.m., the police silver band came in

At 7:50 am, the flag raising team entered

National Anthem and flag raising at 8:00 am

At 8:02 am, the flag raising ceremony was over and the flag raising team and police silver band left

At 8:03 am, the police Piper team came in and played music for about 10 minutes

The police bagpipes left at 8:13 a.m

Special arrangements will be made for the flag raising ceremony on the anniversary of the establishment of the SAR on July 1 and the National Day on October 1.

In the rest of the day, the flag raising ceremony will be held from 7:50 am to 8:03 am. The flag raising ceremony will be conducted by five police officers in working clothes. At that time, the national anthem will be broadcast by the public address system.

On the second Sunday of each month, the ceremony will be held by local youth groups.

Practical information

Ticket information

Free Admission

Opening Hours

Open all day

Best season

All seasons

Suggest playing

2 hours

related data

There are 6 exhibition halls with an area of 53292 square meters and 2 conference halls with an area of 5699 square meters

Three front halls, 4291 square meters

Two lecture halls (with capacity of 1000 people) 800 square meters

52 meeting rooms, 6004 square meters

Cargo loading and unloading area 12000 square meters

The restaurant has 4 rooms and can accommodate 930 people

Two underground parking lots can accommodate more than 1000 vehicles

Traffic information

1. Take the MTR Island Line to Wan Chai station and walk along the road sign for about 10 minutes;

2. Take the star ferry to Wan Chai at Star Ferry Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui and walk for 2-3 minutes along the road sign;

3. Take Citybus 25A, 25C (circular line, BMW Hill Campus path, fare 4 yuan, for Mid Autumn Festival, Christmas, new year, new year's Eve, you need to take n25c, the same route, fare 6 yuan) or KMB 961 (from Tuen Mun Shanjing estate, fare 18.2 yuan) to Wanchai Convention and Exhibition Center Station.

Address: new wing of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.

Transportation: Wanchai Metro "Wanchai Convention and Exhibition Center" exit, along the direction of the subway station and the pedestrian bridge of the Convention and Exhibition Center, about 10 minutes' walk.

Opening hours: the Plaza is open 24 hours a day from 7:00 to 23:00.

Consumer budget: free admission.

Square map

Address: Expo waterfront garden, Xinji waterfront, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Wanchai District, central and Western District, Hong Kong Island

Longitude: 114.17383186519

Latitude: 22.284357962738

Tel. + 852-25828888

Tour time: 1.5 hours

Traffic information: you can take xiaotianxing ferry to central, exit A1 of Wanchai subway station, cross the overpass according to the road signs, and then walk through the legislative building.

Ticket information: Free

Opening hours: all day

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