Tsim Sha Tsui

Tsim Sha Tsui (also known as Tsim Sha Tsui, formerly known as Tsim Sha Tau, formerly known as Xiangpo tau; English: Tsim Sha Tsui) is a major tourist and shopping area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. There are also a number of museums and cultural and entertainment centers in the area. The catering industry and bars are also very prosperous. Young people in modern Hong Kong often call Tsim Sha Tsui "Tsim Sha Tsui" or "old Tsim Sha Tsui".

Tsim Sha Tsui

Tsim Sha Tsui (English Name: Tsim Sha Tsui, also known as Tsim Sha Tsui) was known as Tsim Sha Tau in ancient times, and was formerly known as Xiangpo tau. In the old days, fragrant trees were planted all over Dongguan. The juice from the roots of fragrant trees can be used as perfume, which is called Guanxiang. Due to the convenient waterway transportation in Hong Kong, spices will be transported to Tsim Sha Tsui first, then transported to Shek Pai Wan in Wong Chuk Hang on Hong Kong Island by boat, and then transported to the mainland by waterway. It has developed into a settlement in Ming Dynasty.

Tsim Sha Tsui is a part of Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon. It is located at the southern end of the Kowloon Peninsula, bounded by Austin Road and Kang Chong Road in the north, and faces central and Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island across Victoria Harbour. Geographically, Tsim Sha Tsui is a promontory at the southern end of the Kowloon Peninsula, adjacent to Hung Hom Bay. Before the reclamation, because the sea water nearby was blocked by guanyong mountain, a long and sharp beach was formed at the south end, which was very significant in topography. The original coastline of Tsim Sha Tsui is around Salisbury Road and Chatham Road. There are two parallel promontories: Kowloon and blackhead. There is also a small bay between the two promontories. After many reclamation projects, Tsim Sha Tsui has increased a lot of land area, but it is still a highly developed area and has always been the heart of Hong Kong.

history

Tsim Sha Tsui is located at the end of the land on the east coast of the Pearl River Delta, and has been a sea route hub in South China since ancient times. There are records of Tsim Sha Tsui in the coastal map in yuedaji during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Until 1860, when the Kowloon Peninsula was ceded to Britain, some docks were responsible for transporting fragrant trees in Dongguan, so they were called xiangfutou. According to the annals of Xin'an County in 1819, there was jianshatou village in Tsim Sha Tsui at that time. At the beginning of the 19th century, with Guangzhou becoming the maritime trading center of the Qing Dynasty, a large number of foreign merchant ships (many of them opium ships) were moored off Tsim Sha Tsui. On July 7, 1839, a British sailor was drunk and rioted in Tsim Sha Tsui. He beat a villager, Lin Weixi, to death. The incident, known as the Lin Weixi incident, became one of the fuse of the Opium War.

In 1860, according to the Treaty of Beijing, the Kowloon peninsula south of Boundary Street was ceded to Britain, including the whole of Tsim Sha Tsui. After the British occupation of Tsim Sha Tsui, they built military barracks and marine police headquarters there, and began to fill out the west coast of Tsim Sha Tsui for sea use. Since the launch of the star ferry in 1888, Tsim Sha Tsui has become a new residential area for foreigners.

Tsim Sha Tsui used to be the terminal of the Kowloon Canton Railway. Since the opening of the Hong Kong Section of the Kowloon Canton Railway on October 1, 1910, the construction of the Tsim Sha Tsui railway station started in 1913, and the Tsim Sha Tsui bell tower, as a part of the railway station, was completed in 1915. Then Tsim Sha Tsui became the transportation hub of Hong Kong. The Peninsula Hotel, which opened in 1928, was one of the most luxurious hotels in Asia at that time, and also became the landmark of the Kowloon Peninsula at that time.

In the 1970s, reclamation was carried out on the West Bank of Hung Hom Bay to the east of Tsim Sha Tsui. With the development of Tsim Sha Tsui, the main building of Tsim Sha Tsui railway station was demolished in 1978. After it was moved to Hung Hom, the site was expanded. The Hong Kong Space Museum and Hong Kong Cultural Center were built at the original site. The clock tower was retained at the request of the public and still stands in the position of Tsim Sha Tsui railway station of Kowloon Canton Railway. The bell tower is surrounded by the square in front of the gate of the Hong Kong Cultural Center and has become a landmark in Hong Kong. After the relocation of the railway station, some areas previously occupied by the railway tracks have been redeveloped, including the new world center and Tsim Sha Tsui East.

The following is a chronology of Tsim Sha Tsui's history: · in the early 19th century, Tsim Sha Tsui was just a deserted village.

·In 1839, the British Navy beat the villager Lin Weixi to death in Tsim Sha Tsui village. Afterwards, the British side refused to return the murderer, which became the fuse of the Opium War.

·In 1860, the Qing government signed a Beijing treaty with Britain, which gave up the land south of Boundary Street to Britain. Tsim Sha Tsui and the areas south of Boundary Street became one of the British colonies.

·In 1884, the Hong Kong Observatory in Tsim Sha Tsui was opened.

·In 1888, the star ferry opened.

·In 1910, the Kowloon Canton Railway from Tsim Sha Tsui to Guangzhou was opened to traffic.

·In 1928, Peninsula Hotel, the oldest existing hotel in Hong Kong, opened.

·On December 25, 1941, Hong Kong was occupied in the Second World War. On the evening of that day, Governor Yang Muqi crossed the sea by star ferry to the peninsula hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui and surrendered. The Peninsula Hotel became the headquarters of the Japanese military government. After the war, the barracks on Wai Fei Road was closed down and the original site was rebuilt as Kowloon Park. ·In 1966, the maritime building was completed.

·On November 30, 1975, the railway station moved to honghom.

·In 1979, Tsim Sha Tsui Station of Hong Kong Metro was opened.

·In 1980, the Hong Kong Space Museum opened.

·In 1988, China Hong Kong City was completed.

·In 1989, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre was opened.

·In 1997, the famous store city was completed.

·In 2000, bixiantao Road, Cornwall lane and Hanoi road were rebuilt. Permanent closure of Concord lane and the back lanes of 9-22 Hanoi Road, 21-23 Carnarvon road and 1-9 Mody Road.

·In 2004, the Hong Kong Avenue of stars was opened.

·On October 24, 2004, Jiuguang Tiejian east station was opened.

The origin of the name

"Tsim Sha Tsui" is pronounced as Ji ā n sh ā Zu ǐ, also known as "Tsim Sha Tsui". It was called "Tsim Sha Tsui" in ancient times, and used to be called "xiangfutou".

Tsim Sha Tsui is located at the tip of the Kowloon Peninsula. According to the records of Yue Da Ji in the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, it is called "Tsim Sha Tsui" because the sea water there is blocked by guanyong mountain (the current position of Jordan is originally a mountain, which is called guanyong mountain), which forms a beach, and the coastline of Shanghai is rugged, long and sharp.

characteristic

Foreign culture

Many exotic cultures can be found in Tsim Sha Tsui: the Chongqing mansion, where South Asian and African Americans live together, is especially famous. Entering the mansion is like entering India. There is also a Muslim mosque in Tsim Sha Tsui, which is the largest mosque in Hong Kong. It is located next to Kowloon Park. Peninsula Hotel, a noble five-star hotel, is full of British style. It is located opposite the space museum. The hotel rooms can enjoy the view of Victoria Harbor. Its English afternoon tea is also very famous. The shops on the ground are mainly women's high-grade famous brands. Many Korean restaurants and Korean food supermarkets can be found in Kimberly street, which is known as Korean street. Turkey, Russia, Italy, Japan and other places can be found in Northford terrace and Ashley road. Tsim Sha Tsui is a tourist area, so there are many foreign tourists on the street, which makes people feel like they are in a foreign country.

Tsim Sha Tsui East

Tsim Sha Tsui East (Tsim Sha Tsui East) is a commercial and entertainment area in East Kowloon of Hong Kong. It was originally built in a British military camp and formed today's scale by the reclamation of Hung Hom Bay in the 1970s. Tsim Sha Tsui is bounded by Chatham Road South and KCR Tsim Sha Tsui to the west, and Hung Hom railway station and Hong Kong Polytechnic University to the north.

Jiandong is mainly engaged in business and tourism activities during the day. There is a promenade from the bell tower to the Hung Hom railway station. There are several parks next to them, which are a good place for lovers to talk. In the evening, bars, nightclubs, karaoke and other entertainment places are the most lively. In the mid-1990s, it used to be the concentration of MLM companies. Many multinational MLM companies opened branches here, but all of them moved out or closed down. In addition, the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Museum of history are also located here.

Jiandong also has many hotels, including JAL Hotel, Haijing Jiafu Hotel, Diyuan Hotel and Shangri La Hotel from north to south.

Shopping tour

Tsim Sha Tsui is the Pearl of Kowloon. During the day, the restaurants and international boutiques on both sides of Nathan Road are full of tourists; at night, the avenue of stars, which is located in Victoria Harbor, turns on colorful lights and becomes the most eye-catching focus of Xiangjiang. The 24-hour wonderful activities are staged in turn. We should pay special attention to the fact that there are many characteristic shops hidden in the streets and alleys on both sides of Nathan Road, selling local famous goods and delicious food, which is very worthy of tourists' appreciation.

Shopping point

There are many shopping malls in Tsim Sha Tsui district, including Xingang center, Sun Plaza, Meihua shopping mall, new world center, etc. among them, Haigang city is a super large shopping mall, adjacent to Tianxing Wharf in Tsim Sha Tsui. It consists of Ocean Center, Gangwei, Haigang City Xinyu and Haidian building. It contains more than 400 restaurants and shops, two cinemas and toy companies There is also a viewing platform around the Victoria Harbour. There are also some smaller shopping malls suitable for young people's taste, including Baili shopping mall, Lishi shopping mall and Chongqing station next to Chongqing building. In September 2005, Chongguang department store also opened a branch in the famous store city of Tsim Sha Tsui. The ocean terminal in the west is the only cruise terminal in Hong Kong for large cruise ships. The ocean terminal also has a shopping mall, which was the only large shopping mall in Hong Kong in the 1960s. Tsim Sha Tsui

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