Morrow on the street

Morrow on the street

In the past, most of the streets on the morrow street and Le Gu Road were inhabited by seamen. Nearby, there are many brothels, 3000 powder and Dai, and a mixture of dragons and snakes. Now they have become antique and grocery markets. The center of Moluo street, not far from legu Road, is the center of Oriental Art, handicrafts and antiques shops. There are two Tang Dynasty stone lions at the front door, which are imitated from the dragon wall of Beihai Park in Beijing.

Morrow on the street

(all the information is from the blog link below. There are many pictures in it.)

Hong Kong is a world famous antique distribution center and trading center. The annual antique auction held in Hong Kong attracts many tourists from home and abroad to bid.

Follow the stairs in front of Wenwu temple to morrow street. It was originally named lascarrow. It was called "Moro Street" because of the construction of Indian servicemen's dormitory in its early years. It is divided into two sections. Morrow street is also a famous antique street, about 200 meters long. There are more than 30 antique shops in the narrow streets. The antiques on sale here include jade, ceramics, bronze Buddha, bronze tripod, gold and stone painting and calligraphy, gold and lacquer wood Some bits and pieces, such as old watches, old pens, old phones, Mickey Mouse, Barbie dolls and other Western gadgets are all mixed on the shelves.

(the latter describes the neighboring Hollywood Road and the Wenwu Temple)

History and culture

There are three antique streets in Hong Kong, among which Hollywood Road, the most famous, was once listed as one of the ten most popular tourist attractions in the world by a foreign magazine.

Hollywood Road is the first street built in Hong Kong since the opening of the port. Its name does not come from Hollywood, a movie city in Los Angeles, but from Hollywood, which is translated as Hollywood Road in Chinese.

This ancient street on Hong Kong Island is long and winding, stretching from central to shanghuan and Xihuan. There are more than 100 antique shops, large and small, which display many excellent Chinese antiques. There are many kinds of antiques, such as ceramics, jade, stone carvings, ivory carvings, bronze, silver, lacquerware, furniture, screens, calligraphy and paintings, ancient books, and rare ancient Chinese wedding costumes. In addition, there are ancient fans and gramophones from the West As well as from Japan, Thailand and South Asia's jewelry, silverware, antiques and antiques, dazzling. Most of them are ceramics, carvings and furniture. No wonder it has become a must for antique collectors and fans all over the world to search for their favorite antiques.

Generally speaking, antiques can be divided into real antiques, replicas and antiques. Here, as long as you have appreciation and care enough, you may be able to buy real antiques for a little money in some humble shops. Hong Kong is a high-risk area for fake antiques. There are many fakes hidden: counterfeit calligraphy and paintings of Ming and Qing Dynasties, almost genuine ceramics of Han and Tang Dynasties, dyed jade pendants of the Warring States period, and counterfeit bronzes Keep your eyes wide open when unpacking.

In Hollywood Road and Queen's road, legu road is also an antique street. It was opened in the 1970s. Now there are more than 60 antique shops selling ancient Chinese cultural relics, including green glaze of Han Dynasty, ceramics and stone carvings of Song Dynasty, and their goods are also mixed.

Located in the prime area of Hollywood Road, the man Wu Temple is a relatively complete historical building in Hong Kong. It was built in 1847 to honor the two emperors, Wenchang (representing fame and official salary) and Guansheng (representing faith and wealth). It has a long history. It is adjacent to Liesheng palace and gongsuo (Shande Palace), green tiles, white walls, flower ridges and stone pillars. Three ancient buildings with similar styles are lined up in the narrow valley of the high-rise building, which is very impressive. It has become a must for tourists to visit here. There are many distinctive streets in Hong Kong, and Hollywood Antique Street is one of them. This famous antique street is located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island, not far from Haihuo Street (Wenham street and Des Voeux Road West). It is mainly composed of morrow street and Hollywood Road. Every day, a large number of collectors, antique dealers, lovers and tourists from all over the world come to Taobao.

Antique Street is not only "ancient" but also "ancient road" for Hong Kong. If you are careful, you can find many historical marks of Hong Kong since its opening (1842).

From the exit of Wenxian East Street of Sheung Wan subway station, you can walk up shuikengkou street for 5 minutes to Hollywood Road. This street, built in 1844, is the "First Street" after the opening of Hong Kong. Because the street was planted with Hollywood in its early years, it was named "Hollywood Road". Originally, it has nothing to do with Hollywood. Lascarrow is divided into upper and lower morrow streets. It is located between Queen's Road West and Hollywood Road. The famous "morrow Street antique market" is located here. There are many different opinions on the origin of the name of morrow street. The general understanding is that morrow street was the location of the Indian army barracks in the early days of the port opening. The English word "lascar" refers to the army, and later evolved into a general term for the Indian soldiers who left their hometown and stayed in the British colonies. Today, morrow street has become a famous tourist spot on Hong Kong Island.

There are more than 100 antique shops and stalls on the antique street. They sell not only real antiques, but also fakes, second-hand goods and handicrafts. Whether they know the goods and whether they are worth money depends on the buyer's insight. An expert said that there are at least three kinds of shops selling "porcelain goods" here. One is a genuine antique shop, the other is a handicraft shop, and the third can only be called a pure porcelain shop.

Antique shops are like individual museums. The things here are not only old, but also complete: from the "pots and pans" used by early human beings four or five thousand years ago, to all kinds of ancient objects of the past dynasties; from pottery, porcelain, jade, bronze, silver, lacquerware to ancient coins, stone carvings, furniture, screens, calligraphy and paintings, ancient books, even old timepieces, electric fans, gramophones, as long as they are "old".

According to experts, only a small part of the goods here come from western countries, Japan, Thailand and South Asia, and most of them come from the mainland. However, it is difficult for the mainland to buy and sell such antiques. Therefore, it has become a "first-class distribution center" for antique sales in the mainland. With relatively low price and rich variety, it is no wonder that it has become a must visit place for antique collectors and fans all over the world.

When you walk into an antique shop, you mainly sell ceramics before the Song Dynasty. We seem to have passed through the "time tunnel". Our eyes are full of things from thousands of years ago. Most of them are exquisitely made and have excellent appearance. Some of the unearthed porcelains are as bright as they just came out of the kiln. It makes people feel deeply about the vicissitudes of history, and at the same time, it is also impressed by the exquisite craftsmanship of our ancestors. Antiques are precious, so the price of them is not obvious to us. Here, a Song Dynasty Longquan kiln's small celadon dish, turned over to see, price 6500 yuan, amazing; over there, the landlady took out two brown sauce with spots of small porcelain bowl, is the Song Dynasty Jizhou kiln, each for more than 100000 yuan!

The price of antiques is very high, and the Antique Street itself is "every inch of land, every inch of gold". It is said that the annual rent of a 30 square meter shop here is nearly 400000 yuan. Because they are engaged in special commodities, antique shops have their own fixed purchasing channels and a group of relatively fixed "regular customers". However, these are all "trade secrets". When asked "where to purchase goods from", the shop owner always "smiles but does not answer". In fact, in a sense, the antique shop is an industry integrating art and business, and also a place where there are "hidden dragons and crouching tigers". Most of the owners here are experts in appreciation of cultural relics, and many celebrities who have a hobby of collecting often "patronize" here. In fact, there are "great scholars talking and laughing, but no white men communicating". The smart female boss said that in the past, it was mainly buyers from all over the world who came here to buy Chinese goods, but in recent years, there have been changes. With the development of the mainland economy and the increase of collectors, more and more mainland customers have come here.

Address: morrow street, central and Western District, Hong Kong

Longitude: 114.1548197017

Latitude: 22.282071899039

Ticket information: no ticket required.

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