Canton Road
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Canton Road is a road in Hong Kong
, linking the former west reclamation
shore in Tsim Sha Tsui
, Jordan
, Yau Ma Tei
and Mong Kok
on the Kowloon Peninsula
. The road runs mostly parallel and west to Nathan Road. It starts from the junction with Salisbury Road
in the south and ends in the north at the junction with Lai Chi Kok Road
in the Prince Edward
area. Canton road contains many shops and is usually very lively from morning all the way to night.
on the Hong Kong Island
, its name changed to Canton Road. The roads in the area were mainly named after cities of China
and Vietnam
. The translator of Canton Road misintrepreted Canton as Guangdong
(廣東) instead of the city of Canton
(廣州).
The following list follows a south-north order. (W) indicates the western side of the road, while (E) indicates the eastern side.
and ends at Jordan Road. Features include:
The section starts at Jordan Road and ends at Public Square Street
. The part of this section between Jordan Road and Kansu Street is sometimes called "Jade Street" because of the number of jewelry shops selling jade
.
The road is interrupted north of Public Square Street, and Prosperous Garden, a housing estate, is located in its place. The Broadway Cinematheque
is located within Prosperous Garden.
This very short section (about 30m long) starts at Tung Kun Street, north of Prosperous Garden and ends at the Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market, a Grade III historic building. This section is bordered by two schools:
. This section features a street market in the Mong Kok
area.
on the Kowloon Southern Link of the West Rail Line extension, could be built beneath the Tsim Sha Tsui section of the road, outside Harbour City. The plan was put off after unsuccessful negotiation between KCRC
and The Wharf
on financial arrangement. Another station, Austin, near the junction of Canton Road and Wui Cheung Road in Kwun Chung
opened in August 2009.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, linking the former west reclamation
Land reclamation in Hong Kong
Land is in short supply in Hong Kong, and land reclamation has been conducted there since the mid-19th century.-Projects:One of the earliest and famous project was the Praya Reclamation Scheme, which added 50 to of land in 1890 during the second phase of construction...
shore in Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui , often abbreviated as TST, is an urbanized 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 from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui...
, Jordan
Jordan, Hong Kong
Jordan is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District of Hong Kong. The unofficial area is named after a road of the same name.-Geography:Jordan is located in the central part of the Yau Tsim Mong District, as suggested by the name of some bus stops nearby...
, Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei, also known as Waterloo , 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 油麻地 in Cantonese...
and Mong Kok
Mong Kok
Mong Kok , less often known as Argyle , is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong...
on the Kowloon Peninsula
Kowloon Peninsula
The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong. The Kowloon Peninsula and the area of New Kowloon are collectively known as Kowloon....
. The road runs mostly parallel and west to Nathan Road. It starts from the junction with Salisbury Road
Salisbury Road, Hong Kong
Salisbury Road is a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It runs parallel to Victoria Harbour, starting from its western end at the Star Ferry Pier, passing by Blackhead Point, to Tsim Sha Tsui East...
in the south and ends in the north at the junction with Lai Chi Kok Road
Lai Chi Kok Road
Lai Chi Kok Road is a road in the western part of New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It links Lai Chi Kok to Mong Kok, via Tai Kok Tsui, Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan. It starts from the junction with Nathan Road near Pioneer Centre in the south and ends near Mei Foo Sun Chuen...
in the Prince Edward
Prince Edward, Hong Kong
Prince Edward is an area in northern Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is adjacent to the Prince Edward Station of the MTR rapid transit system in Mong Kok. It is administratively under the Yau Tsim Mong District. It was named after the namesake road. It contains the northern end of Nathan Road. Strictly...
area. Canton road contains many shops and is usually very lively from morning all the way to night.
Name
The road was originally named as MacDonnell Road. To avoid confusion with MacDonnell RoadMacDonnell Road
MacDonnell Road, is a road in the affluent and ultra-expensive Mid-Levels district on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. MacDonnell Road is named after former Hong Kong Governor Richard Graves MacDonnell. Starting from Garden Road, the road runs westward in the Mid-Levels and ends in Kennedy Road.The...
on the Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...
, its name changed to Canton Road. The roads in the area were mainly named after cities of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. The translator of Canton Road misintrepreted Canton as Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...
(廣東) instead of the city of Canton
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
(廣州).
Sections and features
The road was elongated from the section in Tsim Sha Tsui. In course of urban development, sections of road were used for other constructions, making the sections disjoint.The following list follows a south-north order. (W) indicates the western side of the road, while (E) indicates the eastern side.
Tsim Sha Tsui section
The section starts at Salisbury RoadSalisbury Road, Hong Kong
Salisbury Road is a major road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It runs parallel to Victoria Harbour, starting from its western end at the Star Ferry Pier, passing by Blackhead Point, to Tsim Sha Tsui East...
and ends at Jordan Road. Features include:
- (W) Star HouseStar HouseStar House is a commercial building facing Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The building is located on Salisbury Road and Canton Road....
, at the intersection with Salisbury Road and facing the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry PierTsim Sha Tsui Ferry PierTsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier is a pier located on reclaimed land at the southernmost tip of Tsim Sha Tsui on Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. It is commonly known as Star Ferry Pier in Tsim Sha Tsui. Star Ferry operates the pedestrian ferry service across Victoria Harbour to Wan Chai and to Central on...
Bus Terminus - (E) Former Marine Police Headquarters CompoundFormer Marine Police Headquarters CompoundThe Former Marine Police Headquarters Compound , constructed in 1884, is located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The site is now officially renamed as 1881 Heritage....
, at the intersection with Salisbury Road. A declared monumentDeclared monuments of Hong KongDeclared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to be "protected". In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Executive as well as the publication of the notice in government gazette.As of 12...
, it has been renamed "1881 Heritage" and re-developed into a shopping mall and hotel. - (W) Harbour City, which contains the Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, the Ocean TerminalOcean Terminal, Hong KongOcean Terminal is a cruise terminal and shopping centre located on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong.-History:The location of Ocean Terminal was once a wharf pier on the west shore of Tsim Sha Tsui. Rebuilt and enlarged for use as a cruise terminal, it also served as a multi-story shopping...
, the Ocean Centre and The GatewayThe Gateway, Hong KongThe Gateway , part of Harbour City, is the office buildings with shopping arcade at lower level in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.-Tenants:... - (E) One Peking office and shopping mall tower, at the junction with Peking Road
- (E) > junction with Peking RoadPeking RoadPeking Road is a road between Nathan Road and Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road is mainly hotels and shopping area on the street level.-Name:...
- (E) SilvercordSilvercordSilvercord is a business building in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The building is at the junction of Canton Road and Haiphong Road. Silvercord Arcade is the a multi-storey shopping centre from basements and a few floors above the ground. Two office towers are above the shopping...
and the Silvercord Arcade (No. 30), at the junction with Haiphong Road - (E) > junction with Haiphong RoadHaiphong RoadHaiphong Road is a road south of Kowloon Park, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. The road links Canton Road and Nathan Road. It was initially named as Elgin Street but its name changed to Haiphong, a city in Vietnam to avoid confusion with another Elgin Street on the Hong Kong Island-External links:*...
- (E) > junction with Kowloon Park Drive
- (W) China Hong Kong CityChina Hong Kong CityChina Hong Kong City is a commercial complex including five office towers which have a shopping centre, office buildings, a hotel and a ferry terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is situated along Canton Road, next to The Gateway and the Tsim Sha Tsui Fire Station...
, which contains the Hong Kong China Ferry TerminalHong Kong China Ferry TerminalHong Kong China Ferry Terminal is a ferry terminal, located at China Hong Kong City, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is one of three cross-border ferry terminals in Hong Kong.... - (E) A small portion of Kowloon ParkKowloon ParkKowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.-History:...
- (E) Lai Chack Middle SchoolLai Chack Middle SchoolLai Chack Middle School is a secondary school in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Founded in 1929, it started as a girls' school in Wan Chai and a branch in Jordan Road. With various relocation in its history, its secondary school section finally settled in the current premises at No. 180...
(No. 180) - (W) Tsim Sha Tsui Fire StationTsim Sha Tsui Fire StationTsim Sha Tsui Fire Station is a fire station in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The station stands at the Canton Road, adjacent to China Hong Kong City. The front door of the station was stylished with old style fire alarm lights and guarded by a pair of lion statues. The site was once a...
(No. 333) - (E) Victoria TowersVictoria TowersThe Victoria Towers is a high-rise development located in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong. The complex consists of three towers, each rising 62 floors and in height. The towers currently stand as the second tallest buildings in Tsim Sha Tsui, behind the 64-storey Hyatt Regency Hong Kong,...
, at the junction with Austin Road - (E) > junction with Austin RoadAustin RoadAustin Road is a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was named after John Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong from 1868 to 1879.-Location:...
- (W) Exit F of Austin MTR Station
- (W) Canton Road Government Offices (No. 393), one of the oldest remaining government office buildings
- (E) > junction with Bowring Street
- (W) > junction with Wui Cheung Road
- (E) King George V Memorial Park, KowloonKing George V Memorial Park, KowloonKing George V Memorial Park, Kowloon is a park in Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, located beside Canton Road.The park was built in 1940. Administrator Norman Lockhart Smith hosted the ceremony for this park. It had a statue of King George V in the center of the park. During the Japanese occupation,...
at the intersection with Jordan Road
Jordan to Yau Ma Tei section
Public Square Street
Public Square Street is a street in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The street runs in an east-west alignment from Cliff Road to Ching Ping Street, meeting Nathan Road, Temple Street, Shanghai Street, Reclamation Street and Canton Road in its course....
. The part of this section between Jordan Road and Kansu Street is sometimes called "Jade Street" because of the number of jewelry shops selling jade
Jade
Jade is an ornamental stone.The term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals:...
.
- (W) Giant jade stone near the intersection with Jordan Road (north side)
- (E) > junction with Nanking Street
- (E) > junction with Ning Po Street
- > intersection with Saigon Street
- (E) No. 578 Canton Road, a building proposed for conservation, at the intersection with Saigon Street
- (E) > junction with Pak Hoi Street
- > intersection with Kansu Street
- (W) Yau Ma Tei Police StationYau Ma Tei Police StationYau Ma Tei Police Station is a police station in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Its buildings at No. 627 Canton Road, at the junction of Public Square Street, were erected in 1922 after relocation from the junction of Public Square Street and Shanghai Street.-History:Yau Ma Tei Police Station...
, a Grade III historic building, at the intersection with Public Square StreetPublic Square StreetPublic Square Street is a street in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The street runs in an east-west alignment from Cliff Road to Ching Ping Street, meeting Nathan Road, Temple Street, Shanghai Street, Reclamation Street and Canton Road in its course....
The road is interrupted north of Public Square Street, and Prosperous Garden, a housing estate, is located in its place. The Broadway Cinematheque
Broadway Cinematheque
Broadway Cinematheque is a cinema in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong, run by Broadway Circuit. Located in Prosperous Garden, a private housing estate, the cinema provides a wider spectrum of films than other cinemas in Hong Kong. The cinema hosts four houses with 640 seats...
is located within Prosperous Garden.
Yau Ma Tei section
- (W) Tung Koon District Society Fong Shu Chuen School
- (E) Wanchai Church Kei To School
Yau Ma Tei to Prince Edward section
The section starts at Waterloo Road, north of the Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market and ends at Lai Chi Kok RoadLai Chi Kok Road
Lai Chi Kok Road is a road in the western part of New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It links Lai Chi Kok to Mong Kok, via Tai Kok Tsui, Sham Shui Po and Cheung Sha Wan. It starts from the junction with Nathan Road near Pioneer Centre in the south and ends near Mei Foo Sun Chuen...
. This section features a street market in the Mong Kok
Mong Kok
Mong Kok , less often known as Argyle , is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong...
area.
- > intersection with Pitt Street
- (E) > junction with Hamilton Street
- > intersection with Dundas Street
- > intersection with Soy StreetSoy StreetSoy Street is a street in Mong Kok of Kowloon, Hong Kong. It starts from Tak Cheong Street in the west crossing several major streets including Nathan Road, and ends in Waterloo Road. The section between Nathan Road and Sai Yeung Choi Street South is for pedestrians only...
- > intersection with Shantung StreetShantung StreetShantung Street is a street in Mong Kok of Kowloon in Hong Kong. It spans from Ferry Street in the west to Yim Po Fong Street east.-Features:...
- > intersection with Nelson Street
- (W) > junction with Nam Tau Street
- (W) Mongkok Market Complex between the junctions with Nam Tau Street and Argyle Street
- > intersection with Argyle StreetArgyle Street, Hong KongArgyle Street is a four-lane dual-way thoroughfare in Hong Kong, connecting Mong Kok, Ma Tau Wai and Kowloon City. It runs on an east-west alignment starting at its intersection with Cherry Street, Ferry Street and Tong Mi Road in the west, and ending near the former Kai Tak Airport in the east.The...
- (W) China Cafe (No. 1081), a cha chaan tengCha chaan tengA cha chaan teng means tea diner, also called Chinese diner, is commonly found in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan, known for its Chinese food, eclectic and affordable menus, which include many dishes from Hong Kong cuisine and Hong Kong-style Western cuisine. Cha chaan tengs are also popular in Macau...
featured in several Hong Kong filmsCinema of Hong KongThe cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan...
, including the 2003 PTUPTU (film)PTU , is a 2003 Hong Kong crime thriller produced and directed by Johnnie To, starring Simon Yam, Maggie Siu, Lam Suet and Ruby Wong.-Synopsis:...
, the 2005 ElectionElection (2005 film)Election |society of Triads]]), is a 2005 Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To. Featuring a large ensemble cast, the film stars Simon Yam and Tony Leung Ka-Fai as two gang leaders engaged in a power struggle to become the new leader of the Hong Kong Triad society.The film premiered as an...
and the 2007 Whispers and MoansWhispers and Moans (film)Whispers and Moans is a 2007 Hong Kong film directed by Herman Yau. It is based on the 2006 book Whispers and Moans by Yeeshan Yang, investigating the Hong Kong sex trade...
. - (E) > junction with Fife Street
- > intersection with Mong Kok Road
- > intersection with Bute Street
- > intersection with Arran Street
- > intersection with Prince Edward Road West
- (W) No. 1235 Canton Road, tong-lau proposed for conservation
West Rail Line
It was proposed that a station, Canton RoadCanton Road Station
Canton Road Station was a planned railway station on the Kowloon Southern Link of West Rail Line between East Tsim Sha Tsui Station and Austin Station, beneath the shopping mall, Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, by replacing the existing underground car park...
on the Kowloon Southern Link of the West Rail Line extension, could be built beneath the Tsim Sha Tsui section of the road, outside Harbour City. The plan was put off after unsuccessful negotiation between KCRC
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
The Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation was established in 1982 under the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation Ordinance for the purposes of operating the Kowloon–Canton Railway , and to construct and operate other new railways...
and The Wharf
The Wharf (Holdings)
The Wharf Limited , or Wharf in short, is a company founded in 1886 in Hong Kong. As its name suggests, the company's original business was in running wharfage and dockside warehousing, and it was originally known as The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company, Limited...
on financial arrangement. Another station, Austin, near the junction of Canton Road and Wui Cheung Road in Kwun Chung
Kwun Chung
Kwun Chung , or Koon Chung in early document, is an area of Hong Kong, southwest of Yau Ma Tei located in the Yau Tsim Mong District of western Kowloon Peninsula. South of the area, across Austin Road is Tsim Sha Tsui by Victoria Harbour...
opened in August 2009.
See also
- Shanghai StreetShanghai StreetShanghai Street is a 2.3 km long street in the Jordan, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok areas of Kowloon, Hong Kong. Completed in 1887 under the name of Station Street , it was once the most prosperous street in Kowloon. It originates from the south at Austin Road, and terminates in the north at Lai...
, a 2.3 km long street, generally parallel to Canton Road and Nathan Road - List of streets and roads in Hong Kong