Antiques and incense on Hollywood Road
From Western Market past Cat Street, Man Mo Temple, PMQ and Tai Kwun to Lan Kwai Fong: antiques, incense and a colonial police compound. A short 2.8 km walk: a gentle climb, an escalator ride, then stone steps down.
Route
Western Market
Edwardian red-brick market building from nineteen-oh-six, now housing fabric vendors and cafes with a ballroom upstairs.
2. Cat Street
Pedestrian antique lane in Sheung Wan, once a notorious thieves' market, now lined with curio dealers.
Man Mo Temple
Nineteenth-century Taoist temple with giant hanging incense coils, dedicated to the gods of literature and war.
Hollywood Road
Antique-shop street climbing past art galleries and a temple that once doubled as a courthouse.
PMQ
Former police married quarters turned creative hub, housing over a hundred design studios and galleries.
Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum
Edwardian mansion museum tracing Sun Yat-sen's Hong Kong years and the birth of his revolutionary movement.
Tai Kwun
Colonial prison, courthouse, and police compound turned UNESCO-awarded heritage arts centre.
Central-Mid-Levels Escalators
Outdoor covered escalator network climbing a steep hillside, reversing direction twice daily for commuters.
Pottinger Street
Steep granite-stepped lane from the 1850s, once the colonial boundary between Chinese and European quarters.
Lan Kwai Fong