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    Enjoy A Free 2-Hour Guided Tour Around Wan Chai Next Week To Explore Its Landmarks

    Ying’nFlo and Explore_HongKong are organising a free two-day tour of Wan Chai on August 19. Participants can visit landmarks like the Old Wan Chai Post Office, the Pawn, Lee Tung Avenue, and a 72-year-old Michelin-recommended restaurant.
    Anjali MuthannaBy 1 Min Read
    A view of Woo Cheong Pawn Shop. There is a tram and taxi in front of the building, as well as cars emerging on to the street in front of the building from a side road.

    Get ready to explore one of Hong Kong’s most colourful neighbourhoods, Wan Chai, during a free two-hour guided tour on August 19, courtesy Ying’nFlo and Explore_HongKong.

    The tour will begin at Ying’nFlo, and the first stop will be 29m x 9m mural painting by renowned artist Josephine Rais from Berlin. Participants will then visit Old Wan Chai Post Office, before heading to a little-known spot to get a panoramic view of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.

    Pedestrians walk past the sidewalk cafés and trees of Lee Tung Avenue. The low-rise buildings have balconies and low lighting.
    The tree-lined Lee Tung Avenue’s sidewalk cafés (© Lee Tung Avenue via Facebook)

    Other landmarks on the tour include the nearly 180-year-old Hung Shing Temple on Queen’s Road East, the historic The Pawn and the upscale Lee Tung Avenue, after which participants can get photo ops at the junction between Johnston Road and Wan Chai Road.

    The tour includes a visit to a 72-year-old Micelin-recommended restaurant in the area, and will include at Canal Road flyover, the famous spot for villain-hitting services.

    There will be two sessions: one in Cantonese from 12pm-2pm, and another in English at 3pm-5pm. Participation is on a first-come-first-served basis and requires registration. Each session can accommodate a maximum of 12 people.

    Header image credits: LAWMENTAIHART 001 via WikiCommons

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    From the Middle East to the Far East and a couple of places in between, Anjali has lived in no fewer than seven cities in Asia, and has travelled extensively in the region. She worked as a lifestyle journalist in India before coming to Hong Kong, where her favourite thing to do is island-hopping with her daughter. You can check out her musings on motherhood, courtesy her Instagram profile.

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