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Queen's Road East

May 07, 2024

For the 1991 song by Lo Ta-yu, see Queen's Road East (song).

Queen's Road East is a street in Wan Chai, in the north of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, connecting Admiralty in the west to Happy Valley in the east. Queen's Road East is one of the four sections of Queen's Road, and historically included Queensway.

Western end of Queen's Road East, viewed from the overpass. Three Pacific Place is on the right. Hopewell Centre is visible in the distance.
Queen's Road East
Traditional Chinese皇后大道東
Simplified Chinese皇后大道东
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHuánghòu Dàdào Dōng
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationWòhng hauh daaih douh dūng
JyutpingWong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 dung1
Queen's Road East entrance of Three Pacific Place.
Hung Shing Temple. Nos. 129–131.
Looking west, next to the entrance of Hopewell Centre (left). No. 183.
Nos. 186–190 Queen's Road East.
Old Wan Chai Post Office. No. 221.
Old Wan Chai Market. No. 264.
Entrance of Ruttonjee Hospital, viewed from Queen's Road East.
View of Wan Chai Park and Wah Yan College, separated by Queen's Road East.
Portal No. 81 of the former ARP tunnels built under Mount Parish.
Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple in 2007. No. 371.
Cosmopolitan Hotel. Nos. 387–397.

Location edit

Queen's Road East forks to the south from Queensway near Justice Drive, where Queensway turns into Hennessy Road. It runs along the old northern shoreline of Hong Kong Island.[1] It ends in the east at Wong Nai Chung Road in Happy Valley.[2]

History edit

The settlement of Wan Chai began in pre-British times as a small Chinese community around the present Hung Shing Temple on Queen's Road East.[3] The temple was probably built in 1847 and may have existed previously as a shrine.[4] Originally built next to the shoreline, facing the sea,[4] it is now surrounded by clusters of residential and commercial buildings, as the consequence of successive land reclamation.[5]

Queen's Road East was first developed into a European commercial and residential centre after the arrival of the British in 1841. It had become a mainly Chinese residential, labouring and shop-keeping community by the 1860s.[1]

The eastern part of the road was cut through Morrison Hill, which formerly separated Wanchai from Happy Valley. This section was known as 'Gap Road'. That name was still in use around 1930, even though the high land to the north of the 'gap' was levelled in the 1920s and the materials used to reclaim land from the harbour, under the Praya East Reclamation Scheme.[6]

Although associated with Queen's Road Central and Queen's Road West, the name 'Queen's Road East' has been in use since at least the 1870s.[7]

Features edit

The following list follows a west-east order. (N) indicates the northern side of the street, while (S) indicates the southern side.

Intersecting streets and lanes edit

North side edit

Most streets and lanes having a northern junction with Queen's Road East connect with Johnston Road, located northward. The exceptions are Anton Street, McGregor Street and Wood Road. Since Queen's Road East runs mostly along the original shoreline of Hong Kong Island, these streets have been built on early land reclamation. The streets and lanes connecting with the north side of Queen's Road East are from west to east:

  • Anton Street (晏頓街). Named after Charles Edward Anton. A short street connecting Queen's Road East to Queensway.
  • Landale Street (蘭杜街)
  • Li Chit Street (李節街). Part of the street was removed to give way to the Li Chit Garden apartment tower.
  • Gresson Street. The Open Market in Gresson Street is part of the Wan Chai Heritage Trail.[11]
  • Lun Fat Street (聯發街)
  • Ship Street (also south side)
  • Tai Wong Street West (大王西街). Connects with Queen's Road East across the street from Hung Shing Temple.[12] It derives its name from the temple, as "Tai Wong" is an alternate name for Hung Shing.[13]
  • Tai Wong Street East (大王東街). Connects with Queen's Road East across the street from Hung Shing Temple.[12]
  • Swatow Street. Named after Shantou.
  • Amoy Street. Named after Xiamen.
  • Lee Tung Street aka. Wedding Card Street
  • Spring Garden Lane
  • McGregor Street (麥加力歌街). Connects Queen's Road East with Cross Street.
  • Tai Yuen Street (太原街) aka. "Toy Street", after the toy shops of the street. The Open Market in Tai Yuen Street and Cross Street is part of the Wan Chai Heritage Trail.[11]
  • Wan Chai Road
  • Wood Road is located further east, past Wan Chai Park, and connects Queen's Road East to Wan Chai Road

South side edit

The only street crossing with Queen's Road East, i.e. having both north and south junctions with the Road, is Ship Street. The streets and lanes connecting with the south side of Queen's Road East are from west to east:

In popular culture edit

The 1991 song, also titled "Queen's Road East" (皇后大道東), by Taiwanese singer Lo Ta-yu and Hong Kong singer-composer Ram Chiang makes references to the handover of Hong Kong to China.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Antiquities and Monuments Office: Brief Information on Proposed Grade 3 Items. Item #826 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Yanne, Andrew; Heller, Gillis (2009). Signs of a Colonial Era. Hong Kong University Press. p. 9. ISBN 9789622099449.
  3. ^ Wordie, Jason (2002). Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. p. 102. ISBN 962-209-563-1.
  4. ^ a b Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items, pp.207–208 13 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Welcome to 18 districts – Wan Chai District
  6. ^ Gwulo – c.1930 Funeral procession along Gap Road
  7. ^ Letter from J. Gardiner Austin, Colonial Secretary, Hongkong Government Gazette, 10 January 1874
  8. ^ a b c d e Antiquities and Monuments Office: List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment 22 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine (as of 23 November 2011)
  9. ^ Urban Renewal Authority: 186–190 Queen's Road East
  10. ^ GARDENEast: About Us
  11. ^ a b Wan Chai Heritage Trail flyer. 15 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ a b Chinese Temples Committee website 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings. Item #111 13 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
 
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For the 1991 song by Lo Ta yu see Queen s Road East song Queen s Road East is a street in Wan Chai in the north of Hong Kong Island Hong Kong connecting Admiralty in the west to Happy Valley in the east Queen s Road East is one of the four sections of Queen s Road and historically included Queensway Western end of Queen s Road East viewed from the overpass Three Pacific Place is on the right Hopewell Centre is visible in the distance Queen s Road EastTraditional Chinese皇后大道東Simplified Chinese皇后大道东TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinHuanghou Dadao DōngYue CantoneseYale RomanizationWohng hauh daaih douh dungJyutpingWong4 hau6 daai6 dou6 dung1 Queen s Road East entrance of Three Pacific Place Hung Shing Temple Nos 129 131 Looking west next to the entrance of Hopewell Centre left No 183 Nos 186 190 Queen s Road East Old Wan Chai Post Office No 221 Old Wan Chai Market No 264 Entrance of Ruttonjee Hospital viewed from Queen s Road East View of Wan Chai Park and Wah Yan College separated by Queen s Road East Portal No 81 of the former ARP tunnels built under Mount Parish Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple in 2007 No 371 Cosmopolitan Hotel Nos 387 397 Contents 1 Location 2 History 3 Features 4 Intersecting streets and lanes 4 1 North side 4 2 South side 5 In popular culture 6 ReferencesLocation editQueen s Road East forks to the south from Queensway near Justice Drive where Queensway turns into Hennessy Road It runs along the old northern shoreline of Hong Kong Island 1 It ends in the east at Wong Nai Chung Road in Happy Valley 2 History editThe settlement of Wan Chai began in pre British times as a small Chinese community around the present Hung Shing Temple on Queen s Road East 3 The temple was probably built in 1847 and may have existed previously as a shrine 4 Originally built next to the shoreline facing the sea 4 it is now surrounded by clusters of residential and commercial buildings as the consequence of successive land reclamation 5 Queen s Road East was first developed into a European commercial and residential centre after the arrival of the British in 1841 It had become a mainly Chinese residential labouring and shop keeping community by the 1860s 1 The eastern part of the road was cut through Morrison Hill which formerly separated Wanchai from Happy Valley This section was known as Gap Road That name was still in use around 1930 even though the high land to the north of the gap was levelled in the 1920s and the materials used to reclaim land from the harbour under the Praya East Reclamation Scheme 6 Although associated with Queen s Road Central and Queen s Road West the name Queen s Road East has been in use since at least the 1870s 7 Features editThe following list follows a west east order N indicates the northern side of the street while S indicates the southern side gt intersection with Queensway and junction with Justice Drive 正義道 N Sincere Insurance Building Chinese 先施保險大廈 Nos 6 10 First building on the northern side of the street S gt junction with Monmouth Path S Three Pacific Place No 1 N Tesbury Centre 金鐘匯中心 Nos 24 32 S gt junction with Wing Fung Street part of the Starstreet Precinct shopping and dining area N gt junction with Anton Street S gt junction with Wing Lok Lane N gt junction with Landale Street N gt junction with Li Chit Street S gt junction with St Francis Street N gt junction with Gresson Street N gt junction with Lun Fat Street gt intersection with Ship Street N gt junction with Tai Wong Street West S Hung Shing Temple Nos 129 131 Grade I historic building 8 N gt junction with Tai Wong Street East N gt junction with Swatow Street N gt junction with Amoy Street S Hopewell Centre No 183 N Nos 186 190 Queen s Road East Tong laus built in the 1930s 1 9 Grade III historic buildings 8 N gt junction with Lee Tung Street N QRE Plaza No 202 N gt junction with Spring Garden Lane N GARDENEast No 222 a 28 storeys serviced apartments building 10 S Wu Chung House No 213 N gt junction with McGregor Street S Old Wan Chai Post Office No 221 a declared monument S gt junction with Wan Chai Gap Road N gt junction with Tai Yuen Street N Hotel Indigo Hong Kong Island No 246 N MLC Tower No 248 S Queen s Cube No 239 a 29 storeys apartment building Completed in 2010 S gt junction with Stone Nullah Lane N gt junction with Wan Chai Road N Old Wan Chai Market No 264 Grade III historic building 8 S gt junction with Kennedy Street N Hong Kong Jockey Club Garden 香港賽馬會花園 N Ruttonjee Hospital No 266 Merged with Tang Shiu Kin Hospital in 1998 The Hong Kong Tuberculosis Chest and Heart Disease Association building is a Grade III historic building 8 S gt junction with Kennedy Road S Wah Yan College No 281 Located on Mount Parish S Portals No 79 80 and 81 of the former air raid precaution ARP tunnels which were built under Mount Parish some time before the Battle of Hong Kong in 1941 N Wan Chai Park 灣仔公園 N gt junction with Wood Road S gt junction with Stubbs Road S Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple No 371 Grade II historic building 8 N Queen Elizabeth Stadium opposite Cosmopolitan Hotel S Dorsett Wanchai Hong Kong Hotel formerly Cosmopolitan Hotel Nos 387 397 Located at the eastern end of the street The building was formerly the location of the Hong Kong Branch of the Xinhua News Agency gt intersection with Wong Nai Chung Road opposite the northwestern part of Happy Valley Racecourse and junction with Morrison Hill RoadIntersecting streets and lanes editNorth side edit Most streets and lanes having a northern junction with Queen s Road East connect with Johnston Road located northward The exceptions are Anton Street McGregor Street and Wood Road Since Queen s Road East runs mostly along the original shoreline of Hong Kong Island these streets have been built on early land reclamation The streets and lanes connecting with the north side of Queen s Road East are from west to east Anton Street 晏頓街 Named after Charles Edward Anton A short street connecting Queen s Road East to Queensway Landale Street 蘭杜街 Li Chit Street 李節街 Part of the street was removed to give way to the Li Chit Garden apartment tower Gresson Street The Open Market in Gresson Street is part of the Wan Chai Heritage Trail 11 Lun Fat Street 聯發街 Ship Street also south side Tai Wong Street West 大王西街 Connects with Queen s Road East across the street from Hung Shing Temple 12 It derives its name from the temple as Tai Wong is an alternate name for Hung Shing 13 Tai Wong Street East 大王東街 Connects with Queen s Road East across the street from Hung Shing Temple 12 Swatow Street Named after Shantou Amoy Street Named after Xiamen Lee Tung Street aka Wedding Card Street Spring Garden Lane McGregor Street 麥加力歌街 Connects Queen s Road East with Cross Street Tai Yuen Street 太原街 aka Toy Street after the toy shops of the street The Open Market in Tai Yuen Street and Cross Street is part of the Wan Chai Heritage Trail 11 Wan Chai Road Wood Road is located further east past Wan Chai Park and connects Queen s Road East to Wan Chai Road South side edit The only street crossing with Queen s Road East i e having both north and south junctions with the Road is Ship Street The streets and lanes connecting with the south side of Queen s Road East are from west to east Monmouth Path 萬茂里 Wing Fung Street part of the Starstreet Precinct shopping and dining area Wing Lok Lane 永樂里 a short street connecting Queen s Road East to Sun Street St Francis Street Ship Street also north side Wan Chai Gap Road 灣仔峽道 Stone Nullah Lane Kennedy Street 堅彌地街 Kennedy Road Stubbs RoadIn popular culture editThe 1991 song also titled Queen s Road East 皇后大道東 by Taiwanese singer Lo Ta yu and Hong Kong singer composer Ram Chiang makes references to the handover of Hong Kong to China References edit a b c Antiquities and Monuments Office Brief Information on Proposed Grade 3 Items Item 826 Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Yanne Andrew Heller Gillis 2009 Signs of a Colonial Era Hong Kong University Press p 9 ISBN 9789622099449 Wordie Jason 2002 Streets Exploring Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press p 102 ISBN 962 209 563 1 a b Brief Information on Proposed Grade I Items pp 207 208 Archived 13 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Welcome to 18 districts Wan Chai District Gwulo c 1930 Funeral procession along Gap Road Letter from J Gardiner Austin Colonial Secretary Hongkong Government Gazette 10 January 1874 a b c d e Antiquities and Monuments Office List of the Historic Buildings in Building Assessment Archived 22 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine as of 23 November 2011 Urban Renewal Authority 186 190 Queen s Road East GARDENEast About Us a b Wan Chai Heritage Trail flyer Archived 15 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine a b Chinese Temples Committee website Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings Item 111 Archived 13 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Queen s Road East 22 16 33 N 114 10 13 E 22 275942 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