Type:Building

Subject:Graded Building
Historic Building

Description:No.31 Wing Fung Street is a residential building in "ART DECO" style with minimal facade decorations. The "rounded" corner blends in with the junction of the two narrow streets.

Type:Physical Object

Subject:Medicinal Resource

Description:"Aloe Vera originates from the Arabian Peninsula but the plat grows wild in tropical climates around the world. It is cultivated for agricultural and medicinal uses. In traditional Chinese Medicine, the inner gel of the Aloe Vera plant helps to nourish, moisten and balance all the tissues and is suitable for all body types. It is considered an excellent yin tonic, because of the health benefits of Aloe Vera gel and it is used as a purgative. In Chinese Medicine Aloe Vera is also use in pill or powdered form, but not in decoctions. Good quality gel is very dark green and lustrous with a strong taste. In chinese culture, aloe vera has been an important ingredient in medical treatments since the times of Marco Polo expeditions. The treatment book of Shi Shen described Aloe Vera as the “Method of Harmony” – the plant played a major role in the everyday life of the Chinese." [show more]

Type:Building

Subject:Historic Building
Grade 1 Historic Building

Description:The Blue House is a tenement block building located at Stone Nullah Lane in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. It is named after the blue coated paint on its exterior walls.

Type:Museum

Subject:Historic Building

Description:Hong Kong House of Stories is a museum located at the ground floor of the Blue House

Type:Skill

Subject:Art

Description:"It is an art form using cultivation techniques to produce small trees in containers that mimic the shape and scale of full size trees. The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation for the viewer, and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity for the grower. By contrast with other plant cultivation practices, bonsai is not intended for production of food or for medicine. Instead, bonsai practice focuses on long-term cultivation and shaping of one or more small trees growing in a container." [show more]

Type:Skill

Subject:Business

Description:"Although organised prostitution is illegal, the industry had always been under the influence of triads to recruit economically disadvantaged women who otherwise would never enter the profession voluntarily. Until the 1980s, most Hong Kong underground sex establishments were run by gangsters. Spring Garden became a red-light district in the early twentieth century with brothels and prostitutes. To attract customers the brothels used large numbers on the buildings and the area was known as Big number brothels. In Wan Chai today, there are a number of clubs and bars that offer prostitution. Therefore Wan Chai is known as the Hong Kong Red Light District." [show more]

Type:Physical Object

Subject:Chinese Cuisine

Description:"The chinese pear is native to East Asia where the tree's flowers are a popular symbol of early spring, and it is a common sight in gardens and the countryside. The fruit is commonly served raw and peeled. It is a popular fruit in Hong Kong renowned for its refreshing sweetness and juicy taste. In cooking, ground pears are used in vinegar- or soy sauce-based sauces as a sweetener, instead of sugar. They are also used when marinating meat, especially beef. In China, the term "sharing a pear" (分梨) is a homophone of "separate" (分离), as a result, sharing a pear with a loved one can be read as a desire to separate from them." [show more]

Type:Skill

Subject:Art
Business

Description:"In 1950s, construction work was family based business by either Local or Shanghai contractors. After World War II, large scale construction projects of reclamation, site formation, construction of reservoirs and private housing projects became a trend. Since then, there have been many innovations in construction technology." [show more]

Type:Service

Subject:Market

Description:This market is said to be one of the largest open-air markets on the Hong Kong Island, and locals know it as a toy market. After the 1980s, Hong Kong’s toy industry moved to mainland China, and locally produced toys became a rarity. At this market, a shopper can find limited-edition action figures, stuffed toys, cute stationery and everything in between. Today you can also find all sorts of dried foods and snacks, affordable clothing and accessories, plants and flowers, and different seasonal decorations year-round at the market. [show more]

Type:Physical Object

Subject:Chinese Cuisine
Art
Business

Description:"Dim sum is a style of Cantonese food that has grown increasingly popular in the Western world in recent years. It is inextricably linked with yum cha, or the act of drinking tea – so much so that even now the two phrases are used interchangeably. Dim sum means 'touch the heart' in Chinese. In southern China, and specifically Hong Kong, many restaurants start serving dim sum as early as five in the morning. Dim sum has evolved from a relaxing roadside respite to a meal that you can enjoy at any time of the day or night." [show more]