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Harbour Suite at Royal Pacific Hotel How will you experience Hong Kong? 24
Are you an enthusiastic travel junkie, a history buff, or do you want to #livelikealocal? Each of Hong Kong's diverse neighbourhoods offers a different glimpse into the city's character: from modern metropolis to hipster
village. Sino Hotels' premium collection of city hotels has something for every kind of traveller – once you've decided what piques your interest, let the expert concierge team share their insider tips and help you discover one of Hong Kong's hottest hangouts.
North Point – authentic local life North Point is a superb district to get to know the “real” Hong Kong. To get there – hop on the tram. In operation since 1904, this is the classic way to navigate the island. You’ll want to bring a camera to capture the tramways that plough through markets and the colourful old North Point streets as you wander around. The area was once known as Little Shanghai, thanks to an influx of wealthy mainland migrants, and the legacy of this influence is still visible today. Keep your eye out for barbershops that wouldn’t look out of place in the ’60s, and cultural highlights such as the Shin Kong (or Sunbeam) Theatre on King’s Road, which offers up rare performances of Cantonese Opera. After working up an appetite, head to the Java Road Wet Market: locals flock here in the evening for the mouth-watering local dishes as much as the atmosphere. You’ll be elbow to elbow with businessmen in suits, perching on plastic stools and slurping beer from bowls, while enjoying delicious Cantonese classics. If it's a more refined setting you're after,
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then head to City Garden Hotel's award- winning YUÈ restaurant for mouthwatering Chinese cuisine. Finish off your evening with the Bauhinia Harbour Cruise to soak up the city’s famous skyline. The gorgeous hotel has recently
embarked on a multi-million dollar facelift, inspired by the harbour’s history as a conduit for the spice trade, with design notes of warm colours, textures and patterns running throughout, plus a sophisticated palette of woodsy browns and smoky greys.
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Sheung Wan – cultural hotspot and heritage trails At 8am, a stream of lorries glide down Wing Lok Street and queue to deposit their wares to the network of waiting shops in Sheung Wan. By 9am, the surrounding streets are a hive of activity as crates and boxes are unpacked with thousands of dollars worth of produce. The content? Your nose might detect it before your eyes, for this is the heart of Hong Kong’s profitable dried seafood trade. You'll find
dessicated jellyfish, seahorse, abalone and myriad unidentifiable creatures – it’s a fascinating assault on the senses and a real window into local life. Heritage hunters can further their
understanding of the district through some of the local architecture, such as the historic Western Market Building and other structures that run along Bridges Street and continue into the steep, busy streets of Sai Ying Pun. Gentle gentrification has meant that cool modern cafes, quirky bars, hipster coffee shops, artisinal butchers, and more, are now interspersed throughout these traditional working class districts – and don’t miss the funky street art scattered throughout like an Instagram treasure hunt. As the neighbourhood has quietly
modernised, so too has the gorgeous boutique Island Pacific Hotel, which has nearly completed a total renovation to offer smart, contemporary interiors infused with a sense of Hong Kong. For example, in Centre Street Kitchen, guests will be greeted with a scrumptious spread of authentic Hong Kong cuisine, while
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