Martial artist and movie star 李小龍 Bruce Lee's sculpture in the Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong

The Avenue of Stars (Chinese: 星光大道), modelled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It honours celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 726 KB) Summary Movie star 李小龍 Bruce Lee http://zh. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 726 KB) Summary Movie star 李小龍 Bruce Lee http://zh. ... Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... Located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Hong Kong, the Avenue of Stars is a walk of fame honoring celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry. ... Buskers perform on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... Victoria Harbour The night view of the Victoria Harbour with the skyscrapers in Central behind, viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui Victoria Harbour (Traditional Chinese: 維多利亞港; Simplified Chinese: 维多利亚港; Cantonese Jyutping: wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 gong2; Mandarin Pinyin: Wéiduōlìyà GÇŽng) is the harbour between the Kowloon Peninsula and the... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... The cinema of Hong Kong is one of the three major threads in the history of Chinese language cinema, alongside the cinema of China, and the cinema of Taiwan. ...

History

The hand prints and autograph of director John Woo.

In 1982, the New World Group built a promenade along the waterfront around the New World Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon. In 2003, the Group announced it would spend HK$40 million to build the Avenue of Stars, a project supported by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Tourism Commission, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong government and the Hong Kong Film Awards Association. ImageMetadata File history File links HKAvenueOfStar. ... ImageMetadata File history File links HKAvenueOfStar. ... For other uses, see John Woo (disambiguation). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Based out of Hong Kong, the New World Development Company Limited is active in property, infrastructure, services and telecommunications. ... The New World Centre The New World Centre (Chinese: 新世界中心) is a shopping centre on Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... In modern day Hong Kong, Kowloon refers to the urban area made up of Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon, bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutters Island in the west, Tates Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and... The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB[1]), is a Government-sub vented body. ... The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (Chinese: 康樂及文化事務署) , often abbreviated as LCSD, is a department in the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... On July 1, 1997, the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) resumed its exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, ending more than 150 years of British colonial control. ... Hong Kong Film Awards (香港電影金像獎), is the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong. ...

The avenue was opened to the general public on 28 April 2004 with an opening ceremony held the previous day, 27 April. The opening ceremony was presided over by a number of government and industry figures including Henry Tang (Financial Secretary), Stephen Ip (Secretary for Economic Development and Labour), Patrick Ho (Secretary of Home Affairs), Selina Chow (Chair of Hong Kong Tourism Board), Manfred Wong (Director/Actor), and Cheng Yu Tung (Chair of New World Group); in which the privately-funded Avenue was handed over to the Hong Kong SAR government as public property. is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Henry Tang The Honourable Henry Tang Ying Yen GBS JP (Chinese 唐英年) (born 1953) is the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong. ... Stephen Ip 葉澍 (born 1955) is currently the Secretary for Economic Development and Labour in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ... Patrick Ho Chi-ping JP (Chinese: ) is Hong Kongs Secretary for Home Affairs. ... Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee, GBS OBE JP (Traditional Chinese: 周梁淑怡) is a current member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. ...

At opening, the avenue honours an initial 73 inductees elected by the Hong Kong Film Awards Association and the readers of City Entertainment.

Description

Avenue of Stars in a sunny day

The Avenue of Stars is the eastern node of several tourist attractions along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. In addition to the promenade and New World Centre, a number of attractions exist including the Museum of Art, Space Museum, Cultural Centre and the Clock Tower. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 358 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x1600, 358 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... The New World Centre The New World Centre (Chinese: 新世界中心) is a shopping centre on Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... The Hong Kong Museum of Art is one of the museums under the management of the Leisure & Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong. ... The Hong Kong Space Museum (Chinese: 香港太空館) is one of the museums managed by the the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Hong Kong Cultural Centre Crowds gathering outside The Hong Kong Cultural Centre (Chinese: ) is a multipurpose performance facility in Tsim Sha Tsui of Hong Kong. ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Kowloon. ...

Entering from Salisbury Garden, a 4.5-metre-tall replica of the statuette given to winners at the Hong Kong Film Awards greets visitors. Along the 440 metre promenade, the story of Hong Kong's one hundred years of cinematic history is told through inscriptions printed on nine red pillars. Set into the promenade are plaques honouring the celebrities. Some plaques contain hand prints and autographs of the stars set in cement, but most of the plaques only contain celebrities' names as they are now deceased. ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... Hong Kong Film Awards (香港電影金像獎), is the most prestigious film awards in Hong Kong. ...

The promenade commands a stunning panoramic view across Victoria Harbour. At night it is a popular viewing place for the Symphony of Lights display. It is a good place to go to to see the glamourous stars of HK. Victoria Harbour The night view of the Victoria Harbour with the skyscrapers in Central behind, viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui Victoria Harbour (Traditional Chinese: 維多利亞港; Simplified Chinese: 维多利亚港; Cantonese Jyutping: wai4 do1 lei6 aa3 gong2; Mandarin Pinyin: Wéiduōlìyà Gǎng) is the harbour between the Kowloon Peninsula and the... A Symphony of Lights A Symphony of Lights (Chinese: 幻彩詠香江) is an orchestrated light and laser show featured on buildings are situated on both sides of the Victoria Harbour of Hong Kong. ...

List of stars

Lai Man-Wai (黎民偉) (1893 - 1953), now known as Father of Hong Kong Cinema, was the director of the first Hong Kong movie Zhuangzi Tests His Wife (莊子試妻) in 1913. ... Sir Run Run Shaw CBE, GBM (Chinese name: 邵逸夫, originally named 邵仁楞; born October 4, 1907) is a Hong Kong media mogul. ... Zhu Shilin (27 July 1899 - 5 January 1967). ... Kwan Tak Hing (born 1905 in Guandong, China, died 28 June 1996 in Hong Kong) was an actor who played the role of martial artist Wong Fei Hong in over 70 films between the 1940s and the 1980s. ... Zhou Xuan Zhou Xuan (周璇, Wades-Giles: Zhou Hsuan) (1 August 1918 - 22 September 1957, Shanghai) was a popular Chinese singer and film actress. ... Yam Kim Fai (Chinese: 任劍輝) (December 29, 1912 – November 29, 1989) was a famous Chinese opera actress in China and Hong Kong. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Bai Guang (Chinese: 白光, Bai Guang) was born in 1921 under the birth name 史永芬 Shǐ YÇ’ngfÄ“n in Beiping, now Beijing, China. ... Yu So Chow at Hong Kong Avenue of Stars in 2004 Yu So Chow (Chinese: 于素秋; pinyin: Yale Cantonese:Jy¹ Sou³ Tsau¹) was born in Beijing on July 9, 1930 to a Peking opera family. ... Xia Meng (a. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Richard Li Han Hsiang (李翰祥, 7 March 1926 in Jinxi, China - 17 December 1996 in Beijing, China) was a Chinese film director. ... Loke Wan Tho 陆运涛 (1915–1964) born in Singapore, was a cinema magnate, ornithologist, and photographer. ... Chang Cheh (張徹; pinyin:Zhāng Chè) (February 10, 1923 – June 22, 2002) was Shaw Brothers Studios best known and most prolific film director, with such films as the Five Venoms, the Brave Archer (based on the works of Jin Yong), the One-Armed Swordsman, and other classics of wuxia... King Hu (胡金銓, pinyin: Hú Jīnquán, April 29, 1931 - January 14, 1997) was a Hong Kong and Taiwan-based Chinese film director whose wuxia films brought Chinese cinema to new technical and artistic heights. ... Screeen Name : Ivy Ling Po (Ling Bo) Date of Birth : March 1940 Place of Birth : Amoy, China First Appearance : Ha-Yuen movie, Love of Young People at the age of eleven in 1950 under the name of Xiao Juan. ... Connie Chan Po-chu (Chinese: ; pinyin: Chén BÇŽozhÅ«) was born in 1947 in Guangdong, China. ... Josephine Siao Fong-Fong (蕭芳芳) (born March 13, 1947) is a movie star, best actress award winner of the 1995 Berlin Film Festival, and an author. ... Jimmy Wang Yu (born March 28, 1943, also known as Wong Yu-lung and Wang Yue) was a multi-talented Chinese actor, director, producer, and scriptwriter. ... Ti Lung (狄龍 aka Di Lung, Din Lung), was born on 3 August 1946 in Guangdong, China, and studied Wing Chun under the martial arts master Chu Wan. ... David Chiang (June 29, 1947)(realname:姜偉年) is a Chinese actor. ... ramond chow ... Bruce Lee (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: Lǐ XiÇŽolóng; Cantonese Yale: Léih Síulùhng; November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973) was an American-born martial artist, philosopher, instructor, and martial arts actor widely regarded as the most influential martial artist of the 20th century. ... Ng See-Yuen (Chinese: 吳思遠) (born 1944 in Shanghai) is a Chinese director of independent film companies in Hong Kong. ... Michael Hui in The Private Eyes Michael Hui Koon-Man (許冠文 Jyutping: heoi2 gun3 man4; pinyin: XÇ” Guànwén) (born September 3, 1942) is a Hong Kong film comedian, scriptwriter and director. ... Samuel Hui (許冠傑) (born September 4, 1948) was a star in cantopop and movie industry in Hong Kongs 60s to 90s. ... Brigitte Lin (Chinese: 林青霞; Pinyin: ) or Brigitte Lin Ching Hsia (born November 3, 1954) is a Taiwanese actress. ... Sammo Hung (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born January 7, 1952) is a Chinese actor, producer and director known for his work in many Kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... For other uses, see John Woo (disambiguation). ... Yuen Woo-ping is a martial arts choreographer and director. ... Ann Hui On-Wah (許鞍華, pinyin: Xǔ Ānhuá, born May 23, 1947) is a Hong Kong film director, one of the most critically acclaimed amongst the Hong Kong New Wave. ... Tsui Hark (Chinese: 徐克; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsü Ko) (born Tsui Man-kong (徐文光) on February 15, 1950) is a New Wave film director in Hong Kong who is also a highly influential producer, often likened to Steven Spielberg for a similar galvanizing effect on his countrys cinematic scene. ... Chow Yun-Fat (周潤發, Jau1 Yeun6 Faat3, Pinyin: Zhōu Rùnfā) (born May 18, 1955 on Lamma Island, Hong Kong) is among a handful of internationally recognized screen actors that Hong Kong has ever produced, along with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. ... Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing (September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Cantonese IPA: , Jyutping: zoeng1 gwok3 wing4; Mandarin Pinyin: Zhāng Guóróng, Wade-Giles: Chang Kuo-jung; nickname Gor-gor (哥哥, Elder Brother in Cantonese), was an actor and musician from Hong Kong. ... Andy Lau Tak-Wah (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: Liú Déhuá; Cantonese Yale: Lau Dak-Wa; born September 27, 1961 in Hong Kong as 劉福榮 Lau Fuk-Wing) is a Hong Kong Cantopop star, movie actor and producer. ... Jet Li (born Li Lianjie on April 26, 1963 in Beijing, China) is a Chinese martial artist, actor, Wushu champion, and international film star. ... Maggie Cheung Man-yuk (張曼玉; pinyin: Zhāng Mànyù; Cantonese: dzoeng1 maan6 juk9/juk2) (born September 20, 1964) is a multi award-winning Chinese actress from Hong Kong. ... Anita Mui Yim-fong (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese Yale: muìh yihm fòng; October 10, 1963–December 30, 2003) was a popular Hong Kong pop singer and actress. ... Tony Leung Chiu-wai in a 2006 promotional photograph for the Hong Kong Entertainment Expo Tony Leung Chiu Wai (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born in Hong Kong on June 27, 1962) is a Hong Kong movie and ex-television actor. ... Dato Michelle Yeoh Choo-Kheng (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Cantonese (Yale romanization): yèuhng jí kìhng; born August 6, 1962) is a Hong Kong-based actress and dancer, sometimes billed as Michelle Khan. Yeoh is a Chinese Malaysian born in Ipoh, Malaysia. ... Wong Kar-wai (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Cantonese Yale: Wòhng Gà Waih; Shanghainese Latin method: Wan Kawe; born July 17, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director known for his visually unique, highly stylized art films. ... Stephen Chow (also Stephen Chiau) (traditional Chinese: 周星馳; simplified Chinese : 周星驰; often Romanized as Chow Sing Chi; pinyin : Zhōu XÄ«ngchí; jyutping : zau1 sing1 ci4) (born June 22, 1962) is a director and actor in many blockbuster movies in Hong Kong. ...

See also

• Avenue of Stars, London
• Hollywood Walk of Fame

The Avenue of Stars in London is the citys version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... Buskers perform on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ...

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