 The osteopathy clinic in the Blue House Blue House, is referred to be 4-storey balcony-type tenement blocks, located in 72-74A Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai. It is named from the brilliant blue colour painted on the external walls of the building. It is one of the few remaining Tong Lau of the balcony type in Hong Kong. All the upper floors of Blue House, Apart from 72 Stone Nullah Lane, are of timber structures. The two wooden stairs, with all the original elements intact, are well maintained. [1] It is classifed as Class I historic building. [2] Image:Blue house hk. ...
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See Wan Chai District for the broader administrative district that covers Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Happy Valley, etc. ...
Historic background
The building was the original site of the first hospital 'Wah To Hospital'(aka "Wan Chai Kai Fong Hospital"), which was built in the 1870s in Wan Chai.[3]. The hospital, which provided Chinese medical services to local Chinese, was possibly the first hospital in the district.[4]
After the hospital closed in 1886, the 2-storey building was then used as a temple for the God of Medicine, Wah To (or "Hua Tuo"). 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
The building was demolished around late 1910s or early 1920s. It turned into four 4-storey tenement blocks in mid 1920s. "Wah To Temple" might be housed on the Ground Floor of 72 Stone Nullah Lane after the tenement blocks were completed; It was subsequently replaced by a martial arts school in the 1950s by Lam Cho, the nephew of Lam Sai Wing (one of the followers of Wong Fei Hung) and later by the osteopathy clinic in the 1960s. [1] Lam Sai Wing (1860-1943), Lin Shi Rong in mandarin pinyin, was the most well-known student of the legendary Cantonese martial artist, healer, and folk hero Wong Fei Hung. ...
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wong. ...
Future Revitalisation The building would be preserved and revitalized in a traditional tea and medicine theme by Urban Renewal Authority and Hong Kong Housing Society [5] The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is a statutory body in Hong Kong responsible for accelerating redevelopment to provide a better living environment and neighbourhood. ...
Hong Kong Housing Society (Traditional Chinese: 香港房屋å”會) or Housing Society (房屋å”會, 房å”) for short, is the second largest public housing provider in Hong Kong. ...
See also - Green House, located in 1-11, Mallory Street and 6-12, Burrows Street
Reference - ^ a b Revitalization / Preservation - Hong Kong Housing Society
- ^ List of Graded Historial Buildings (As as 6 Jan 2007)
- ^ HKHS:Revitalization / Preservation Project in Wan Chai
- ^ Revitalization / Preservation - Hong Kong Housing Society
- ^ Redevelopment-Wan Chai landmark to be immortalised
External link - Preliminary Study on "Blue House"
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