A painting of Queen's Road Central in 1865

The Japanese army marched into the City on 26 December 1941, following the fall of Hong Kong.

Early male-only public toilet in Hong Kong. Built underground at the junction of Queen's Road Central and Wellington Street in Sheung Wan.

Queen's Road (Chinese: 皇后大道; Pinyin: Huánghòu Dàdào; Cantonese Yale: wong4 hau6 daai6 dou6) is the first road in Hong Kong built by the British Empire between 1841 and 1843^[1], spanning across Victoria City from Shek Tong Tsui to Wan Chai. At most points, it marks the original shoreline before land reclamation projects permanently extended the land into Victoria Harbour. The road is split into four: Queen's Road West (Chinese: 皇后大道西), Queen's Road Central (皇后大道中), Queensway (金鐘道), and Queen's Road East (皇后大道東), from west to east. Image File history File links Eduard_Hildebrandt_Hongkong_Queen's_Road. ... Image File history File links Eduard_Hildebrandt_Hongkong_Queen's_Road. ... Image File history File links Jap_occupy_hk. ... Image File history File links Jap_occupy_hk. ... Hong Kong became a British colony in 1842. ... is the 360th day of the year (361st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began after the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Young surrendered the territory of Hong Kong to Japan on 25 December 1941 after 18 days of fierce fighting between British and Canadian defenders against Japanese Imperial forces. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1852 KB) Early public toilet in Hong Kong. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1852 KB) Early public toilet in Hong Kong. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... The Yale romanizations are four systems created during World War II for use by United States military personnel. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1843 (MDCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Hong Kong became a British colony in 1842. ... Shek Tong Tsui is a town within the Central and Western District of Hong Kong. ... See Wan Chai District for the broader administrative district that covers Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Happy Valley, etc. ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ... 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... Queensway (金鐘道) is a major road in the Admiralty, Central, Hong Kong. ...

History

The Road was originally 4 miles (6.5 km) long in 1841. The Royal Engineers built the first section to Sai Ying Pun with the help of 300 coolies from Kowloon. It ran parallel to the beach where Sir Henry Pottinger setup his tent in 1842^[2]. 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army. ... Sai Ying Pun (西營盤) is an area in Western District of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Coolie refers to unskilled laborers from Asia of the 1800s to early 1900s who were sent to the United States, Australia, New Zealand, North Africa and the West Indies. ... 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... Sir Henry Pottinger (1789 - 1856) was a British soldier and colonial administrator. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Named after Queen Victoria of the British Empire, it was mistakenly translated into Chinese as 皇后 (Pronunciation in Cantonese: wòhng hauh^? / wong4 hau6 ^?; Pronunciation in Mandarin: huáng hòu ^?) -- queen consort. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... The Yale romanizations are four systems created during World War II for use by United States military personnel. ... Jyutping (sometimes spelled Jyutpin) is a romanization system for Standard Cantonese developed by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK) in 1993. ... Map of eastern China and Taiwan, showing the historic distribution of Mandarin Chinese in light brown. ... Pinyin, more formally called Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ), is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

New arrivals to Hong Kong as late as the second half of the 19th century were surprised at the condition of the road. Instead of a proper road, as could only be expected of one named for the Queen in the largest British outpost east of Singapore, travellers found a pocked dirt road prone to dust clouds and puddles of mud^[3].

When Hong Kong was founded as a Crown Colony, Queen's Road was the hub of activity. Its development was haphazard, and its path winding as it made its way through the newly-founded city including the Hong Kong Club for tai-pans. Between squatter huts, military encampments, and taverns, the first governors build their homes along Queen's Road. The first post office and Christian churches soon followed. Location of the British Overseas Territories The British Overseas Territories are fourteen[1] territories which the United Kingdom considers to be under its sovereignty, but not as part of the United Kingdom itself. ... The Hong Kong Club (香港會所) is an exclusive business and dining club in the heart of Central, next to the Statue Square. ... A tai-pan (大班) was a foreign businessman doing business in China or Hong Kong in the 19th century. ... For other uses, see Christian (disambiguation). ...

In 1878 a Christmas fire broke out destroying a large area of the slums. The eyewitness account was recorded by Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming in the book Wanderings in China. The fire raged for 17 hours burning down 400 houses covering 10 acres of area. It left thousands in the community homeless^[4]. The devastated structures in ruin were reused for reclamation adjacent like the area around Bonham Strand. 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices. ... Bonham Strand (文咸街) is two streets in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. ...

Queen's Road has shrugged its past and is now home to some of Hong Kong's most expensive land and famous buildings.

Queen's Road West

Queen's Road West (皇后大道西) runs from Sheung Wan to Shek Tong Tsui beginning at the Possession Street junction. Sheung Wan Civic Centre Possession St, Sheung Wan Sheung Wan (上環) is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island (in between Central and Sai Ying Pun). ... The crossing point of Possession Street and Queens Road Central Possession Street (水坑口街) is a street in Sheung Wan and Sai Ying Pun, from Queens Road West to Hollywood Road, on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. ...

Queen's Road Central

An abandoned road sign outside Central Market

Queen's Road Central (皇后大道中) runs from Central to Sheung Wan. It was one of the first roads to be built when the crown colony was founded (Hollywood Road is another of the early roads). It was a major infrastructure of Queen's Town, later renamed the City of Victoria. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1917 KB) Road sign of Queens Road Central outside Central Market, Central, Hong Kong Photograph by en:User:HenryLi File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2560x1920, 1917 KB) Road sign of Queens Road Central outside Central Market, Central, Hong Kong Photograph by en:User:HenryLi File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed... Central Market, view from Queens Road Central Central Market (中環街市, or 中央街市) was a fresh food market between Jubilee Street, Queen Victoria Street, Queens Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central in the Central of Hong Kong. ... The night view of the Central as viewed from Tsim Sha Tsui on the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Central (Chinese: 中環; Jyutping: zung1 waan4; Cantonese IPA: ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuán) is an area located in Central and Western District, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Sheung Wan Civic Centre Possession St, Sheung Wan Sheung Wan (上環) is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island (in between Central and Sai Ying Pun). ... A road sign of Hollywood Road A traditional rice dealer on the road. ... Hong Kong became a British colony in 1842. ...

Queen's Road Central intersects with the similarly named, and thus easily confused, Queen Victoria Street, a short street that ends a few blocks near One IFC. Queen Victoria Street (Chinese: 域多利皇后街) is a street in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... International Finance Centre (abbr. ...

Queen's Road Central merges with Des Voeux Road Central to become Queensway at Garden Road. Des Vœux Road Central (德輔道中) is a major thoroughfare in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... For former name of a road in Tsim Sha Tsui, see Hankow Road. ...

Queensway

Main article: Queensway, Hong Kong

A section of Queen's Road East in what is now Admiralty was re-routed and renamed as Queensway (金鐘道) in 1967. It merges with the Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central at its west end and connects with Hennessy Road and Queen's Road East to the east. Queensway (金鐘道) is a major road in the Admiralty, Central, Hong Kong. ... Commerical buildings in Admiralty, Hong Kong, with the Conrad Hotel on the left and JW Marriott on the right Admiralty (Chinese: 金鐘, Pinyin: JÄ«nzhōng, lit. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Queens Road Central (皇后大道中), Queens Road East (皇后大道東) and Queens Road West (皇后大道西) are three roads on the northern shore of the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Des VÅ“ux Road Central (德輔道中) is a major thoroughfare in Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Hennessy Road (Chinese: 軒尼詩道) is a thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ... Queens Road (皇后大道) is the first road on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...

Queen's Road East

Queen's Road East (皇后大道東) runs between Happy Valley and Wan Chai. Queens 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. A pedestrain footpath in Happy Valley previously used by horses to get to the racecourse. ... See Wan Chai District for the broader administrative district that covers Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Happy Valley, etc. ... Hennessy Road (Chinese: 軒尼詩道) is a thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...

In pop culture

Queen's Road is an icon of British Colonial Hong Kong. In the transition period before sovereignty transfer, there are rumours that all streets and roads related colonial figures like Queen's Road would be renamed to Chinese communist's. 羅大祐, a pop song writer, has written a song 皇后大道東 (Queen's Road East) to describe the change in this transition period. The transfer of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from the United Kingdom to China, often referred to as The Handover, occurred on July 1, 1997. ... Communist Party of China flag The Communist Party of China (Simplified Chinese: 中国共产党; Traditional Chinese: 中國共産黨; pinyin: Zhōnggu ngchǎndǎng) is the ruling party of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

References

See also

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Queen's Road

• List of places named after Queen Victoria
• List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

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External links

• Google Maps of Queen's Road