The famous Peak Cafe at the Soho, Central, Hong Kong

Elgin Street, Soho, Hong Kong

This article is about the area of Hong Kong. For other meanings see Soho (disambiguation)

The SoHo (Chinese: 荷南; also 蘇豪) district in Hong Kong is an entertainment zone located in Mid-levels and bordering Sheung Wan, within the Central and Western district. The name is derived from its location: South of Hollywood Road, and it arguably extends up to and including Robinson Road. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 580 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 太平山頂的Peak Cafe 山頂餐廳(峰景餐廳集團)租約期滿，zh:2003年移至中環SOHO蘇豪區開設 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (960 × 1280 pixel, file size: 580 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 太平山頂的Peak Cafe 山頂餐廳(峰景餐廳集團)租約期滿，zh:2003年移至中環SOHO蘇豪區開設 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 610 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) zh:伊利近街, Elgin Street, Central, Hong Kong File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 610 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) zh:伊利近街, Elgin Street, Central, Hong Kong File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Areas with the name Soho include - Soho, a small lively area of central London, England. ... Mid-levels (Traditional Chinese: ) is an expensive residential area on Hong Kong Island in 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). ... Location within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Click here for satellite image) District Council Chairman Chan Tak-chor Constituencies 15 Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 12. ... A road sign of Hollywood Road A traditional rice dealer on the road. ... Robinson Road (羅便臣道) is a road on the Mid-levels, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...

One of the easiest ways of getting to SoHo is through the Central-Mid-Levels escalator. It is said that the very existence of Soho is attributed to the creation of the escalator system. The area consists of restaurants, bars, nightclubs, the art galleries and antique stores of Staunton Street and Hollywood Road, and residential housing. Hong Kong taxi drivers usually regard "Soho" to mean either Staunton Street or Elgin Street. An entrance to the Central-Mid-levels escalator. ... Staunton Street (士丹頓街) is a street in Central, on the hill of Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. ... Elgin Street (Traditional Chinese:伊利近街) is located in Central, Hong Kong, named after James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin. ...

For several years the local district council has fought an ongoing battle against local businesses in the area against formal adoption of the name "Soho", preferring instead the descriptive "Hong Kong Theme Restaurant District". The apprehension is that use of the name "Soho" will cause association with the London area of the same name. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

Old and New

Like much of Hong Kong, this district treads a precarious balance between preserving the Chinese and colonial culture that shaped it, and recent modern developments. The escalator is a quintessential symbol of modernity which has encroached on the residential neighbourhood, bringing with it expats and the bars, cafes and boutiques which help cocoon some from Cantonese traditions. Bars or bars can mean: The plural of bar. ... ...

The contrast between the past and present enriches the area and makes for great sightseeing on foot. The newly signposted Sun Yat-sen Historical Trail guides visitors along 16 points of historical interest from The University of Hong Kong to Central, taking in century old steps and leafy residential lanes. Unfortunately, most of the sites from Dr Sun's past have long been razed, replaced by concrete skyscrapers that are characteristic of 21st century Hong Kong. Even the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum's grandiose facade off Caine Road is easy to miss, perched as it is upon Castle Road which turns up through Mid-levels, surrounded by modern blocks. The University of Hong Kong (HKU ; Chinese: 香港大學; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 daai6 hok6; Mandarin Pinyin: ), is the oldest and most prestigious tertiary institution in Hong Kong. ... The Four Desperados 清末四大寇, Yang He-ling 楊鶴齡, Dr Sun Yat-sen 國父孫中山, Chen Shao-bai 陳少白 and Yau Lit 尢列 A golden lighting function room on the first floor Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum HK Dr. Sun Y.S. Museum in Dec 2006. ... Map of the Castle Road The Castle Road (German: Burgenstraße) is a stretch of highway in southern Germany (in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg) and a small portion in the Czech Republic, between Mannheim and Prague. ... Mid-levels (Traditional Chinese: ) is an expensive residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. ...

Nowhere is the contrast more apparent than on the northern edge of Soho, on Hollywood Road itself where the brand new multistorey Centre Stage upscale residential complex towers alongside the historic Man Mo Temple. A road sign of Hollywood Road A traditional rice dealer on the road. ... Man Mo Temple or Man Mo Miu (文武廟) is a commonly sort of temple worshipping the Man Tai (文帝), Pau Kung and Mo Tai (武帝), Kwan Yu, to pray for good results in examinations in Hong Kong, China. ...

When following Staunton Street west from the escalator, what was once a single block of conspicuously expat hangouts has migrated beyond. As property developers and entrepreneurs spread their reach into Sheung Wan and Sai Ying Pun, it's not hard to imagine what will become of the old neighbourhood. 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). ... Sai Ying Pun (西營盤) is an area in Western District of Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. ...

See also

• List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
• List of areas of Hong Kong
• Mid-levels
• www.ilovesoho.hk soho area web site - all you need to know about what is going on in the area

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