Yau Ma Tei (Traditional Chinese: 油麻地 or 油蔴地) , also spelled as Yaumatei, Yau Ma Ti, Yaumati or Yau-ma-Tee, is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong district, in the south of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong, China. Dundas Street is its north border with Mong Kok and Austin Road south border with Tsim Sha Tsui. To its west is Victoria Harbour and its east the hilly region of Ho Man Tin. Traditional Chinese characters refers to one of two standard sets of printed Chinese characters. ... Yau Tsim Mong (油尖旺) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. ... The Kowloon Peninsula, commonly referred to as Kowloon, is a peninsula, in the south of the mainland part of the Hong Kong territory. ... A Sunday afternoon in Dundas Street Dundas Street (Chinese: ) is a street between Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Mong Kok or Mongkok (Chinese: 旺角; the English name is a transliteration of its older name 望角 or 芒角) is an area in the Yau Tsim Mong District on Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong, China. ... Austin Road at the junction with Chatham Road Austin Road (柯士甸道) is a road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... The Clock Tower in Tsim Sha Tsui is a famous landmark of Hong Kong. ... 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... Ho Man Tin (何文田) or Ho Mun Tin is a mostly residential area in Kowloon, Hong Kong, part of the Kowloon City District. ...

The southern Yau Ma Tei is traditionally known as Kwun Chung. After the completion of MTR Jordan Station, people become used to name the area around the station as Jordan instead of Kwun Chung. A few residental blocks in Kwun Chung Kwun Chung (官涌) is an area to the southwest of Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. ... Fare-gates arranged in a line at Jordan Stations concourse level Jordan Stations platform level Jordan (Chinese: 佐敦, Jyutping: zo2 deon1, Pinyin: Zuǒdūn) is a station on the Hong Kong MTR Tsuen Wan Line. ...

History

Yau Ma Tei was a village in Kowloon. It was mentioned that a Chinese burial ground was assigned at a mile northeast of a village of Yau-ma-Tee at 2 December 1871 ^[1]. December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The name of Yau Ma Tei is not yet found in historic documents prior to British rule. However, Kwun Chung was mentioned in many historic document. Kwun Chung was a river valley with village and cultivation. On the hill south near the coast was Kwun Chung Fort built by Chinese (Qing) official Lin Tse-hsu to defence against British. During the Battle of Kwun Chung in 1839, the fort, together with Tsim Sha Tsui Fort successfully kept British from Kowloon. The fort with the hill was demolished for development during early British rule of Kowloon. The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: 清朝; pinyin: qīng cháo; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories of... LIN Zexu (林則徐; pinyin: Lín Zéxú) (August 30, 1785 - November 22, 1850) was an official loyal to the Daoguang Emperor of China, most famous for his active fight against foreign-imported opium during the Qing dynasty. ... 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...

Prior to the ceding of Kowloon to British in 1860, Yau Ma Tei was a beach and a bay gathering many Tanka fishermen. Its water remains an harbour for fishermen after several times of reclamation by Hong Kong Government. Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter became an exotic water area where restaurants on boats offered dishes indigenous seafood. These typhoon shelter dishes remain famous to this day and are even offered on land. The typhoon shelter not only hosted fishermen, it was a port in Hong Kong. Numerous piers were built along its shore. See Waka (disambiguation) for other usages. ... 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. ... Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter is a typhoon shelter located near Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... A typhoon shelter is a shelter for fishing boats during typhoons found in Hong Kong. ...

Ferry Point in the southern part of Yau Ma Tei was a transportation hub where many commuters took ferries to and fro to Hong Kong Island. The service was offered by Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry. Ferry Point after reclamation of West Kowloon. ... The night view of the Island side as seen from the Kowloon side - the opposite side of the Victoria Harbour Hong Kong Island (Traditional Chinese: 香港島; Simplified Chinese: 香港岛; Cantonese Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 dou2; Mandarin Pinyin: Xiānggǎngdǎo) is the island where the colonial settlement of the Hong Kong territory... The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited (Traditional Chinese: ), HYF, is a ferry company founded in 1923 in Hong Kong. ...

Inland, the reclamation became the residential area for the ever-increasing Chinese population, with retail shops on the street level. Shanghai Street was the main street before being replaced by Nathan Road. Shanghai Street (上海街) is a street passing through Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok in Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Categories: Hong Kong geography stubs | Streets and roads in Hong Kong ...

Along Waterloo Road, is the Fruit Market which is a century old fruit market and its adjacent Yaumati Theatre was once the largest theatre in Kowloon. The Kwong Wah Hospital was the first hospital on the Kowloon peninsula established in 1911. YMCA headquarters and its hostel in Hong Kong are also located on that road. Waterloo Road near Tsim Sha Tsui Waterloo Road near Kowloon Tong, facing Lion Rock Waterloo Road (Chinese: 窩打老道) is a major road in Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Fruit Market (果欄), also known as Yau Ma Tei Fruit Market (油麻地果欄), is a wholesale fruit market in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Yaumati Theatre Yaumati Theatre (Chinese: 油麻地戲院), once the largest theatre in Kowloon, is located in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong. ... Kwong Wah Hospital(KWH) was founded by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs)in 1911. ... This article is about the association. ... Not to be confused with hotel. ...

Yau Ma Tei Police Station is an important historical building in the area. Yau Ma Tei Police Station Yau Ma Tei Police Station (油麻地警署) is a police station in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...

Public health

Kwong Wah Hospital, run by charity Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, is the first major hospital in the area. Historically, there was a small pox hospital (油蔴地痘局) at the hill northeast of Kwong Wah Hospital. Founded by Hong Kong Government, Queen Elizabeth Hospital is another major hospital in the area. Kwong Wah Hospital(KWH) was founded by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs)in 1911. ... The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (東華三院), with a history of 134 years, is the oldest and the largest charitable organization in Hong Kong. ... Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a highly contagious disease unique to humans. ... 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. ... Queen Elizabeth Hospital (伊利沙伯醫院), QE in short, is an hospital at Kings Park in Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...

Sightseeing

The district is mainly an area of mixed residential and retail. Every night there is a market selling many different kinds of products including clothes, decorations, VCD and toys in Temple Street, a street in the area where the famous Tin Hau Temple was built in 1876. The Temple is at Public Square Street. The square, known as Yung Shue Tau, was a night market. Temple Streets night market. ... Clothed statues of Matsu Matsu (Chinese: 媽祖;; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ma-tsu; literally Mother-Ancestor; POJ: Má-chó·), mortal name Lin Moniang (林默娘), is the Taoist goddess of the Sea who protects fishermen and sailors. ... A garden in Public Square Street Public Square Street (眾坊街, formerly 公眾四方街) is a street in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Yung Shue Tau (榕樹頭) is the public square before Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei of Kowloon in Hong Kong. ... Chichicastenango, Guatemala traditional market Market stall in internally displaced persons camp in Kitgum, northern Uganda Mercado dos Lavradores, Funchal (Madeira Islands) A market is a mechanism which allows people to trade, normally governed by the theory of supply and demand. ...

Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum in Kwong Wah Hospital, displaying the history of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and its relation with Hong Kong people, is also located in Yau Ma Tei. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum is housed in the formly Main Hall Building of Kwong Wah Hospital, located at 25 Waterloo Road, Kowloon . ... Kwong Wah Hospital(KWH) was founded by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs)in 1911. ... The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (東華三院), with a history of 134 years, is the oldest and the largest charitable organization in Hong Kong. ...

Transport

Nathan Road goes north-south across the heart of Yau Ma Tei. Most of buses routes via Nathan Road to the destinations in North Kowloon and New Territories. Trains of MTR shuttle beneath the road. Yau Ma Tei is served by Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong lines on the MTR metro system, at a single station with the same name, Yau Ma Tei MTR Station. The station is the terminus of Kwun Tong Line. A major road, Kwong Fuk Road in Tai Po, a town in the New Territories. ... This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. ... Tsuen Wan Line route map (with detailed interchanges) The Tsuen Wan Line is one of the six lines of the metro network in Hong Kong known as the MTR. It is indicated in red on the MTR map. ... The Kwun Tong Line is one of the six lines of the MTR network in Hong Kong. ... This article is about the metro system in Hong Kong. ... A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway — usually in an urban area — with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ... The old type is replaced. ...

Education

The Wah Yan College, Kowloon is located in Yau Ma Tei. Wah Yan College, Kowloon (WYK; traditional Chinese:九龍華仁書院; Jyutping: gau2 lung4 wa4 jan2 syu1 jyun2, Pinyin: Jǐulóng Huárén Shūyuàn; demonym: Wahyanite, pl. ...

Footnotes

1. ^ Hongkong Government Gazette, Notification 169 of 2 December 1871

December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

See also

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