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Yaumati Theatre (Chinese: 油麻地戲院), once the largest theatre in Kowloon, is located in Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong. It is classified as "Grade II Historic Building"[1] Yau Ma Tei (Traditional Chinese: 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. ...
It is located at the junction of Waterloo Road and Reclamation Street, the abandoned building is the only remaining pre-World War II theatre in Kowloon. Waterloo Road is a major road running north–south in Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...
Reclamation Street (新填地街) is a street stretching from Yau Ma Tei to Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. ...
Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
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...
It was opened in 1925, it once played host to many famous films and Cantonese opera. It gradually lost customers to newer theatres in later time. Toward the end of its life, it screened erotic films to maintain its business. The theatre finally closed in 1998. Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern Chinas Cantonese culture. ...
The use of eroticism in film has been controversial since the earliest use of cinematography. ...
Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
It is only one pre-war theatre building existed in Hong Kong. It is now being renovated and might become a permanent venue for Cantonese Opera. Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern Chinas Cantonese culture. ...
Another historical structure, Fruit Market is adjacent to the theatre, across Reclamation Street. 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. ...
References - Hong Kong Place: Historical Buildings (in Traditional Chinese)
- ^ http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/study/latest/esb-096.htm
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