Hong Kong Tourism Board is gifting prize packs to agents who take their virtual tour of Hong Kong’s eclectic West Kowloon neighbourhood before 7 November. With 6 more winners still to be drawn, there’s still time to win! Enter today!
West Kowloon is the best of old and new Hong Kong. The district’s rich heritage and vibrant street life in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan sit alongside two new world-class museums – M+ and the Hong Kong Palace Museum.
HKTB has created five thematic walking tours focused on Heritage & Craftmanship, Cultural Arts and Culinary Arts.
The routes cover many little-known corners of the city that are often overlooked by residents and visitors including, a bookstore hidden in the Tin Hau Temple, a seafood restaurant transformed into an art hotel, and a condiment store promoting western dishes fused with traditional fermented tofu
Explore this HK neighbourhood a little more for the chance to win a West Kowloon prize pack.
Where modern architecture meets history
Recently, West Kowloon took on a postmodernist sheen as Hong Kong’s newest arts hub, but under all the glitz and glamour, this remains one of our city’s oldest neighbourhoods.
Boasting structures that date back to the 1800s, there is a surprising amount of history to be gleaned from the area’s architecture, with vestiges of a bygone era still unchangingly rooted within a city that has evolved around them.
Zigzag through the streets of West Kowloon, where you can expect to see Art Deco designs, Victorian Gothic giants, Neoclassical structures, and modern architectural wonders all in one leisurely stroll.
West Kowloon: art in panorama
Whether you are on the lookout for the latest in the art world, or a casual purveyor of cultural delights, the neighbourhood of West Kowloon runs an impressive gamut of artistic entertainment.
After all, this area is home to the West Kowloon Cultural District, Hong Kong’s newest and largest cultural vicinity.
With state-of-the-art museum facilities, award-winning architecture, the new Palace Museum due to be unveiled in mid-2022, and a wealth of traditional crafts hidden in Jordan and Yau Ma Tei, this is Hong Kong’s international arts hub for good reason!
Feast your way through delicious local flavours
If local flavours are your bread and butter when it comes to exploring new places, then no doubt West Kowloon will tantalise your taste buds.
Alongside finding knick-knacks in quirky vintage emporiums, you can also feast your way through several time-honoured, family-run establishments that have played a part in shaping Hong Kong’s culinary landscape.
From traditional sweets and desserts to handmade noodles and preserved foods, check out this guide to be served historical slices of the West Kowloon neighbourhood through some unmissable flavours.
YUM.
Made by hand: local treasures of West Kowloon
Did you know that West Kowloon was the stomping grounds for a lot of master craftsmen back in the day, some of which survive even now?
One can turn a corner and still see elderly artisans working copperware with their hands and keeping forgotten crafts alive alongside convenience stores and luxury brand shops.
Pretty cool if you ask us.
Winner! Winner!
Three out of nine winners have been announced and we wanted to say congratulations to these fabulous agents…
*drumroll please*
Crystal Venus from RACT Travel, Bevis Lobo from Flight Centre and Allie Sparr from Travel Partners – enjoy your gift packs.
Congratulations to the three of you.
If your name isn’t listed as a winner above, don’t fret just yet!
You could still win yourself a gift pack with 6 more winners still to be drawn.
Simply watch the video below and tell us in 25 words or less something old and something new that you want to experience in West Kowloon?
Play to win!
Discover the evolution
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