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Peking Road

Peking Road (/ˌpiːˈkɪŋ/) is a road between Nathan Road and Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The road is mainly hotels and shopping area on the street level.

Contents

Map of Peking Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

Name

The road was initially named Chater Road, after Paul Chater, who developed the southwest point of Tsim Sha Tsui through The Wharf. To avoid confusion with Chater Road on Hong Kong Island, the road was renamed as Peking Road in 1909, where Peking was the old name of the Chinese city Beijing.

Features

  • One Peking Road (#1). A 30-floor skyscraper designed by Rocco Design Architects and completed in 2003. It features shops, restaurants and office space. The building was awarded the HKIA Medal of the Year in 2003.
  • The Langham, Hong Kong (#8)
  • iSQUARE. At the corner with Nathan Road

    • References

    Peking Road Wikipedia
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