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Yee Wo Street (Chinese :怡和街; Cantonese Yale :yi4 wo2 gaai1) is a street,actually a thoroughfare nowaday,on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong,situated in the area of East Point in the early colonial history and the area of Causeway Bay after World War II. It connects Hennessy Road to the west and Causeway Road to the east,functioning as an aorta on metropolitan island side. Hong Kong Tramways pass through it,numerous bus routes run and stop on it. [1]
Its great junction with Hennessy Road,where East Point Road,Great George Street,Jardine's Bazaar and Jardine's Crescent meet,is one of the busiest junctions in Hong Kong. Sogo Causeway Bay is the most visible feature at the junction. The street joins Paterson Street and Sugar Street on the north side and Pennington Street south. Its east end is also a great junction with Causeway Bay Terminus of the trams [2] ,where Causeway Road,Gloucester Road,Irving Street,Leighton Road and Tung Lo Wan Road meet. Regal Hong Kong Hotel is situated at this end as well.
Built in 1965,the circular footbridge,given a number HF85 [3] and having no fixed name,in the middle of the street erects over the junction with Sugar Street and Pennington Street is a tourist and cinematic feature in the area. [4] It was known by several name such as Yee Wo Street Footbridge,Yee Wo Street Circular Pedestrian Bridge,Causeway Round Pedestrian Bridge and so on. [4] [5] [6]
Like most of the area,the street is surrounded by skyscrapers. Lacking of large shopping centres in the middle make it less prominent shopping street comparing to Hennessy Road and Great George Street. But it does not mean it is less busy. Over a million people walk through the street each day,with a great number of passengers of buses and trams boarding and alighting on the street. [7] Building like Hang Seng Causeway Bay Building and McDonald's Building as attracting doctors operates private clinics inside. [8]
The origin street,long before it was named,ran naturally along the original coastline of Causeway Bay east of East Point. The place was under its landlord Jardine,Matheson and Company which dominated the development of the area from 1841. [9] [10] In 1842 it adopt the Chinese name,怡和,/jy wɔ/,transcribed as Ewo which became Yee Wo reflecting on the street name. The shore along the street and East Point was later reclaimed. The street got its present name no later than 1889. Over time the street was straightened and widened,and finally got its present shape around 1920s.
Yeewo was the Cantonese name of a Qing dynasty hong established by WǔGuóyíng (simplified Chinese :五国莹; traditional Chinese :伍國瑩) in Canton in 1783,which later became the leader of the cohong of the Thirteen Factories under the stewardship of Howqua,who took over in 1803. The name was later used by trading company Jardine,Matheson &Co.,owners of much land in East Point in the early days of Hong Kong.
The road was renamed "Kasuga-dori" (春日通) during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. [11] After the surrender and evacuation of the Japanese army,the name was reverted.
The street begins west at Hennessy Road and ends east in Causeway Road. It hosts a section of Hong Kong Tramways and its Causeway Bay terminus. During the 2014 Hong Kong protests (aka "Umbrella Revolution"),substantial tracts of the area were occupied by suffragists.
Wan Chai is located in the western part of Wan Chai District on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is bounded by Canal Road to the east,Arsenal Street to the west,and Bowen Road to the south. The area north of Gloucester Road is often called Wan Chai North.
Causeway Bay is an area and a bay on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,straddling the border of the Eastern and the Wan Chai districts. It is a major shopping,leisure and cultural centre in Hong Kong,with a number of major shopping centres. The rents in the shopping areas of Causeway Bay were ranked as the world's most expensive for the second year in a row in 2013,after overtaking New York City's Fifth Avenue in 2012. When referring to the area,the Cantonese name is never written in English as "Tung Lo Wan".
Hong Kong Tramways (HKT) is a 3 ft 6 in narrow-gauge tram system in Hong Kong. Owned and operated by RATP Dev,the tramway runs on Hong Kong Island between Kennedy Town and Shau Kei Wan,with a branch circulating through Happy Valley.
North Point is a mixed-use urban area in the Eastern District of Hong Kong. Located in the northeastern part of Hong Kong Island,the area is named after a cape between Causeway Bay and Tsat Tsz Mui that projects towards Kowloon Bay.
East Point was a spit on the northern shore of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It extended from East Point Hill,i.e. Lee Garden towards Kellett Island and marked the eastern limits of the early City of Victoria. The piece of land separated Causeway Bay in the east and Wong Nai Chung in the west. Streams and muds from Tai Hang and Wong Nai Chung shaped the spit.
Causeway Bay is an underground metro station on the MTR network in Hong Kong. It is located between Wan Chai and Tin Hau stations on the Island line,and sits underneath Great George Street near Hennessy Road and Yee Wo Street. Named for the Causeway Bay area and its abundant shopping centres,the station serves various malls including Hysan Place,Sino Plaza,Sogo,and the nearby Victoria Park.
Jardine's Lookout is a mountain in Wan Chai District,Hong Kong with a height of 433 metres (1,421 ft). It is located east of Happy Valley,south of Causeway Bay,and west of Braemar Hill and north of Tai Tam Country Park.
Queen's Road East is a street in Wan Chai,in the north of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong,connecting Admiralty in the west to Happy Valley in the east. Queen's Road East is one of the four sections of Queen's Road,and historically included Queensway.
Hennessy Road is a thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong.
Queensway is a major road in the Admiralty area of Central,Hong Kong. It was originally a section of Queen's Road East and forms part of the continuum of Queen's Road that had been split into Queen's Road West,Queen's Road Central,Queensway,and Queen's Road East after World War II. At its western end it splits into Queen's Road Central and Des Voeux Road Central while at its eastern end it merges into Hennessy Road,at the junction with Queen's Road East.
Jardine's Bazaar is a road located in Causeway Bay,Hong Kong. The road was named after William Jardine,when Jardine Matheson acquired the land in the area. The road ends at the junction of Hennessy Road,Yee Wo Street,Jardine's Crescent and Lockhart Road. Many shops are located along the road.
Causeway Road is a main road in Hong Kong. Situated in Causeway Bay,it joins Yee Wo Street in the west and King's Road. It is a boundary of Eastern District and Wan Chai District. North side of the road is Victoria Park in Eastern District while in the Wan Chai District in the south are Queen's College and Hong Kong Central Library.
Percival Street is a street in the East Point and Happy Valley,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. The street spans from Gloucester Road in the north to Leighton Road in the south. Between Hennessy Road and Leighton Road,the street is with a branch of Hong Kong Tramways leading to Happy Valley. It is estimated that on average the annual rent per square feet for retailing here is US$2300 annually on average,second to US$2500 in Fifth Avenue,United States. It is also one of the major streets occupied during Occupy movement in 2014.
Lee Gardens was a theme park,then present day a collection of shopping malls and property development in East Point west of Causeway Bay on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong,approximately the area between Percival Street,Hennessy Road and Leighton Road. It was built on a hill called East Point Hill also known as Jardine's Hill.
Great George Street (記利佐治街) is a street in the busiest shopping area of Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was in the area formerly known as East Point. Starting west at the great junction with East Point Road,Hennessy Road,Yee Wo Street,and also further junction with Jardine's Bazaar and Jardine's Crescent,the street runs east to the junction with Gloucester Road,leading from Exit E of MTR Causeway Bay Station to Victoria Park,crossing Paterson Street in the middle,forming a busy shopping street crowding with people in weekends and holidays,especially when events are held in Victoria Park. To alleviate the crowded situation,the street became pedestrian-orientated,either by converting to part-time pedestrian street or exercising traffic calming measure.
Russell Street in Causeway Bay,Hong Kong Island,is a commercial shopping street in Hong Kong. In 2014,it was noted as the most expensive luxury street in the world.
Gresson Street is a street in the Wan Chai area of Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It connects Queen's Road East (south) to Johnston Road (north).
Leighton Hill is a hill between Causeway Bay and Happy Valley,and the south of Leighton Road,Hong Kong.
Paterson Street is a street in Causeway Bay,Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It starts north at Victoria Park Road,crosses Kingston Street and Great George Street and ends at Yee Wo Street to the south.