Kowloon Things to Do

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If you want an authentic Hong Kong eating experience, don't just head for the top-priced restaurants; but try instead one of the street food stalls known as a dai pai dong. The service is casual, the décor minimal to non-existent, but the food is cheap and tasty, and there's a very real Hong Kong atmosphere.

dai pai dong originated with cooked food stalls, which after the Second World War were issued with a dai pai ("big licence") - and so nicknamed dai pai dong: "big licence stalls". Their popularity grew during the 1950s and 1960s, which saw massive immigration from China, with many people living in basic huts that had little or no space for cooking.

Dai pai dong became part of of Hong Kong: neighbourhood places for a casual meal with rice or noodles, where you could meet friends, and linger for a chat - and, perhaps, a glass or two of bottled beer, since several stayed open past midnight (one area, in Sheung Wan, had so many popular dai pai dong it became known as the "Poor Man's Nightclub").

Your food and drink will arrive fast; when you've finished, no need to say "maidan" to ask for a bill, as there likely won't be anything so fancy. Instead, you might have a scrap of paper with the prices written on it, which you take to a cashier; or just say "tai sor" to the waiter and they'll tell you how much to pay

they sell a variety of streetfood like:

rice or noodles with siu mei , fried rice and dip tau fan, Milk tea, toasts, sandwiches, instant noodles with ham, egg, luncheon meat or sausages, skewered beef, enoki mushrooms wrapped in very thin slices of fatty beef and grilled, dried chewy squid with a sweet and spicy coating, curry fish balls, stuffed peppers and mushrooms, dim sum, Octopus balls, beef balls, minced pork balls, octopus, squids, chilli wrapped with fish meat, chicken wings or tips, fish balls and lettuce in soup, fake shark fin soup, cow tripe and a lot more!

Prices start from HKD 4 for a Cuttlefish Ball, 7 HKD to a fruit drink, HKD 15 for a rice with meal, HKD 12 for a noodle soup!

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The Avenue of Stars is located at the Southern tip of Tsim Sha Tsui, where it is built right into Victoria Harbour. There are several reasons to go there and enjoy a pleasurable stroll: It offers a wonderful view of the skyline on Hong Kong Island and is one of the best places to watch Hong Kong's nightly A Symphony of Lights laser show. You will see the name plaques of all the big stars of Hong Kong cinema there. Hawkers are officially forbidden to molest people on the Avenue, thus it is an (almost) hawker-free zone.

It was modelled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. The Avenue of Stars starts right after the Hong Kong Museum of Art and merges seamlessly into the a harbour promenade which will take you all the way to Tsim Sha Tsui East.

At the start of the Avenue you will see the Hong Kong Film Award sculpture. While strolling along, watch out for the name plaque of your favourite actor or shop in the Jacky Chan memorabilia store. Quite often, musicians will hold performances either on the stage right at the entrance to the Avenue or, if they are ronin ("masterless") musicians, further along the Avenue in front of the New World Center. What some musicians lack in skill they make up with enthusiasm. Since Hong Kong is a karaoke-based society, everybody knows how difficult it is to perform in public, and the audience will honour every genuine effort with sincere applause.

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About a hundred years ago, a flower market was established near the ancient village of Mong Kok where flowers were cultivated. Today, the flower market is still in the same location on Flower Market Road near Mong Kok stadium.

There are many varieties of flowers to choose and buy from the Flower Market. This is also a good place to blend in with the locals and take some nice photos with the flowers and the market scene.

Theoretically the same hours as Yuen Po Street Bird Garden but only gets busy after 10am, especially on Sunday.

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Hong Kong Disneyland, the fifth and most recent Magic Kingdom style park in the world, is located on reclaimed land in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island. The park consists of four themed lands similar to those found in the other Disneyland parks around the world. They are Main Street, U.S.A., Pirateland, Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. the park is the smallest Disneyland in the world, hence has the most expensive entrance fee at 295 HKD (37.78 USD) wherein you only get 26 rides unlike florida and California Disney wherein the entrance fee is 54 USD and has 45 and 65 rides.

The park is open everyday from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm on weekdays and up 10:00 pm on weekends, holidays or christmas season.

In total, there are 26 rides and attractions in Hong Kong Disneyland, compared to 44 in Paris, 45 in Tokyo and Florida, and 65 in California.

There are two hotels in the Resort, the five-star Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel and the four-star Disney's Hollywood Hotel, located on the seashore of the reclaimed land with about 1,000 rooms in total.

You must walk along the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade at night when all the lights on the tall buildings across the harbor are turned on for a spectacular free show.
The best time to see this wonderful view is during Christmas and Chinese New Year when even more lights are added to put Hong Kong residents and tourists alike in a festive mood.

Start at TST East near the Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel and walk west toward the Star Ferry Terminal for a long stroll. If you just arrived in Hong Kong and want a quick glance at what you've travelled so far to see, then simply go through the New World Centre and begin from there toward the Star Ferry Terminal.

UPDATE: An even better free show starts at 20:00 as the Symphony of Lights decorates both sides of the harbor with laser beams and colored lights. The best vantage point for this performance is next to Bruce Lee's statue at the Promenade's Avenue of Stars near the New World Centre.

It was built on the site of a barrack for Indian soldiers in the colonial army, Kowloon Park is an oasis of greenery and a refreshing escape from the hustle and bustle of Tsim Sha Tsui. Pathways and walls crisscross the grass, birds hop around in cages, towers and ancient banyan trees dot the landscape.

There is an aviary, opens from 0630 to 1845hrs (March to October), 0630 to 1745hrs (November to February) and a Chinese Garden and Sculphuere Walk, featuring works by local artists.

Kung Fu Corner, a display of traditional Chinese martial arts, takes place here from 1430 to 1630hrs on Sunday.

The renovated Kowloon Park Swimming Complex opens from 0630 to 2200hrs with 1 hour close at noon and 1700hrs (April to October), indoor 0630 to 2130hrs with 1 hour close at noon and 1700hrs (November to March) is complete with four pools and waterfalls.

Try to visit on a weekday because on weekends, there are so many bathers and it is difficult to find the water.

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Pasear por las calles de Hong kong puede llegar a ser una fscinante excursión. Tienes cientos de rascacielos para mirar hacia arriba, y las calles muy limpias para que no tengas que mirar hacia abajo.

La parte de la isla es mas bonita que la parte del continente, la mayoria de los rascacielos estan en la isla, Hay metros y barcos que te llevan y te traen asi que no os preocupeis por los transportes. solo andad andad

it's nice to be here, watching the birds and reading books, forget about busy life in kowloon. and the most important thing for me, here i can find so many brochures about old places in hongkong island and kowloon [situated in a building inside the park].