Nathan Road, Hong Kong
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| Nathan Road | ||
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| Traditional Chinese: | 彌敦道 | |
| Simplified Chinese: | 弥敦道 | |
| Mandarin | ||
| Hanyu Pinyin: | Mí Dūn Dào | |
| Cantonese | ||
| IPA: | [neɪ11 tøn55 toʊ22] | |
| Jyutping: | nei4 deon1 dou6 | |
Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong that goes in a south-north direction from Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok. It is lined with shops, restaurants and tourists, and was known in the post-World War II years as the Golden Mile, a name that is now rarely used. It starts on the southern part of Kowloon at its junction with Salisbury Road, a few metres north of Victoria Harbour, and ends at its intersection with Boundary Street in the north.
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[edit] History
The first section of the road was completed in 1861. It was the very first road built in Kowloon, after the land was ceded by the then Qing Dynasty government to the United Kingdom and made part of the crown colony in 1860. The road was originally named Robinson Road, after Sir Hercules Robinson, the 5th Governor of Hong Kong. To avoid confusion with the Robinson Road on Hong Kong Island, the name was changed to Nathan Road in 1909, after Sir Matthew Nathan, the 13th Governor who served between 1904 and 1907.
The section of the road from Gascoigne Road to Argyle Street was originally named Coronation Road (加冕道), in honour of the coronation of King George V in 1911. The road was renamed as part of Nathan Road in 1926, after works joining the road and Nathan Road was completed. The section of Tai Po Road south of Boundary Street was also renamed as part of the road.
[edit] Areas and MTR Station crossed by the road (south to north)
The Tsuen Wan Line of the MTR metro system follows Nathan Road, including the following areas and MTR stations:
- Tsim Sha Tsui - Tsim Sha Tsui (MTR)
- Jordan (Kwun Chung) - Jordan (MTR)
- Yau Ma Tei - Yau Ma Tei (MTR)
- Mong Kok - Mong Kok (MTR)
- Prince Edward (northern Mong Kok) - Prince Edward (MTR)
[edit] Partial list of buildings and landmarks along the road
- The Peninsula Hong Kong (hotel)
- Chungking Mansions
- Kowloon Park
- Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre
- Garley Building
- Tung Ying Building
- Former Kowloon British School
[edit] See also
- Yau Tsim Mong
- List of streets and roads in Hong Kong
- List of leading shopping streets and districts by city
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