Wellington Street, Hong Kong
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Wellington Street (traditional Chinese: 威靈頓街; simplified Chinese: 威灵顿街; pinyin: Wēilíngdùn Jiē; Cantonese Yale: wai1 ling4 deun6 gaai1) is a street in Central and Sheung Wan on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It is a straight road running downward and westward from Wyndham Street to Queen's Road Central. The two sides of street is a mosaic of old and new buildings. Varieties of trades can be found on the street level. Street markets can be found in the adjacent lanes.
The street is located at the bottom of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island and next to Queens Road Central which serves as the one of the main roads through the central business district. Wellington Street ends at the end of Central and the beginning of Sheung Wan.
The street also houses many shops on ground level and offices above with some housing. Near to the end of the road there is an hourly hotel called Eden where young couples spend some of their time.
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