Peking Road
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Peking Road (English pronunciation: /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.
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, where Peking was the old name of the Chinese city Beijing.
High Fashion
Recently, Peking Road has opened many high fashion shops and boutiques. A few of these are: Cartier, Dior, Ermenegildo Zegna, Fendi, and Miu Miu. The Dior and Fendi stores are both flagship retail, making this the seventh location of Dior in Hong Kong. Also, The Galleria Hong Kong, is one of Hong Kong's leading luxury malls. A few of these are: Anna Sui, Bally, Bottega Veneta, Bvlgari, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Cartier, Celine, Chopard, Clarins, Coach, Damiani, Davidoff, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Dunhill, Emporio Armani, Fendi, Folli Follie, Givenchy, Godiva, Gucci, Guerlain, Hawaiian King, Hugo Boss, Kenzo, L'Occitane, LeSportsac, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Montblanc, Piaget, Prada, Prevage, Ray-Ban, Salvatore Ferragamo, Swarovski, TAG Heuer, Tiffany & Company, Tod's, Tumi, and Zenith.
See also