Peking Road
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The commercial building at 1 Peking Road
Peking Road, viewing from Hankow Road
Peking Road in 2008
Peking Road (/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 in 1909,[1] where Peking was the old name of the Chinese city Beijing.
Features
- One Peking Road (#1). A 30-floor skyscraper designed by Rocco Design Architects[2] and completed in 2003. It features shops, restaurants and office space.[3] The building was awarded the HKIA Medal of the Year in 2003.[4]
- The Langham, Hong Kong (#8)
- iSQUARE. At the corner with Nathan Road
See also
References
- ↑ The Hong Kong Government Gazette, March 19, 1909
- ↑ Kristal, Mark (July 2008). "Detour: Hong Kong". Dwell Magazine. pp. 192–198. Retrieved 2014-08-19.
- ↑ Peking Road at Emporis. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "HKIA Annual Awards 2003", Building Journal, Mar/Apr 2004
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Coordinates: 22°17′47″N 114°10′15″E / 22.29628°N 114.17073°E