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Experience Shopping At Stanley Market
hose already familiar with and locals. You can expect crowds
shopping in Hong Kong, wherever you go in Hong Kong
undoubtedly know about the during the hot and humid summer.
busy Nathan Road. If you are But Stanley offers many ways to
seeking a different experience escape the shopping masses.
then try Stanley Market on Hong Stanley is home to eating
Kong Island. You can reach establishments and bars and even
Stanley Market using the No. 6 the sea near by.
bus from Exchange Square. This is
a long ride, so to make the most When you tire of bargain hunting
of it, sit on top a double decker you can slip into a small temple
bus and take in the view of for some precious solitude. One
Repulse Bay. If you prefer to get such temple is the Tin Hau, which
there faster ride the No. 16M honors the goddess of the sea.
train from Chai Wan Station. Enter this 1767 temple and view
the real tiger skin and breath in
You can shop Stanley Market the incense. You may also want to
during normal business hours. visit the Maritime Museum located
Like all Hong Kong shopping you in Murray House. The museum,
must be prepare to bargain for which houses over 500 pieces of
your goods. Some of the goods you ancient pottery, was built from
can haggle for include: silk, the bricks of a one hundred year
art, crafts, jade, toys, and old building, which were moved
designer items. one brick at a time to construct
it. As the name implies the
Stanley Market was once a fishing museum pays homage to Hong Kong’s
village and remnants of this past sea connection. In addition to
still exist in the artwork and artwork it also boasts
handicrafts on display. Stanley interactive games and educational
is frequented by both tourists displays regarding ocean faring.
Every year at Christmas time the
Other historical markers in Hong Kong International School
Stanley include the navy that Band provides a free concert in
helped enforce British Colonial the Stanley Plaza.
rule and the earlier inhabitants
of Hong Kong the Hakka. Now that you have had a chance to
take in some local attractions
A modern shopping center arcade your batteries should be
and community theater are sufficiently recharged to bargain
situated next to Murray House. hunt.
About the Author:
Abby Johnson is a staff writer at Visit World Cities and is an occasional contributor to several other websites, including Lifestyle Gazette.
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