Our journey to...
Sheung Wan
Sheung Wan, a place with vital historic meanings, It was the earliest occupied area in 1842 by the British troop. The occupation of Hong Kong Island began at Possession Street, which was the shoreline at that time, `You can find a plaque in Hollywood Road Park about the British Occupation.
This journey to Sheung Wan has opened a door for us to see the cultural sides of Hong Kong!
Hey, travellers! Are you ready to start the journey? Let's Go!!
"Clever" People Walking By
- Cleverly Street -
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Sheung Wan is a place full of different cultures. Why I say that? It is because there are many foreigners living there. Let's look closer to one of the beautiful streets in Sheung Wan - cleverly street.
When I first saw the street name, I thought it was something related to clever people. However, Cleverly Street is actually named for memorizing the surveyor general Charles Saint George Cleverly. It is a street near the Western Market Tram Terminus. Although it is not a very long street, there are a lot of special people with different backgrounds.
You may not know that there are many Indians hanging around the street. Perhaps it is because of their occupation. Many of them work as a driver to deliver food to different parts of Hong Kong. When I ask them what company do they work for, they answer me their base is actually in one of the buildings in Cleverly Street. Don't judge a book by its cover, those Indian drivers are all very nice. However, one of their leisure activities you may feel bad, that is they sometimes smoke together on the street. It makes the atmosphere a little bit "naughty".
Besides, we all know that dried seafood is one of the specialties in Sheung Wan. People walking by these shops are usually the elderly. They love to chat with the shopkeepers and order some dried seafood like the salted fish. Other than those elderly, many middle-aged women will come to buy dried seafood. They usually speak a lot because they want to bargain the price. What's more, they are very conscious about the quality of the food which sometimes make the shopkeeper feel annoyed.
There are also many currency exchange shops nearby where people behave very seriously. A lot of visitors will pass through these shops with confusing face. It is because they do not know which shops to choose. Meanwhile, shop keepers inside those shops always put effort into calculating their business. They look very tired and many of them just do not have any facial expressions. As an average citizen like me, I think we always ignore them and just walk pass them. Perhaps that is why Sheung Wan is considered more like a business centre. However, the daily life above has shown that it is not a business-oriented place like central; despite the fact that they are very close in geographic location.
