Tuesday 30 October 2012

Golden Bauhinia Square and Blue House by Carol Lam

 This is me in front of the Golden Bauhinia Statue, which is 6 meters tall.
 Me with the Hong Kong and Chinese flags behind me.
The inscription on the Golden Bauhinia which commemorates the Handover.

The Golden Bauhinia Square is an open park-like space in Wan Chai, in front of the Convention and Exhibition Center. The Convention and Exhibition Center is where many exhibitions and trade fairs are held, as well as being the venue of the Handover in 1997. There is a flag-raising event there every morning at 8:00am. The statue there is 6 meters tall, with a red granite pyramid as a base.

 The Blue House, a pre-war building is located behind me in this picture.
The Yellow House, another pre-war building next to the Blue House.

The Blue House is a 4-storey building in Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai. It is called the Blue House because of the blue paint on its external walls. It is classified as a Grade I historical building. In 2007, The Urban Renewal Authority and the Development Bureau both announced that the residents of the building would be allowed to remain.

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