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HK Floral Horse
photo by D.Middleburgh
HKJC does its bit to enliven the city . This is horse #14 from the HK Horses arround HK extraviganza which ended in jan 2005. All thye others were rounded up and put out to stud at Shatin Race course and KCR. This stray long may he roam free hangs out behind the Cosmopolitan Hotel
HK Tile Wall
photo by D.Middleburgh
Behind the China Resources Centre building in Gloucester Road there is a copy of the 9 Dragon glazed tiled wall in the Forbidden City, Beijing (there is also a copy in Chicago) .
HK Tile Dragon
photo by D.Middleburgh
This is the centre piece of the Tile Wall in HK . The dragons head stands out from the wall about 6 inches
HK Statue Square Bart
photo by D.Middleburgh
Hong Kong has a paucity of public monuments. Apart from the "bud" there is a "Vicky" in Victoria Park (wasn't removed after the handover) and in Statue square (yes we have a statue square) a statue, totally appropriate for HK of the HSBC banker, Sir Tomas Jackson, Bart 1841-1915 . Statue Square is an rendezvous for Filipino maids on Sundays etc
HK Naff Dragon 1
photo by D.Middleburgh
Unlike Western obese dragons which (with the ecxeption of Puff and friends) are associated with evil to be killed by valiant knights and piles of gold, hobits and the like, Chinese dragons are symbols of the emperor , of good luck and are typically sinuous with small elegant wings.
HK Naff Dragon 2
photo by D.Middleburgh
Hong Kong is not awash like some cities with public monuments. In fact it is conspicuous by its absence. The most widely known eyesore in HK is the Golden Bauhinia monument behind HK Convention Centre - pity its not 800 metres north and 10 metres below sea level - unfortunately it would then be a shipping hazard. iPersonally I much prefer the dragon in Causway Bay (near HKJC). Its so naff its almost good
HK Central
photo by D.Middleburgh
Any collection of photos of HK monuments would be incomplete without the electrical wonders even if they are wall mounted . There are screens on shopping malls and down town.
HK Central Queens Rd b
photo by D.Middleburgh
This is just round the corner from the one in central
HK Bouncer 2
photo by D.Middleburgh
Private Enterprise does its best to make up for lack of public monuments in HK . This "Guard" and his colleague flank the doors of a restaurant in Central. Traditional lions are not good enough for this place.... I suspect that the Terracotta Army was in fact stock for an ancient restaurant statue provider .....
HK Bouncer 1
photo by D.Middleburgh
Olympics 2008 b
photo by D.Middleburgh
So "new" Bank of China HQ in HK doesn't have lions guarding the doors but it it did have (for a couple of days) the Olympic 2008 mascots exhibited on the front steps... and then they were brought inside because the air pollution in central is so bad that they were getting 'dstained/discoloured by the car fumes .... and the rest of us ......
Olympics 2008 c
photo by D.Middleburgh
Potential delegates for the NPCC ??
posted by David Middleburgh on Tuesday, November 21, 2006
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