June 2020 | Sai Wan
Sai Wan is one of my favorite neighborhoods. After the MTR's Island Line was expanded from Sheung Wan to Sai Ying Pun, HKU, and Kennedy Town in late 2014, the value of the Western District increased significantly. There is gentrification and an inflow of expat residents, hip restaurants and bars, new housing developments, rising rents, and a shorter version of the Mid-Levels Escalator up Sai Ying Pun's steep Centre Street been brought about by improved accessibility.
I usually get off the bus near Pacific place in Wan Chai and transit to a double-deck ferry to the west side of Hong Kong Island. My favorite view is from the upper-deck tram, Pedder Street, Central, to Macau Ferry Terminal, Sheung Wan. Even as the skyscrapers of Central encroach, it is simple to see historical markers as you stroll around its neighborhoods. Traditional dried-good shops do a solid business on crowded Connaught Road West, constantly congested with pedestrians, trams, and vehicles.
Date June 2020
Location Sai Wan, Hong Kong
Camera Nikon FE2
Film Fujifilm 業務用100
Hill Road
Where Art and History Collide `
Where Art and History Collide `
In June 2020, I joined an internship program, and one of the projects required us to use our ways to tell the story of Sai Wan to the public. I chose to connect the scene in the movie Rouge 1897 by Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung, with the current Sai Wan. The more I develop and hang around with the area, the more I fell in love with the area. It gave me the feelings of a very historical, vintage, and nostalgic feelings. This has been my favorite project so far, and made me a memorable June.
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