2012年12月2日 星期日

Sham Shui Po Nowadays

Sham Shui Po is a collecting and distributing centre in Hong Kong. Geographically it is located in Kowloon Peninsular near Mongkok and Shek Kip Mei.

Sham Shui Po is sophisticated. It is combined by mixture. Different streets in Sham Shui Po have different themes. There is a whole street selling toys. It is a paradise to children. They are happy because they can be surrounded by their favourite thing in the world. For adult, it is their childhood. Even people in their fifties can find their favourite toys when they were kids. Another street is selling clothing and textile related stuff. It attracts a lot of students studying fashion design because average price is low in Sham Shui Po. They often buy cloth for doing assignments. Besides, there are even centres selling electronic and computer products. They are the Golden Computer Plaza and Golden Computer Arcade, as well as the Apliu Street. Therefore, Sham Shui Po is called the Hong Kong Akihabara.
This is the Apliu Street.

Old stuffs are sold in Sham Shui Po. You may find your treasure accidentally!


For our group, we will focus on the cuisine in Sham Shui Po. There are more than thirty popular restaurants in Sham Shui Po and most of them are listed in the Openrice.com, a famous food website in Hong Kong. Sham Shui Po acts as a food paradise. It attracts not only tourists but also local people. It is because they can enjoy cheap and delicious food. These food are not precious. They are just ordinary food like fish ball and shrimp seeds noodles. The most important point is, these food reflect Hong Kong Spirits: hard-working and never give up. Hong Kong spirits was established since 1980s. People worked hard to earn a living. Though life is tough, they never give up easily. Most restaurants are founded by ordinary people. With their perseverance and hard work, they become popular restaurants in Hong Kong.
These are my group mates. The background is a street selling clothings.
Grandmothers look after their lovely grandson while they are doing business.


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