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SMALL GROUP - Wanchai Heritage - Chinese Laborers (Coolies) living through Colonial Times

Duration: 2h
Languages: English
Guru: Susanna
Quality Verified Registered on September 01, 2022

I'm Sue, the WISE & INTELLIGENT Guru of Hong Kong :) I'm a fun multilinguist LEGAL EAGLE (speaking Mandarin/Cantonese/English/French) and I am witty, smart, fun and kind. My tours are SMALL, FOCUSED & COSY. I love sharing and learning about different cultures. I've travelled through 50+ countries and I know what tourists love. I love everything that has to do with Hong Kong. Some people compare Hong Kong with Beijing, Shanghai, or Singapore and say those cities are better. NO, NO, NO, that is so not true. Hong Kong has everything and it is the best. Come join me on my tours, where you would learn so much more about Hong Kong, that no other tours could compare! Let me show you Hong Kong with many wise giggles & fun laughs!

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  • No minimum number of attendees
    No minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
  • Free booking and cancellation
    Free payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

SMALL GROUP - Wanchai Heritage - Chinese Laborers (Coolies) living through Colonial Times
Route NOT OVERLAPPING any HK Introduction Tour
Hello travelers! I'm Sue, the wise guru from HK :)
This tour would take you around the Heritage Trail and historical building clusters within Wanchai. 
You would 2 of HK's oldest temples, have your fortune told (if you want, at HK$5) and travel through time as a Chinese laborer (coolie) in colonial HK, through which you understand about HK's history, and Wanchai's gentrification. 
We will also look at incences and the creative joss papers that we now burn for the dead, and which created an uproar when Gucci sends warning that ignites a social media spat.  And why not try and taste a pineapple bun, an egg tart and some Chinese wedding pastries, as we walk along?
Sites/buildings you would visit include :
1. The Pawn House
2. No. 18 Ship Street

3. Hung Shing Temple Wanchai Market
4. The Old Post Office
5. Blue House / Yellow House / Orange House
6. Pak Tai Temple (where you may wish to ask yuor fortune with fortune sticks)
7. Wanchai Market
8. Green House (Nos 1 - 22 Mallory Street), if time allows
 9. Old Jewellery Shops
10. Lee Tung Avenue (a/o IG sensation) 
11. The Wedding Cake old building

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Highlights

What will we visit on this tour?

  • Meeting point:
    123 Johnston Rd, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
    123 Johnston Rd, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
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    I will be at the UNDERGROUND area of "Exit A3 Wanchai MTR Station". Please note that I will contact you for final confirmation informing you about a confirmation within 24 hours before the event, where if I specify a SPECIFIC REPLY DEADLINE, which reply is failed, and where you are a solo booking, your booking may be interpreted as a cancelation. Thanks and therefore do respond to me when I write you near the event.

  • 1
    Outside visit
    Wan Chai MTR Exit A3
  • 2
    Outside visit
    62 Johnston Road

    The Oldest HK Pawn Shop which survived WW2

  • 3
    Outside visit
    Hung Shing Temple
  • 4
    Outside visit
    221 Queen's Road East

    Old Wanchai Post Office

  • 5
    Outside visit
    Blue House
  • 6
    Outside visit
    Wan Chai Pak Tai Temple
  • 7
    Outside visit
    Lee Tung Street

    Aka Wedding Street

  • 8
    Outside visit
    M7

    Aka Green House, Wanchai

  • 9
    Outside visit
    Kee Wah Bakery Limited
  • 10
    Outside visit
    Kee Wah Tearoom

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).

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Who is this tour for?

Accessibility
Non suitable for people with reduced mobility.
Groups
Accepts reservations up to 15 people.
Pets
Not suitable for pets.

What should you know?

Additional costs:
The tour does not require the payment of entrance fees or additional expenses.
Free cancellation
If you will not be able to attend the tour, please cancel your booking, otherwise the guide will be waiting for you.
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