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The Mainland’s May Day holiday is over, and Hong Kong is one of the popular destinations for outbound travel. Data from the Hong Kong Immigration Department shows that a total of 1.71 million people entered Hong Kong during the five-day mini-long holiday, of which 37% were from mainland China, accounting for 625,000 people, equivalent to 63% of the number before the epidemic. According to tourism industry supervision statistics, a total of 453 registrations for mainland inbound tour groups were received during the holidays, involving approximately 13,800 people. When mainland tourists come to Hong Kong, in addition to traditional attractions such as Victoria Peak, Disneyland, Avenue of Stars, Lan Kwai Fong, etc., it turns out that many of them prefer in-depth tours to explore the little-known characteristics of Hong Kong.
Old Yau Ma Tei Police Station: The taste of Hong Kong movies
If outsiders get to know Hong Kong through movies and TV series, I believe they will definitely come into contact with police movies. The old Yau Ma Tei Police Station, located on Canton Road in Yau Ma Tei, is full of British architectural features and has been the filming location for many movies or TV series. The old Yau Ma Tei Police Station is a neoclassical Edwardian building that was built in early 1873 at the junction of Shanghai Street and Public Square Street. It was not moved to its current location until 1922. The old Yau Ma Tei Police Station was relocated in stages in 2016, and now only the reporting center remains. Many tourists will “check in” and take photos near the gate with the iron gate closed, as if they have returned to old Hong Kong in an instant.
The old Yau Ma Tei Police Station has become a new secluded check-in hotspot for mainland tourists during the May Day holiday. (online picture)
Old buildings in Sham Shui Po: Memories of old Hong Kong
As the “old town” of Hong Kong, Sham Shui Po has unexpectedly become a popular secluded attraction among mainland tourists, especially photography enthusiasts. According to online introductions, as soon as you exit Exit A of Sham Shui Po MTR Station, you can immediately feel the humanistic atmosphere. One of the photography enthusiasts said that the most suitable time will be around 4 to 5 pm, when the sun is about to set and the sunlight will be softer. What’s more important is that it’s almost time to get off work, and the old buildings are intertwined with the street vendors and people coming and going, creating a very strong market atmosphere.
Sham Shui Po, with its rich sense of life, is also favored by many mainland tourists and photography enthusiasts. (online picture)
Ting Kau Village: Japanese peaceful world
In addition to Sham Shui Po, old Hong Kong also had Ting Kau Village, a small village overlooking the Tsing Ma Bridge and Ting Kau Bridge. Some mainland tourists describe that the feeling of Ting Kau Village is completely different from that of Sham Shui Po. The latter is a modern version of the bustling bustling city of the old era, while the former is a quiet new world with a Japanese style. They describe it as “like walking into the city”. In the paintings of Miyazaki Hayao”. The sunset at Ting Kau Village is also a beautiful sight not to be missed. If you are lucky, you can even see the very beautiful “blue tears” on the Ting Kau coast at night.
The scenery of Ting Kau Village is praised by mainland tourists as “as if you have stepped into a painting by Hayao Miyazaki”. (online picture)
Regal Ice Cream Truck: 14 vehicles running around Hong Kong
The Regal Ice Cream Truck is the collective memory of many Hong Kong people, and it turned out to be one of the targets of mainland tourists. The Regal Ice Cream Truck fleet has only 14 vehicles. They will stop at various places in Hong Kong, Kowloon and the New Territories from time to time. Many mainland tourists regard successful encounters as a symbol of good luck. In addition to the red, white and blue color scheme, Regal Ice Cream itself has also been recognized by mainland tourists, praising its smooth texture, rich milk flavor, and crispy and delicious cones.
A collective memory of Hong Kong people, the Fortune Ice Cream Truck is also very popular among mainland tourists. (online picture)
McDonald’s Road: No connection to McDonald’s?
MacDonnell Road, located in Mid-Levels Central, Hong Kong Island, became famous for a ridiculous reason. It turned out to be because the name did not match its reality. There was no McDonald’s near MacDonnell Road. Therefore, when mainland tourists come to take photos and “check in” under the street signs, they often bring a McDonald’s takeaway. After checking the information, the “McDonald’s” in Macdonald Road does not refer to the American fast food restaurant McDonald’s. It is named after the 6th Governor of Hong Kong, MacDonnell. In fact, MacDonnell Road has nothing to do with McDonald’s, so naturally there is no McDonald’s.
There is no McDonald’s in Macdonnell Road, which is quite a strange phenomenon in the eyes of mainland tourists. (online picture)
Mainland domestic tourism returns to pre-epidemic levels
It is worth noting that the May Day holiday is also very popular in terms of domestic tourism. According to estimates from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the total number of domestic travels reached 274 million, an increase of 70.83% from the same period last year, and recovered to 119.09% of the same period in 2019. Domestic tourism revenue reached 148.056 billion yuan, an increase of 128.90% over the same period last year, recovering to 100.66% of the same period in 2019. According to analysis by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, during this year’s May Day holiday, the number of tourist trips across the country exceeded the same period in 2019, and travel distance and consumption activity also reached record highs. In addition, both the tourist travel radius and the destination recreation radius have been improved, and the popularity of cross-city and cross-provincial travel of more than 300 kilometers has increased significantly.
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The original article was published on AM730
2024-01-28 04:33:23
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