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"Solar Star" crossing the harbour from Central Pier to Tsimshatsui. Wanchai in the background with the prominent Central Plaza skyscraper.
Another "reactivated" archive shot.
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At the Ocean Terminal in Tsimshatsui. An archive shot, ever so slightly reworked and reposted on May 4, 2025. Originally uploaded on March 29, 2008.
The Maxim Gorkiy (Максим Горький) was a former German cruise liner (ex Hamburg , ex Hanseatic).
After a colorful history she was on the Hong Kong stop of her final World cruise.
Built by HDW, virgin cruise on March 28th, 1969.
Scrapped 2009/2020 in Alang.
Gross registered tons: 25022
Length: 194,70m
Beam: 26,60m
Guests: 780
Crew: 340
Lots of additional information (German, Tina's site):
www.schiffe-maxim.de/Maxim2.htm
Check out Tina's flickr - she has lots of great cruise ship pics!
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"Morning Star", the single red boat of the fleet, crossing the harbour on the route from Tsimshatsui to Central.
In the background Causeway Bay with the Citicorp Centre.
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At the Ocean Terminal in Tsimshatsui. In the right foreground is the stern of MS Deutschland.
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Unlike most pics that I regularly see on Hong Kong's popular Symphony of Lights laser show, this one is different as the heavy storm clouds persistently blanketed the skies. We could hardly see the laser beams because of the torrential rain and the overcast conditions. Still, there is no want of colors in the harbor which enveigle just about everyone.
the Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, as seen from the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront
more stories and pics in Hong Kong’s Symphony of Lights in colloidfarl.blogspot.com/
The Arch ( 凱旋門) is a 231-metre tall skyscraper completed in 2006 in Union Square in West Kowloon in Hong Kong. It consists of four towers: Sun Tower, Star Tower, Moon Tower, and Sky Tower. The Sun and Moon Towers are joined on the 69th floor and above to form an arch, hence the name "The Arch".
I'll never see this building area finished, but it is going to be massive. Waterfront property, it will be another skyscraper...or two...or twenty.
It's going to be tall, whatever they are building. It appears that it is going to need lots of support.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiqu_Centre:
Xiqu Centre is a performing art studio in Hong Kong. Located in Tsim Sha Tsui, the venue is part of the West Kowloon Cultural District and the first building completed in the district plan. The construction began on 24 September 2013, and completed in 2018, costing 2.7 billion HK dollars. The Centre opened to the public on 20 January 2019.
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Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiqu_Centre:
Xiqu Centre is a performing art studio in Hong Kong. Located in Tsim Sha Tsui, the venue is part of the West Kowloon Cultural District and the first building completed in the district plan. The construction began on 24 September 2013, and completed in 2018, costing 2.7 billion HK dollars. The Centre opened to the public on 20 January 2019.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The Flying Frenchman is a bronze sculpture by César Baldaccini, installed outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre along Tsim Sha Tsui's waterfront, in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The sculpture was gifted to Hong Kong by the Cartier Foundation in 1992. The name "Freedom Fighter" was rejected by Hong Kong's government, causing the artist not to attend the unveiling ceremony in 1993.
Excerpt from www.k11musea.com/about-k11-musea/:
Located at Victoria Dockside, K11 Art and Cultural District of Tsim Sha Tsui, K11 MUSEA is Hong Kong’s pioneering cultural-retail landmark. Inspired by ‘A Muse by the Sea’, K11 MUSEA is designed to enrich the new consumer’s daily life through the power of creativity, culture and innovation.
A destination 10 years in the making, K11 MUSEA was crafted by renowned entrepreneur Adrian Cheng together with 100 Creative Powers, a roster of more than 100 international architects, artists and designers who sought to create the ultimate space for all to embark on a “journey of imagination”. Since opening its doors in 2019, the museum-worthy landmark has ushered in a new era of cultural retail which speaks to the growing consumer demand for immersive experiences in art, culture, nature and commerce.
K11 Group was founded by renowned entrepreneur Adrian Cheng in 2008 with a social mission to incubate talent and propagate culture. In creating Victoria Dockside, K11 Art and Cultural District — K11 Group’s most ambitious project to date — Cheng’s vision is to inspire global millennials through establishing K11 MUSEA as the Silicon Valley of Culture, while facilitating a broader discussion on the interconnectedness of creativity, culture and innovation.
K11 MUSEA is located at the heart of Victoria Dockside,K11 Art and Cultural District. The art and design district is built on a historic site formerly known as Holt’s Wharf, a freight and logistics hub that transformed Hong Kong into one of the busiest ports in the world. Paying tribute to Hong Kong’s unique history and cultural cosmopolitanism, K11 MUSEA is committed to incubating the local cultural scene with a world-class rotation of art events, collaborations, experiences, and workshops throughout the year.
The architecture of K11 MUSEA was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and James Corner Field Operations in collaboration with 100 Creative Powers, including Rotterdam-based OMA and Hong Kong-based architecture studios LAAB and AB Concept.
Excerpt from the plaque:
Furniture in the Forbidden City
A throne was normally placed in the middle of the main hall of a palace with a screen at its back and a pair of incense burners and cranes at two sides. The ensemble would create a solemn atmosphere befitting the majestic status of the emperor. The throne and the screen were produced from large pieces of precious zitan wood native to India. As a slow-growing hardwood, it was already endangered by the eighteenth century and was almost exclusively reserved for imperial use.
Five-panel screen
Throne with dragons and clouds
Footstool
Pair of incense burners in the form of standing crane
Pair of incense burners with coiling dragons
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Museum_of_Art:
The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) is the first and main art museum of Hong Kong, located in Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. It is a public museum managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. HKMoA has an art collection of over 17,000 items. Admission is free for permanent exhibitions. Its rival is the non-government-managed Hong Kong Arts Centre. These two museums are considered to be the top two art museums in Hong Kong that dictate the discourse of art in Hong Kong.
It has an extended branch, the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, at the Hong Kong Park in Central.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsim_Sha_Tsui:
sim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District. Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui. The area is bounded north by Austin Road and in the east by Hong Chong Road and Cheong Wan Road.
Geographically, Tsim Sha Tsui is a cape on the tip of the Kowloon Peninsula pointing towards Victoria Harbour, opposite Central. Several villages had been established in this location before Kowloon was ceded to the British Empire in 1860. The name Tsim Sha Tsui in Cantonese means sharp sandspit. It was also known as Heung Po Tau (香埗頭), i.e. a port for exporting incense tree.
Tsim Sha Tsui is a major tourist hub in Hong Kong, with many high-end shops, bars, pubs and restaurants that cater to tourists. Many of Hong Kong's museums are located in the area.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Harbour:
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour in Hong Kong separating Hong Kong Island in the south from the Kowloon Peninsula to the north. The harbour's deep, sheltered waters and strategic location on South China Sea were instrumental in Hong Kong's establishment as a British colony in 1841 and its subsequent development as a trading centre.
Throughout its history, the harbour has seen numerous reclamation projects undertaken on both shores, many of which have caused controversy in recent years. Environmental concerns have been expressed about the effects of these expansions, in terms of water quality and loss of natural habitat. It has also been proposed that benefits of land reclamation may be less than the effects of decreased harbour width, affecting the number of vessels passing through the harbour. Nonetheless Victoria Harbour still retains its founding role as a port for thousands of international vessels each year.
The harbour is a major tourist attraction of Hong Kong. Lying in the middle of the territory's dense urban region, the harbour is the site of annual fireworks displays and its promenades are used as gathering places for residents and also tourists.
Excerpt from www.theworlds50best.com/discovery/Establishments/China/Ho...:
Chaat – meaning 'to lick' in Hindi – is located within the glamorous Rosewood Hong Kong hotel and helmed by chef Manav Tuli, who learned his craft in luxury hotels across India and Mauritius. During an extended stint in London, Tuli reopened the acclaimed Tamarind restaurant, which was one of the first Indian restaurants in the UK capital to receive a Michelin star. Chaat’s food is an homage to Indian street food culture, with the team giving popular dishes a modern and imaginative upgrade, along with a menu of cocktails and wines influenced by the spice trade. Think black truffle and chili cheese naan and lobster tikka, or flavourful dishes cooked in one of the restaurant’s three authentic tandoor ovens.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Ferry:
The Star Ferry (Chinese: 天星小輪) is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. Its principal routes carry passengers across Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. The service is operated by the Star Ferry Company, which was founded in 1888 as the Kowloon Ferry Company, and which adopted its present name in 1898.
With a fleet of twelve ferries, the company operates two routes across the harbour, carrying over 70,000 passengers per day, or 26 million per year. Even though the harbour is crossed by railway and road tunnels, the Star Ferry continues to provide a scenic yet inexpensive mode of harbour crossing. The company's main route runs between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui.
Excerpt from www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/hong-kong/dining/bayfare-social:
Discover the culinary finesse at the Spanish restaurant & bar, Bayfare Social. Vibrant and welcoming, the namesake destination of Rosewood’s gastronomic hub plays home to interactive food counters and a range of thrilling dining options: signature dishes and limited-time specials inspired by different regions of Spain, a paella counter, and tapas at the bar, all to enjoy with a Sangria or a caña – a Spanish draft beer – at sundown making it an ideal setting for delicious, social gatherings.
Excerpt from the plaque:
Pair of incense burners in the form of luduan 甪端薰爐
Many mythical animals, often appearing as decorative elements or household objects in the Forbidden City, represent power and bear auspicious meanings. Luduan were believed to be able to travel ten thousand miles per day and speak every language on Earth. Often presented in the form of a pair of incense burners placed on both sides of the emperor’s throne, they symbolise the wish for successful diplomacy and effective government.
Excerpt from w-hotels.marriott.com/about-w/:
We view luxury as the freedom to be yourself. To be as you are and to pursue what you want, whenever you want. Unencumbered and at ease. Letting go and letting loose is half of the fun; boldly living in the now, even if just taking a moment to reflect in the thrilling comfort of a new city, is what we’re all about. The term luxury as we’ve all known is changing. Liberating it is the way forward.
W Hotels was forged in the social electricity of New York over two decades ago, and we’ve been at the forefront of lifestyle hospitality ever since. Yet the vanguard has shifted. We now see this leading edge as being more design-forward, more localized and more personal – without giving up the community connections we’ve long catalyzed.
Our design evokes a sense of curiosity; we reimagine luxury’s aesthetic codes, and we’re not afraid to have fun in doing so. W Hotels is unexpected and fresh, bold yet discernible, and designed to spark a feeling of connection and community. Our materials are luxurious and natural. We are big on color, especially with how it connects to our locations. And we’re all for playful moments and daring design moves.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_Lane_Shopper%27s_Boulevard:
Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard is a shopping area and visitor attraction along Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong near Kowloon Park and Tsim Sha Tsui and Jordan stations. It was completed in 1986.
Excerpt from www.hkpm.org.hk/en/about/about-us:
The Hong Kong Palace Museum aspires to become one of the world’s leading cultural institutions committed to the study and appreciation of Chinese art and culture, while advancing dialogue among world civilisations through international partnerships. The Museum is a collaborative project between the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority and the Palace Museum, which is funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust with a donation of HK$3.5 billion for its establishment, as well as some of the annual exhibitions and education programmes in 2023-2031.
Embracing new curatorial approaches, the Museum offers a Hong Kong perspective and a global vision, presenting the finest objects from the Palace Museum and other important cultural institutions around the world. Through innovative research and travelling exhibitions, as well as educational, cultural, and professional exchange programmes, the Museum builds international partnerships and helps position Hong Kong as a hub for art and cultural exchanges between the Mainland China and the rest of the world. As a world-class institution, the Museum is, at heart, a cultural resource that belongs to the community of Hong Kong. And as a dynamic platform, it inspires community engagement, fosters dialogue and partnerships, and promotes creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Yet another glorious sunset. Shot again from the Tsimshatsui Star Ferry Terminal. On the right is the cruise liner "SuperStar Aquarius" berthed at the Ocean Terminal.
Deliberately underexposed by -1 EV for stronger colours.
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