Just got back from a short trip and here’s a photo of Christmas day in Hong Kong I took in Mongkok last night. Looking for a highly concentrated dose of HK culture? Mongkok is the place to go for the adventurous ones. It is an area in Kowloon where, apart from all the shopping centers, street-side food stalls and red-light districts, you can also find some unofficial themed streets such as streets for sportswear, flowers, goldfishes and birds. Mongkok is super crowded and good for people watching. This is my first photo in Mongkok because I usually avoid this area because of the crowds but it is also a hub for transports… Don’t be misled by the young guy looking into the camera, it’s very warm here.
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i imagine the noise, we need some here..hahah.its getting to quiet, darn!
December 26th, 2006, at 9:54 pm #Great image, love all the activity and color.
December 26th, 2006, at 10:06 pm #Great Shot! I love the hat that the guy looking at the camera is wearing. Its very..festive. hehe.
December 26th, 2006, at 10:18 pm #tres belle photo, d’un quartier vivant. tu fais de superbes photos de soir et de nuit.
bravo
very beautiful photograph, of an alive district. you make superb photographs of evening and night. cheer
December 26th, 2006, at 10:55 pm #Sure Mongkok is a very warm place (one even can say hot in some part) but luckily Mister Softee is there to sell Ice Cream !!!
December 27th, 2006, at 12:23 am #So much going on! I wouldn’t know where to look.
December 27th, 2006, at 1:25 am #This is was impression of what all of HK was like until you introduced us to so much more. Thanks for clarifying the expression on the guy looking at the camera. I took family photos while we exchanged gifts and a few expressions would be similar although the actual feelings ere happy and loving.
December 27th, 2006, at 1:52 am #Great energy. I’d avoid the crowds, too. But fun once in a while!
December 27th, 2006, at 4:53 am #oh well if it is very warm in Mongkok, it must be very hot in Tsimshatsui at the south of it ;D
December 27th, 2006, at 5:17 am #what a great busy photo Lisi.
December 27th, 2006, at 7:13 am #I agree with Denton; this is how I visualize Hong Kong, and I, too, am happy that you have shown us other vistas there.
December 27th, 2006, at 1:02 pm #then maybe he is from the equator..thats why he feels cold:)
December 27th, 2006, at 5:49 pm #Thanks for explaining Mongkok. I heard of it but didn’t know what it meant.
December 28th, 2006, at 4:27 am #I’ve just seen the ice-cream van — “Mister Softee” — we get them driving round here too in summer — never realised it was an internationally franchised name!
December 28th, 2006, at 4:46 pm #yeah i’ve been there a few times over the past week… bloody busy, bloody crowded, bloody noisy too!
December 30th, 2006, at 11:16 pm #