Details

Date: 10 Oct 2020 (Sat)

Time: 10:00 - 11:30

Venue and format: Online tour via Zoom*

Speaker: Walk in Hong Kong

Language: Cantonese

Register by: 8 Oct 2020 (Thu)

Target: Undergraduates and young graduates (within 2 years)

Applicants may need to provide proof of student status, such as student ID card and graduation certificate　

*Zoom meeting link shall be sent to participants separately

An insider's guide to Hong Kong's fascinating mishmash of old and new — now available live online

Arguably the world's first live virtual interactive tours delivered from the ground straight from the very heart of Hong Kong! Our friendly expert guide will walk you through a bustling open-air market dotted with small traditional shops to show you their curious trade practices. Got a question? You may ask the shopkeeper directly!

And while the city life of Hong Kong unfolds in front of you in real-time, you will also hear about how these paths were once trodden by Eurasians, Chinese, Western sailors, low-ranking Western officials, and one very particular Tanka woman, in the early colonial days. The said Tanka woman was gifted land by an American ship captain / opium smuggler who hailed from Danvers, Massachusetts. Who was this mysterious woman? What was their relationship? It is surely a journey of sights, sounds, and stories that you cannot miss.

Enjoy this hour long tour from the comfort of your home via Zoom. We will keep the group size small and intimate so that you can interact directly with your guide, who by the way lives in this very neighborhood. You will get to mingle with virtual travelers from other parts of the world too!

Highlights of the Tour

• Share the stories of elderly stallholders and marvel at the variety of produce on sale in Hong Kong’s oldest open-air bazaar
• Experience a local's daily life through the sharing of your tour guide
• Hear offbeat stories about the colorful mix of colonial buildings and futuristic architecture in Central
• Get transported to the early colonial days through the stories of captain, pirates, and entrepreneurs
• Walk in Hong Kong collaborated with the Hong Kong Tourism Board in curating the thematic tour routes for the Old Town Central neighbourhood.

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