Hollywood Road

Hollywood Road is the first street in Hong Kong after the opening of the port. As early as 1841, when the British landed on Hong Kong Island, they began to build a section of Taipingshan. In the early years, it was close to the sea before it was reclaimed. , has been far away from the sea. Many people think that Hollywood Road is named after Hollywood, the film production site in California, USA. However, the name of the road is actually derived from the holly trees planted in the area of Hollywood Road in the early years, so it is called HollywoodRoad. road. When this name appeared, Hollywood in the United States had not yet appeared. Since the early days of the port's opening, Hollywood Road has been populated by Chinese people, mainly from the lower class. For example, former Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang lived on Hollywood Road when he was a child. The Man Mo Temple at the junction of Hollywood Road and Ladder Street was completed long before Hong Kong opened as a port. In the early 20th century, it was a place where Hong Kong civilians dealt with economic disputes, and many Chinese visited the temple. Today's Hollywood Road is deeply characterized by the combination of Chinese and Western cultures in Hong Kong.