Kowloon Tong
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| Traditional Chinese | 九龍塘 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 九龙塘 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jiǔlóng Táng |
| Wade–Giles | Chiulung T'ang |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Jyóulùng Tòng |
| IPA | [kɐ̌ulʊ̏ŋ tʰɔ̏ːŋ] |
| Jyutping | Gau2lung4 Tong4 |
Kowloon Tong (Chinese: 九龍塘) is an area of Hong Kong located in Kowloon West. The majority of the area is in the Kowloon City District. It is located south of Beacon Hill, north of Boundary Street, east of Shek Kip Mei, and west of Kowloon Tsai and Lok Fu. It is an expensive, low density and quiet residential district, with housing comprising mainly bungalows and villas. It is popular among the upper class in the city because it has many prestigious schools. In addition, this area is noted for its love hotels and nursing homes. Within Kowloon West, it is administratively divided between Kowloon City District and Sham Shui Po District.
Notable landmarks in Kowloon Tong include:
Kowloon Tong was originally a small village located in present-day Police Sport Association near Boundary Street, south of Woh Chai Hill. Extensive cultivation was possible in the fertile lands formed by rivers running down from Beacon Hill.
In the 1920s, the Hong Kong Government decided to develop the land of east of Kowloon Tong and Kowloon Tsai on both sides of Kowloon–Canton Railway into a low density residential area based on the British model. The residential area is thus known as Kowloon Tong. The area is well-planned, and the broad roads and streets are largely named after counties in England. It was the home of a large number of wealthy English businessmen.
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