Tsim Sha Tsui 尖沙咀 |
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Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront
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Coordinates: 22°17′38″N 114°10′16″E / 22.29389°N 114.17111°E |
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Traditional Chinese | 尖沙咀 | ||||||||||||||||
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Heung Po Tau | |||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 香埗頭 | ||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Port for exporting incense tree | ||||||||||||||||
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Jiān shā zuǐ |
Bopomofo | ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Jīm sā jéui |
IPA | tsiːm˥ saː˥ tsɵy˨˥ |
Jyutping | Zim1 saa1 zeoi2 |
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Standard Mandarin | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Xiang1 bu4 tou2 |
Bopomofo | ㄒㄧㄤ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Hēung bouh tàuh |
Jyutping | Hoeng1 bou6 tau4 |
Tsim Sha Tsui (Chinese: 尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an urban 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. Tsim Sha Tsui in Chinese means sharp sand mouth. It was also known as Heung Po Tau (), i.e. a port for exporting incense tree.
Tsim Sha Tsui is a major tourist hub in metropolitan Hong Kong, with many high-end shops and restaurants that cater to tourists. Many of Hong Kong's museums are located in the area.
Before any land reclamation, Tsim Sha Tsui consisted of two parallel capes with a bay in between in the south. The west cape, Kowloon Point, the proper Tsim Sha Tsui, coincided with the small hill where the Former Marine Police Headquarters is sited, while the east cape was the hill that is today known as Blackhead Point. The bay between the capes extended as far north as the present-day Mody Road. Today, Canton Road marks the western edge of Tsim Sha Tsui, and Chatham Road the eastern edge. The area is hilly, although many hills were levelled for reclamation.