Kowloon City Guide

Covering in less than 11 square kilometers (4 square miles), Kowloon may seem small to some of us. It is just a district, small and incomparable to the big, metropolitan city of Hong Kong Island. Nevertheless, the features that this charming district offer are unbeatable and special than the other cities in Hong Kong.

Kowloon, or known as 'Nine Dragon' in Cantonese, is especially known for its happening nightlife, shopping and restaurants. It is also the home for various performing arts and landmarks as well as historic places. Some of the places of attraction are Hong Kong Cultural Center, Museum of History, Space Museum, Sung Dynasty Village and the Promenade- waterfront of Victoria Harbor.

Kowloon is also the shoppers' paradise. It is a shopping haven, with its variety of shopping malls and world- class hotels. The Nathan Road, or "Golden Mile", is one of the shopping hubs, as it offers an abundance of shopping and nightlife. Also, with two main entrances, Tsimshatsui harbor or Kai Tak International Airport, Kowloon gained a reputation of the opportunity for commerce and tourist destination.

Getting There and Moving Around

By rail

Three (MTR) Mass Transit Rail tunnels link parts of Hong Kong with Kowloon. The Kowloon- Canton Railway (KCR) East Rail, Light Rail (LR) and Kowloon-Guangzhou (Canton) Railway (KCR) are the railways that serve Kowloon to various districts. Kowloon-Guangzhou (Canton) Railway (KCR) runs from Kowloon to the Chinese border at Lo Wu.

By road

The red colored taxis serve Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, through its road tunnels.

Moving Around

Travel within Kowloon more on foot and road transportation like buses and taxis. Kowloon has no MTRs for travel in town.