Hong Kong #3

I can’t believe it! I haven’t heard about Hong Kong for two years, and now, in less than month, I have the opportunity to travel there again. But this time I have special plans with the city. This time I’m going to skip usual tourist sights and will try to find a place that for its photogenic look and originality is quite popular on Instagram, but only few instagram bloggers share its location… And yet, it is quite simple …

Choi Hung in Cantonese means Rainbow, and Choi Hung Estate is a “warren” for people in optimistic rainbow colors. However, it is a very photogenic place. Hong Kong is one of the most powerful financial centers in the world, but it is also one of the most populated states in the world, and those people who come to work here must live somewhere. However, space is very limited. Apartments of normal human size cost enormous monthly rent. According to Economist, Hong Kong ranks second in the list of cities with the highest living costs. The government therefore had several such blocks built with mini apartments for the public at more affordable prices. Choi Hung has been here since 1964, and it was said that the house was painted in rainbow colors to lift up the mood of its residents… Well… Let’s check how to get there: Take the Kwun Tong MTR line to Choi Hung and then take the exit C3 or C4. And here you are! Choi Hung is basically a complex of about 11 buildings, but the most photogenic place is located on the same rainbow basketball court, which stands right in the middle, but on the roof of the parking house, so it is not visible at first sight. The playground is always busy. Children, for whom the housing estate is home, come here to play. Recently, however, the playground is also full of Instagramers, photographers and bloggers. So far, residents do not complain of interest… 🙂

My next stop is another typical and very old housing estate, perhaps one of the oldest in Hong Kong. As far as colors are concerned, it is more sad. However, it still fascinates photographers with its perfect symmetry. The Montane Mansion on Quarry Bay is an example of how Hong Kong ordinary people really live. The legendary place is located at the exact address 1028 King’s Road between Quarry Bay and Tai Koo Station, somewhat closer to Tai Koo Station. In any case, it’s a place where you find out that HongHong is not just fancy bars, clubs, designer boutiques and shiny modern skyscrapers of financial centers… While walking through the real streets of Hong Kong, I have various thoughts. Despite the high density of people, the streets of Hong Kong are clean and tidy, people appreciate even a small piece of green, which they still have in some places. In our country we do not respect nature so much because we still have enough of greens. We believe nature will be here forever. However, if we don’t start to rethink about the way we live, we may all be living like ordinary people in Hong Kong in a while… There are 8 billion people in the world and our planet is not expanding…