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Title

  • 中環嘉咸街
Alternative Title

  • Graham Street (Central)
Date

  • 2010
Subject
Description

  • "Located in Central, Graham Market, being an outdoor market, has been in business for over a century and its origin can be traced back to the early days of Chinese community formation on the Hong Kong Island. During the early development of Hong Kong, uphill streets and roads in Central were often named after British or Hong Kong governors and Generals. These include such as the names of Peel Street, Gage Street and Cochrane Street. Graham Street is named after a British General.

    In early 1900s, Graham Street mainly comprised of shops operating by Chinese residents, and the nearby streets gradually flourished with restaurants, tea houses, tea shops, soy sauce shops, noodle shops, grocery stores selling cereal grains and oil, as well as popular Western restaurants." -- Urban Renewal Authority website

  • Inscription: Signed and dated "LUI'10"

  • The alternative title was added by the library
Based near label

  • Original artwork in PolyU Library

  • China

  • Hong Kong

  • Lat Long (22.283231604505986, 114.15358239524424)
Source

  • The images are digitized by Pao Yue-Kong Library
Resource Type
Format

  • Drawing

  • image/jpeg
Extent

  • Source format: 24.2 x 33 cm
Language
Rights
Identifier

  • AL_73