<strong>World's longest outdoor escalator system: </strong>Opened in 1993, this network of escalators was built to ease traffic in Hong Kong's hilly Mid-Levels neighborhood and Central, the main business district.
World's longest outdoor escalator system: Opened in 1993, this network of escalators was built to ease traffic in Hong Kong's hilly Mid-Levels neighborhood and Central, the main business district.
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<strong>Tackling Central slopes: </strong>Stretching 800 meters along some of the steepest streets in Central, it's made up of 18 reversible escalators and three travelators.
Tackling Central slopes: Stretching 800 meters along some of the steepest streets in Central, it's made up of 18 reversible escalators and three travelators.
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<strong>Hong Kong's 'High Line': </strong>Meandering through narrow streets in the busiest neighborhood in town, the escalator is one of the best ways to take in the dramatic cityscape.
Hong Kong's 'High Line': Meandering through narrow streets in the busiest neighborhood in town, the escalator is one of the best ways to take in the dramatic cityscape.
<strong>Look down: </strong>A few dai pai dongs, or alfresco diners, are hidden among skyscrapers on Stanley Street.
Look down: A few dai pai dongs, or alfresco diners, are hidden among skyscrapers on Stanley Street.
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<strong>The Wong Kar-wai escalator:</strong> In Wong Kar-wai's "Chungking Express," this is the spot where Faye (Faye Wong) crouches down and peeks into Cop 663's (Tony Leung) apartment.
The Wong Kar-wai escalator: In Wong Kar-wai's "Chungking Express," this is the spot where Faye (Faye Wong) crouches down and peeks into Cop 663's (Tony Leung) apartment.
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<strong>Addictive milk tea: </strong>There are a dozen of exits/entrances to get on and off the escalator system. Lan Fong Yuen, serving its famous Cantonese milk tea for more than six decades, is located next to the Gage Street exit of the escalator.
Addictive milk tea: There are a dozen of exits/entrances to get on and off the escalator system. Lan Fong Yuen, serving its famous Cantonese milk tea for more than six decades, is located next to the Gage Street exit of the escalator.
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<strong>Graham Street Market: </strong>You can find Graham Street Market, one of the oldest wet markets in town, just a stone's throw away from the escalator (and Lan Fong Yuen). The busy street market dates back 160 years.
Graham Street Market: You can find Graham Street Market, one of the oldest wet markets in town, just a stone's throw away from the escalator (and Lan Fong Yuen). The busy street market dates back 160 years.
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<strong>A popular commute:</strong> The escalator system transports 78,000 pedestrians daily.
A popular commute: The escalator system transports 78,000 pedestrians daily.
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<strong>Quench your thirst the traditional way: </strong>Good Spring Company, a Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic, sells herbal teas like Sweet Flower Tea and 24 Flavors Tea for about $1 a glass. Drinking herbal teas is a popular way to detoxify and hydrate in Hong Kong.
Quench your thirst the traditional way: Good Spring Company, a Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic, sells herbal teas like Sweet Flower Tea and 24 Flavors Tea for about $1 a glass. Drinking herbal teas is a popular way to detoxify and hydrate in Hong Kong.
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<strong>Cultural heritage: </strong>The escalator offers an elevated view of heritage buildings like Central Market and Central Police Station (pictured on the right).
Cultural heritage: The escalator offers an elevated view of heritage buildings like Central Market and Central Police Station (pictured on the right).
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<strong>Order a cheongsam: </strong>Near the beginning of the escalator sits one of the most longest-standing cheongsam workshops in town. Linva is famous for tailoring a few figure-hugging cheongsam dresses for Maggie Cheung in "In The Mood For Love," also by Wong Kar-wai.
Order a cheongsam: Near the beginning of the escalator sits one of the most longest-standing cheongsam workshops in town. Linva is famous for tailoring a few figure-hugging cheongsam dresses for Maggie Cheung in "In The Mood For Love," also by Wong Kar-wai.
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<strong>Dr. Sun Yat Sen Museum: </strong>The building housing Dr. Sun Yat Sen Museum on Caine Road, Kom Tong Hall, is an attraction in itself. The Edwardian mansion is one of Hong Kong's best preserved buildings from the early 1900s.
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Museum: The building housing Dr. Sun Yat Sen Museum on Caine Road, Kom Tong Hall, is an attraction in itself. The Edwardian mansion is one of Hong Kong's best preserved buildings from the early 1900s.
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<strong>Practical info:</strong> On average, it takes about 20 minutes to ride from one end to the other. The escalators run downhill from 6-10 a.m. and uphill from 10 a.m. to midnight.
Practical info: On average, it takes about 20 minutes to ride from one end to the other. The escalators run downhill from 6-10 a.m. and uphill from 10 a.m. to midnight.