Shek Tong Tsui
Shek Tong Tsui or Belcher Point is an area in Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it belongs to the Central and Western District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Belcher Point”, “Sheh Tong Tsui”, and “Shitangzui”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shek Tong Tsui Public Library and Pillar of Shame.
Pillar of Shame
Ruins
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pillar of Shame is a series of sculptures by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt memorialising the loss of life during the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre in Beijing, China committed by the Chinese Communist Party.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sai Ying Pun and Kennedy Town.
Sai Ying Pun
Suburb
Photo: Wing1990hk, CC BY 3.0.
Sai Ying Pun is an area in Sai Wan, on Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong. It is administratively part of the Central and Western District.
Kennedy Town
Suburb
Photo: Minghong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kennedy Town is a town and neighbourhood at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. It was named after Arthur Edward Kennedy, the 7th governor of Hong Kong from 1872 to 1877.
Sheung Wan
Suburb
Photo: WIBEAN, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sheung Wan is an area in Hong Kong, located in the north-west of Hong Kong Island, between Central and Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as Upper District, or Gateway District.
Shek Tong Tsui
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Central and Western District, Hong Kong, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
22.28588° or 22° 17′ 9″ northLongitude
114.13575° or 114° 8′ 9″ eastElevation
47 metres (154 feet)United Nations Location Code
HK STTOpen location code
7PJP74PP+97OpenStreetMap ID
node 289340908OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
1818871Wikidata ID
Q1307298
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yue Chinese—“Shek Tong Tsui” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Belcher Point”
- Chinese: “石塘咀”
- Chinese: “石塘嘴”
- Dutch: “Shek Tong Tsui”
- Gan Chinese: “石塘咀”
- Swedish: “Belcher Point”
- Vietnamese: “Thạch Đường Chủy”
- Wu Chinese: “石塘咀”
- Yue Chinese: “石塘咀”
- Yue Chinese: “石塘嘴”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shek Tong Tsui Sports Centre and Shek Tong Tsui Municipal Services Building.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Shek Tong Tsui”. Photo: WIBEAN, CC BY 2.5.