East Asia
Hong Kong
Wong Tai Sin District

Galaxia

Galaxia is a residential area in , which is located on 龍蟠街 Lung Poon Street and has about 5,960 residents. Galaxia is situated nearby to the shopping center , as well as near the neighborhood .
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  • Type: Residential area
  • Description: private housing estate in Hong Kong
  • Address: 3 龍蟠街 Lung Poon Street, 鑽石山 Diamond Hill

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plaza Hollywood and Chi Lin Nunnery.

Shopping center
Photo: Chong Fat, Public domain.
is a large shopping centre in , , . It is part of Galaxia, a residential estate of Wharf Holdings. The shopping centre opened in 1997, and includes four levels surrounding a central atrium.

Buddhist temple
Photo: Kroisenbrunner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large Buddhist temple complex located in , , . It was founded in 1934 as a retreat for Buddhist nuns and was rebuilt in the 1998 following the traditional Tang dynasty architecture. is situated 320 metres east of Galaxia.

Garden
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The Nan Lian Garden is a Chinese classical garden in , near . The garden has an area of 3.5 hectares. It is designed in Tang dynasty style with hills, water features, trees, rocks, and wooden structures. is situated 280 metres southeast of Galaxia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tai Hom Village and Diamond Hill.

Neighborhood
Photo: WiNG, CC BY 3.0.
was the largest squatter village in , . Its demolition was completed in 2001, though a few historically significant structures were preserved.

Suburb
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is a hill in the east of , . The name also refers to the area on or adjacent to the hill. It is surrounded by , , and .

Suburb
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is an area in in . It is largely industrial and partly residential. Administratively, it belongs to .

Galaxia

Latitude
22.34085° or 22° 20′ 27″ north
Longitude
114.20227° or 114° 12′ 8″ east
Population
5,960
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7PJP86R2+8W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1070641977
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
12746528
Wiki­data ID
Q16922600
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Galaxia” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “星河明居”
  • Yue Chinese: “星河明居”

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