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For a truly unique Hong Kong experience, there is no better place to visit than Dried Seafood Street (Des Voeux Road West) and Herbal Medicine Street (Ko Shing Street) in Sheung Wan.
Here, in Western district, unique aromas and fragrances will assail your senses as you walk from shop to shop gazing at a stunning array of dried seafood products and Chinese medicinal herbs.
Dried seafood, traditional medicinal herbs and tonics are extremely important to the people of southern China. This is where health-conscious Chinese shop for local fish delicacies and ingredients for rejuvenating tonics. The range of dried fish and herbs is truly astounding and the streets are a marvel to explore.
Dried seafood has been an important local product for centuries. Wholesalers, located along Des Voeux Road West, offer many varieties of dried and salted fish, but also other dried goods like fish maw, shellfish, squid and abalone.
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Trade along Herbal Medicine Street (Ko Shing Street) dates back to the 1880s. Along the street, the fragrance of medicinal herbs fills the air. Ko Shing Street is the wholesale centre of herbal medicine. Other than wholesale and retail, export is also a major activity here.
The medicinal herbs and tonic trades are collectively known as the Nam Pak Hong (north and south trades) because the goods are imported either from the far north of China: ginseng and deer horn; or bird's nests and sea cucumber from the south. |
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Take a tram heading for Kennedy Town / Whitty Street from Central. Whole ride takes about 7 - 8 minutes.
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