Garden Road, Hong Kong

Road on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

Garden Road

Garden Road, looking uphill from the flyover at the intersection with Queensway

Traditional Chinese

花園道

Simplified Chinese

花园道

Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huāyuán Dào
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	fa1 yun4 dou6
Jyutping	faa1 jyun4 dou6

Garden Road is a major road on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, connecting the Central and Mid-Levels areas. It was formerly known as Albany Nullah.^[1]

At its lower (Central) end, Garden Road forms a grade-separated intersection with Queensway. For most of its length, Garden Road carries traffic only in the downhill direction. Uphill traffic is carried by Cotton Tree Drive, parallel to and to the east of Garden Road. Cotton Tree Drive merges with Garden Road just above the intersection with Upper Albert Road, and Garden Road continues uphill to an intersection with Robinson Road and Magazine Gap Road in the Mid-Levels.

Garden Road is rich in historical and heritage value. The Bank of China Tower, Three Garden Road, St. John's Cathedral, St. John's Building, the Helena May main building, the lower terminus of the Peak Tram, the United States Consulate-General,^[2] and the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens all lie on the road.

In November 1841, the land between Garden and Glenealy Road was set aside for crown use and the area subsequently became known as Government Hill.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Wordie, Jason (2002-03-01). Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong University Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-962-209-563-2.
^ "A rare 999-year lease tops America's property portfolio in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2021-04-10.