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King Yin Lei 景贤里Jǐngxián Lǐ

Declared monument · Hong Kong, Hong Kong

King Yin Lei (景贤里)
Photo: Kfsung, CC BY-SA 3.0
Time needed
15 minutes
Days to budget
Half a day
City
Hong Kong
Region
Hong Kong
Type
Heritage
Listed as
Declared monument

About King Yin Lei

King Yin Lei is a mansion on Stubbs Road in Mid-Levels, built around 1937 for the wife of a Guangdong merchant, and it has appeared in films and television series. The Antiquities and Monuments Office describes its design as combining Chinese and Western architecture, a rarity in Hong Kong. It was declared a monument in 2008 and restored by 2010, and its façade is a popular spot for photographs.

How to get to King Yin Lei

On Stubbs Road, about 1.5 km south-east of Wan Chai MTR station; the façade can be seen from the road, and the Development Bureau runs weekend guided tours of the interior, which must be booked online in advance.

Nearby

Also within 20 km: Tung Lin Kok Yuen 东莲觉苑 (under 10 km), Happy Valley Racecourse 跑马地马场 (under 10 km), Yuk Hui Temple (Pak Tai Temple), Wan Chai 湾仔玉虚宫 (under 10 km), Race Course Fire Memorial 马场先难友纪念碑 (under 10 km), Old Wan Chai Post Office 旧湾仔邮政局 (under 10 km), Wan Chai Market 湾仔街市 (under 10 km).

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