Walking out from PMQ and head up to the Aberdeen Street on the mid-levels, you can see a classical-style building in five minutes.

Built in 1914, Kom Tong Hall was the residence of Ho Kom Tong, the younger brother of wealthy businessman Sir Robert Ho Tung. It was sold to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Now it is the Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum, a famous spot for MV shooting. Kom Tong Hall was declared a monument in 2010. From the outside to the inside, it adopts the classical style of the Edwardian period, mixing Baroque and Rococo architecture features, but it is one of the local buildings built with steel frames and equipped with in-wall wires.The walls are made of red bricks and granite. In addition to the Greek-style giant columns and the colorful tiles on the walls, the terraces also have delicate leaf-shaped decorations on the railings. Thanks to the craftsmanship of the cultural relics restoration staff, the architectural features of more than a hundred years ago can be presented to everyone.

Just streets away from PMQ, at the intersection of Taipingshan Street and Pound Lane stood 3 templates, the most mysterious one is Kwong Fuk Ancestral Hall.

It was built in 1851 to house ancestral tablets of deceased Chinese mainlanders. It was built in 1851 to house ancestral tablets of deceased Chinese mainlanders. Due to unsatisfactory sanitary conditions, it aroused public’s attention and became the first Chinese hospital in Hong Kong. Kwong Fuk Ancestral Hall is said to be a good place to seek marriage. Next to the stairs not far away, there are residential buildings on both sides, but the ground floor of the building is actually a temple. Shuiyue Guanyintang enshrines Bao Gong and Wong Tai Sin at the same time, and there is a windmill at the entrance for people to spin and bring good luck.

When the escalator becomes an everyday tool, sometimes we will forget its value. Built in 1993, Central-Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway System is the longest outdoor pedestrian elevator in the world, with a total length of 800 meters. It used to be the location of many movies, the most classic should be “Chongking Express” and “Batman”. SoHo area on Shelley Street is also popular to tourists.

Shing Wong Street was recently proposed as a Grade II historical building by the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO). On the other hand, Staircase Street, constructed in 1841 during Hong Kong’s early days, is now classified as a Grade I historical building. To address the scarcity of building space on the flat land of Hong Kong Island, the decision was made to open up the hill without any reclamation projects. Staircase Street begins at Queen’s Road Central and ascends the hill, passing through Lascar Row, Hollywood Road, Square Street, Bridges Street, and U Lam Terrace , eventually reaching Caine Road. Its total length spans 350 meters.