Tsim Sha Tsui

Tsim Sha Tsui
尖沙咀[a]
Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, Victoria Harbour from Sky100
Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront, Victoria Harbour from Sky100
Coordinates: 22°17′38″N 114°10′16″E / 22.29389°N 114.17111°E / 22.29389; 114.17111
CountryChina
SARHong Kong
RegionKowloon
DistrictYau Tsim Mong
Tsim Sha Tsui
Traditional Chinese尖沙咀
Simplified Chinese尖沙咀
Cantonese YaleJīmsājéui
Heung Po Tau
Traditional Chinese香埗頭
Simplified Chinese香埗头
Cantonese YaleHēungbouhtàuh
Literal meaningPort for exporting incense tree
Tsim Sha Tsui, seen from Hong Kong Island.

Tsim Sha Tsui (Chinese: 尖沙咀), often abbreviated as TST, is an urban area in southern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The area is administratively part of the Yau Tsim Mong District.[1] Tsim Sha Tsui East is a piece of land reclaimed from the Hung Hom Bay now east of Tsim Sha Tsui. The area is bounded north by Austin Road and in the east by Hong Chong Road and Cheong Wan Road.

Geographically, Tsim Sha Tsui is a cape on the tip of the Kowloon Peninsula pointing towards Victoria Harbour, opposite Central. Several villages had been established in this location before Kowloon was ceded to the British Empire in 1860. The name Tsim Sha Tsui in Cantonese means sharp sandspit. It was also known as Heung Po Tau (香埗頭), i.e. a port for exporting incense tree.

Tsim Sha Tsui is a major tourist hub in Hong Kong, with many high-end shops, bars, pubs and restaurants that cater to tourists. Many of Hong Kong's museums are located in the area.[2]


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  1. ^ "2019 District Council Ordinary Election Constituency Boundaries Yau Tsim Mong District" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission of Hong Kong.
  2. ^ "Kowloon travel". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 17 April 2020.

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