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賞遊地, Hong Kong (2026)

21/10/2025

✨ 《盧押道20號》：沉樂詩的家與城市記憶

漫步灣仔盧押道，走進沉樂詩《盧押道20號》的成長軌跡。這本書以輕鬆的漫畫與散文，記錄作者童年住在400呎小屋、突遷2000呎新居、再回歸原址的生活轉變。書中描繪的不只是空間的遷移，更是情感與城市記憶的起伏——是一段關於根與家的動人篇章。

沉樂詩身兼平面設計師與繪本作家，通過圖像與文字塑造出許多香港人共鳴的城市情感。跟隨這本書的步伐，走進盧押道20號，用畫筆和文字細細品味人與城市之間的深刻連結。

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✨ No. 20 Luard Road: Lucia Shen’s Illustrated Memoir of Home

Strolling along Luard Road in Wan Chai, you enter the world of Lucia Shen’s No. 20 Luard Road—an intimate journey through memory and growth. With light-hearted comics and essays, Shen chronicles her childhood in a 400 sq. ft. flat, the sudden move to a 2,000 sq. ft. new home, and eventually, the return to her original address.

But this story is more than a record of changing spaces; it’s a heartfelt reflection on roots, belonging, and the rhythms of urban memory. Shen, a graphic designer and picture-book artist, weaves images and words to capture the emotional landscape that resonates with many Hongkongers.

Follow her book’s footsteps to No. 20 Luard Road, and rediscover the deep ties between city and self—through both pen and picture.

📍 20 Luard Road, Wan Chai
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20/10/2025

✨ 軒尼詩道上的「紅磚逗號」——循道衛理聯合教會香港堂

在熙來攘往的軒尼詩道上，聳立著一座蘊含深厚文化與靈性記憶的建築——循道衛理聯合教會香港堂。教堂最早建於1935年，以紅磚築成，見證著灣仔從殖民時代至今的城市變遷。對許多華人基督徒家庭來說，這裡不僅是敬拜之所，更是社區凝聚、青少年活動與成長的重要空間。

劉偉成在《思香·世代》編者序《紅磚逗號》中，深情回望這座紅磚教堂，把它比喻為城市句子中的一個逗號——微小但關鍵的停頓，讓人能從急促都市節奏中暫時喘息、沉澱、回望。這不是矯情的懷舊，而是對城市記憶與人文節奏的深刻思索。

雖然紅磚老堂已於90年代重建為新堂，但那份歷史溫度與記憶依然無形地延續。那些曾在這裡聚會、祈禱、舉行婚禮與洗禮的片段，仿佛仍在空氣中低迴，成為灣仔歷史的一部分。

《紅磚逗號》提醒我們：**城市發展不應只是推倒重建，更是保存人與地情感連結的藝術。**這座教堂的故事，也是香港的故事——在現代與傳統、記憶與現實間尋找平衡。

走進這座教堂，不僅是看建築，更是一場關於記憶、文化與世代連結的旅程。對渴望深入了解香港精神的旅人而言，這裡是必訪的文化地標。

📍 灣仔軒尼詩道循道衛理聯合教會香港堂
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#灣仔 #軒尼詩道 #循道衛理聯合教會香港堂 #紅磚逗號 #劉偉成 #城市記憶 #文化地標 #賞遊地

✨ Hong Kong Methodist Church: The “Red Brick Comma” on Hennessy Road

Amid the bustle of Hennessy Road stands the Hong Kong Methodist Church—a building woven with profound cultural and spiritual memory. First built in 1935 in red brick, this church has witnessed Wan Chai’s transformation from colonial days to the present. For generations of Chinese Christian families, it was more than a place of worship—it was a hub for community, youth activities, and collective growth.

In his preface “Red Brick Comma” to Scents of Thought · Generations, Lau Wai Shing affectionately recalls the red-brick church. He likens it to a comma in the city’s sentence—a small but crucial pause, inviting us to breathe, reflect, and look back amid the city’s relentless pace. This is not nostalgia for its own sake, but a thoughtful meditation on urban memory and human rhythm.

Although the original red-brick church was rebuilt in the 1990s, its warmth and memories linger. Scenes of gatherings, prayers, weddings, and baptisms still echo invisibly, becoming part of Wan Chai’s living history.

“Red Brick Comma” reminds us: Urban development is not just about demolition and rebuilding, but the art of preserving our emotional ties to place. The story of this church is also Hong Kong’s story—a search for balance between modernity and tradition, memory and present.

📍Chinese Methodist Church, Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
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17/10/2025

✨ 春園街：張愛玲筆下的繁華與孤寂

在張愛玲的《沉香屑——第一爐香》中，春園街既是迷人又帶壓迫感的繁華空間。小說裡，各色貨品密集陳列——琥珀色榴槤糕、藍磁花瓶、蔥綠堆金絲絨等，街上人潮湧動，燈火通明，彷彿一場視覺與嗅覺的盛宴。

但張愛玲筆下的春園街，並不僅止於熱鬧與絢爛，更滲透著一絲孤寂與荒涼。她描寫的藍天與海岸，在物質表象背後，悄然映襯出都市人的空虛與無根感。

作為戰後香港的敏銳觀察者，張愛玲以春園街一隅，映射出整座城市的變遷與內心狀態。對現代旅人而言，春園街不僅是市場與街頭風味的代表，更是一處值得靜心感受歷史沉澱與文學靈魂的地景。

📍 灣仔春園街
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✨ Spring Garden Lane: Glitter and Emptiness in Eileen Chang’s “The First Incense Burner”

In Eileen Chang’s The First Incense Burner, Spring Garden Lane is painted as a dazzling yet stifling urban scene. The street is crowded with vivid goods—amber-hued durian cakes, blue porcelain vases, emerald green velvet embroidered with gold—while people surge through a sea of lights and scents, creating a feast for the senses.

Yet, Chang’s Spring Garden Lane is not just about noise and splendor. Beneath the surface, a trace of loneliness and desolation lingers. The blue sky and seashore glimpsed in her prose quietly set off the emptiness and rootlessness of city dwellers amidst material abundance.

As a keen observer of postwar Hong Kong, Eileen Chang uses this corner of Spring Garden Lane to mirror the city’s transformation and complex inner life. For today’s wanderers, Spring Garden Lane is more than a market or a street food paradise—it’s a place to feel the weight of history and the soul of literature.

📍 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
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16/10/2025

✨ 春園街：劉以鬯《酒徒》裡的城市焦躁

在劉以鬯的小說《酒徒》中，春園街不僅僅是地理座標，更是城市焦躁與個人疏離交錯的現場。

「春園街的嘈雜。賣膏藥的人嗓子已啞。人。人。人。到處是人，摩肩擦背，一若罐頭裡的沙甸魚。」

這種意識流敘事，揭示了1960年代香港的擁擠與現代化進程裡的人際隔閡。街上熙熙攘攘，主角卻像幽靈般與世界隔離，在熱鬧中追尋自我。劉以鬯筆下不只是都市表象，更呈現城市人內心的焦慮與迷失。

春園街的歷史可追溯到1920年代，當時已有眾多日資店鋪、書店、理髮廳與面向中產和日本社群的咖啡館。劉以鬯筆下的灣仔，正是多元文化交匯之地，是語言、身份與都市性格錯綜交織的縮影。

對今天的旅人而言，春園街是進入香港文學現代性的門檻，更是理解這座城市複雜歷史的重要一站。

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✨ Spring Garden Lane: City Anxiety in Liu Yichang’s “The Drunkard”

In Liu Yichang’s novel The Drunkard, Spring Garden Lane is far more than a point on the map—it becomes a space where urban restlessness and personal alienation collide.

“The noise of Spring Garden Lane. The patent medicine hawker’s voice is hoarse. People. People. People. Crowds everywhere, shoulder to shoulder, like sardines in a can.”

This stream-of-consciousness narrative reveals the intensity of 1960s Hong Kong: crowded, rapidly modernizing, yet emotionally distant. Amid the bustling throng, the protagonist drifts like a ghost, searching for selfhood in a city that never stops moving. Liu’s writing doesn’t just portray the city’s surface, but exposes the anxieties and loneliness within.

Spring Garden Lane’s history stretches back to the 1920s, when it was lined with Japanese shops, bookstores, barbers, and cafés catering to both the middle class and Japanese community. In Liu’s Wan Chai, we find a crossroads of multiculturalism—where language, identity, and urban spirit intertwine.

For today’s explorers, Spring Garden Lane is a gateway into the modernity of Hong Kong literature and a key to understanding the city’s complex history.

📍 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai
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15/10/2025

✨ 修頓球場：草根夢想的舞台

在黃谷柳小說《蝦球傳》中，修頓球場搖身一變，成為草根文化的精彩舞台。主角「蝦球」是一位機靈、愛耍嘴皮的年輕人，遊走於修頓球場一帶，用他的眼睛描繪1950年代下層市民的生活百態。

小說語言通俗，充滿地道廣東話口語，展現街頭少年的反叛與逐夢。修頓球場不僅僅是踢波的地方，更是青年在城市邊緣摸索人生、搏殺命運的縮影。書中有笑料，也有悲情，記錄了一個動盪時代裡小人物的掙扎與活力。

即使今日修頓球場已被高樓包圍，這裡仍是市民聚腳、打球、交流的地帶，依然保留著那份熟悉的「地氣」。對於文學旅人而言，這裡不只是一個地標，更是一段草根歷史的見證。

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✨ Southorn Playground: A Stage for Grassroots Dreams

In Huang Guliu’s novel The Story of Xiaqiu, Southorn Playground transforms into a vibrant stage for grassroots culture. The protagonist, “Xiaqiu”, is a witty, sharp-tongued youth who drifts around Southorn Playground, capturing the spirit and struggles of Hong Kong’s working class in the 1950s.

The novel’s colloquial Cantonese style brings to life the rebelliousness and aspirations of streetwise teenagers. Southorn Playground is not just a soccer pitch—it’s a microcosm of young people seeking their place and fighting for their destinies at the city’s edge. Within these pages are both laughter and sorrow, documenting the resilience and vitality of small people in turbulent times.

Today, surrounded by high-rises, Southorn Playground remains a gathering place where locals play, meet, and share in the familiar energy of the city. For literary explorers, it’s not just a landmark—it’s living proof of a grassroots history woven into Wan Chai’s urban fabric.

📍 Southorn Playground, Wan Chai
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14/10/2025

✨ 修頓球場：時光中的靜默凝視

露薇的散文《我又從修頓球場走過》，不是一段旅行記，而是一場穿越時光的靜默凝視。當她再次經過這陪伴青春歲月的公共空間，心中湧現的是回憶與感慨交織的情感。對她而言，修頓球場不只是個地點，更是一段熱鬧曾經、如今淡然的生活風景。

文章以平實語言描繪當下：球場依舊，人流如昔，但高樓林立間，那份舊日的熱鬧似乎遠去，只剩記憶在心湖泛起漣漪。她筆下的修頓球場，是城市變遷的縮影，也是個人心靈的座標。

對旅人來說，這裡是一處可以放慢腳步、凝視城市內層記憶的所在。從露薇的文字出發，再次走過修頓球場，你或許能從自己的記憶裡，找回那些被時間沖淡的情感。

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✨ Southorn Playground: A Silent Gaze Through Time

Lu Wei’s essay Passing Southorn Playground Again isn’t a travelogue, but a silent gaze across time. As she passes this public space once more—a place that held her youth—memories and feelings intertwine. To her, Southorn Playground is not just a site, but a landscape of lively days now tinged with gentle quietness.

With simple language, Lu Wei sketches the present scene: the playground remains, people still come and go, but among the rising towers, the old bustle seems to have faded, leaving only ripples of memory in her heart. The playground she writes about is both a snapshot of urban change and a marker of her inner world.

For wanderers, this is a place to slow down and contemplate the city’s deeper memories. Inspired by Lu Wei’s words, passing through Southorn Playground, you too may rediscover emotions that time once softened.

📍 Southorn Playground, Wan Chai
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13/10/2025

✨ 分域街：灣仔深層脈絡的縮影

在繁華的鬧市中，若要尋找灣仔的深層脈絡，分域街無疑是重要線索之一。舒巷城在《灣仔之西》中，將這條小街刻畫得充滿人情味與歷史積澱。這裡不是摩天大樓的閃亮地帶，而是保留著舊香港節奏的社區空間。

《灣仔之西》融合散文、回憶與地志，舒巷城以溫厚筆觸描寫自己成長於灣仔西區的點滴。分域街是他反覆提及的場景，象徵著從童年走向成年的心靈地景。街坊互動、晨昏光影、樓宇內的家庭故事，點滴都是生活韻味。

作為一條不起眼的小街，分域街卻濃縮了香港城市發展的另一面。它承載著戰後大量遷入人口的痕跡，是香港由漁港走向現代都會過程的真實斷面。對今天的文學旅人來說，漫步分域街不僅是空間的穿梭，更是一場心靈對話，是對本地歷史與庶民文化的感知與致敬。

📍 灣仔西分域街
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✨ Fenwick Street: Wan Chai’s Hidden Veins

If you want to trace the deeper pulse of Wan Chai beyond its bustling towers, Fenwick Street is a key thread. In Shu Xiancheng’s West of Wan Chai, this unassuming street becomes a vessel of warmth, memory, and local life—a far cry from the district’s glossy skyscrapers.

Blending memoir and urban geography, Shu Xiancheng writes tenderly about growing up in West Wan Chai. Fenwick Street is a recurring setting—a landscape of the soul, moving from childhood to adulthood. Every neighborly interaction, every shifting shadow, and every hidden family story in its old buildings is steeped in the flavor of daily life.

Though humble, Fenwick Street condenses another side of Hong Kong’s urban development. It carries the traces of postwar migration, bearing witness to the city’s transformation from fishing port to modern metropolis. For today’s literary explorers, a walk down Fenwick Street is more than a journey through space—it’s a dialogue with the past, a tribute to local history and everyday culture.

📍 Fenwick Street, West Wan Chai
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10/10/2025

✨ 舊灣仔警署：石牆背後的故事與溫度

矗立於告士打道與菲林明道交界的舊灣仔警署，是灣仔極具代表性的殖民地建築。建於1932年，四層高的U字型建築結合新古典主義與流線型設計，在高樓大廈之中依然散發優雅。走進內部，木樓梯、鐵窗、古老壁爐仍舊保留著1930年代的時代韻味。

本地著名兒童文學作家何紫，曾以此地為背景創作短篇《灣仔警署》。他以孩童視角觀察警署內外，把嚴肅的場所幻化成充滿故事的空間。何紫筆下，警署不只是執法機構，更是帶有人情味和神秘色彩的社區舞台，警員也成為守護街坊的溫暖角色。

今天，舊灣仔警署已成為國際調解院總部，從執法走向和平，見證城市功能與文化的轉型。它的保留不僅是建築的成功，更是歷史記憶的延續。當你路過這座老建築，不妨細想它在城市脈絡中的新意義，以及它承載的香港故事。

📍 灣仔告士打道與菲林明道交界舊灣仔警署
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✨ Old Wan Chai Police Station: Stories Behind the Stone Walls

Standing at the crossroads of Gloucester Road and Fleming Road, the Old Wan Chai Police Station is a classic colonial landmark in the district. Built in 1932, its four-story U-shaped structure blends neoclassical elegance with streamlined curves—graceful even among the city’s modern towers. Step inside and you’ll find wooden staircases, iron-framed windows, and vintage fireplaces, all preserving the 1930s charm.

Beloved local children’s author Ho Tsz once set his short story Wan Chai Police Station here. Through a child’s eyes, the building transforms: from a strict law enforcement outpost into a space rich with imagination and warmth. In Ho Tsz’s writing, the officers are not just symbols of authority, but guardians of the neighborhood—a bridge between law and human kindness.

Today, the old police station has become the headquarters for the International Dispute Resolution Centre, shifting from enforcing the law to fostering peace. This transformation echoes Hong Kong’s evolving urban landscape, showing how heritage can gain new meaning with time.

Walking past the old station, pause and consider: what new stories and roles does this historic building now carry in the city’s fabric?

📍 Old Wan Chai Police Station, Gloucester Road & Fleming Road
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09/10/2025

✨ 藍屋：灣仔記憶的時光膠囊

在灣仔石水渠街，有一抹淺藍身影總吸引著旅人目光——這就是香港保育典範「藍屋」建築群。
陶然在《走在灣仔街巷》中深情寫道：「因為顏色先聲奪人，與周圍建築不同，它顯得十分搶眼。」一句話，道盡藍屋的視覺衝擊與文化分量。

藍屋建於1920年代，由四座廣州式騎樓唐樓組成，融合中西建築特色，曾是灣仔首間華人醫院「華陀醫院」的舊址。懸臂式露台、中式金字瓦頂、法式玻璃門，都是時代多元文化的縮影。2000年列為一級歷史建築，2017年更獲聯合國教科文組織卓越獎。

陶然筆下的藍屋，不只是視覺記憶，更是社區情感的根據地。走進藍屋，就像走進一座時光膠囊，見證著香港城市與人情的變遷。

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✨ Blue House: A Capsule of Wan Chai’s Living Memories

On Stone Nullah Lane stands a splash of pale blue that always catches the eye—the Blue House, a model of Hong Kong’s heritage conservation.
In Walking the Streets of Wan Chai, author Tao Ran writes, “Its color makes a bold statement, unlike anything around it, making it truly eye-catching.” This line captures both the Blue House’s visual impact and its deep cultural weight.

Built in the 1920s, the Blue House cluster consists of four Cantonese-style tong lau, blending Chinese and Western elements. Once home to Hong Kong’s first Chinese hospital, its cantilevered balconies, Chinese-tiled roofs, and French glass doors reflect the city’s rich cultural crossroads. Now a Grade I historic building and winner of the 2017 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Award for Excellence, the Blue House is heritage brought to life.

For Tao Ran, the Blue House is more than a visual landmark—it’s a vessel of neighborhood memory and shared emotion. Step inside and you step into a time capsule, witnessing the evolution of the city and its people.

📍 Blue House, Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai
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08/10/2025

✨ 藍屋：一抹跨世代的文化藍

2013年，真光書院學生陳如娉在《灣仔遊記》中動情描寫藍屋：「那是希臘藍，像希臘的小藍屋一樣，標誌著一個地區的特色。那抹淺藍，教人看出歲月的痕跡。屋內的一事一物卻還停留於五、六十年代的擺設。」

對年輕一代而言，藍屋不只是建築古蹟，更是歷史的引子、城市記憶的觸媒。「We 嘩藍屋」活化計畫讓舊社區注入新生命，年輕人有機會重新認識歷史，老街坊也能原地安居。

在陳如娉的筆下，藍屋成為世代之間的文化橋樑。她記下的不僅是眼前風景，更是與灣仔深深交織的故事——這不僅是一名學生的觀察，更代表年輕一代對本地文化的關懷與連結。

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✨ Blue House: Generations in Blue

In her essay A Journey in Wan Chai, student Chan Yu-Ping from True Light Middle School writes movingly about the Blue House:
“That’s a Greek blue, like the little blue houses in Greece, marking the character of a neighborhood. The pale blue reveals the traces of time. Yet inside, everything seems frozen in the 1950s and 60s.”

For the younger generation, the Blue House is more than a historic monument—it’s a portal to Hong Kong’s past, a catalyst for memory. The “Viva Blue House (We嘩藍屋)” revitalization project has breathed new life into the old community: young people now rediscover history through visits and activities, while longtime residents stay rooted in place.

Through Chan’s eyes, the Blue House becomes a bridge of memory across generations—her writing captures not just a scene, but a story deeply woven with Wan Chai’s soul. This is more than a student’s observation; it speaks to a generation’s care for local culture and connection.

📍 Blue House, Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai
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07/10/2025

✨ 駱克道：都市燈影下的故事與低語

駱克道是灣仔最具節奏感的街道之一，高樓夾道、霓虹閃爍，都市氣息撲面而來。劉以鬯的小說《吧女》，正是在這條街展開對都市女性的深刻書寫。小說描繪一位吧女在理想與現實、情感與經濟之間掙扎，駱克道的熱鬧繁華，與她內心的孤獨迷惘形成鮮明對比。

劉以鬯以意識流筆法，細膩捕捉人物內心波動，不僅展現女性的生存處境，也映照1960年代香港社會的性別與階層矛盾。駱克道不只是背景，更是都市精神的象徵。

今日走在駱克道，或許已難見當年的酒吧與吧女，但透過文學，我們仍能聽見她們的低語，看見她們眼中的城市倒影。這裡是都市記憶的劇場，也是性別書寫的現場。

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✨ Lockhart Road: City Lights and Hidden Stories

Lockhart Road pulses with urban energy—towering buildings, flashing neon, and the heartbeat of Wan Chai’s nightlife. It’s here that Liu Yichang’s classic novel The Bar Girl draws its inspiration, delving into the struggles of a woman working in a bar, caught between ideals and reality, emotions and economic survival.

Through a stream-of-consciousness style, Liu Yichang captures the inner turbulence of his characters, portraying not just one woman’s journey, but also the gender and class tensions of 1960s Hong Kong. The buzz and glamour of Lockhart Road stand in stark contrast to the protagonist’s loneliness and confusion, making the street both a backdrop and a symbol of the city’s spirit.

Today, you might not see the same bars or “bar girls” along Lockhart Road, but literature lets us hear their whispers and glimpse the city’s reflection in their eyes. This is a stage for urban memory and a living archive of gendered stories.

📍 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
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