Market sights in Hong Kong
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Apliu Street Market
From the Sham Shui Po MTR station, take exit A1 and you’ll soon fall right into this flea market, which makes a cheaper and more interesting hunting ground than the Temple Street Night Market to the south. Everything from clothing to antique clocks and coins is on sale here, although the real speciality is secondhand electronic goods – radios, mobile phones, stereo systems, amplifiers and spare parts. The market spills over into Pei Ho St.
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Tai Po Market & Man Mo Temple
Not to be confused with the MTR East Rail station of the same name, this street-long outdoor wet market is a stone’s throw from the Hong Kong Railway Museum and is one of the busiest and most interesting markets in the New Territories. Towards the northern end of the same street, the double-hall Man Mo Temple is a centre of worship for the Tai Po area. It was founded in the late 19th century and, like the Man Mo Temple found in Sheung Wan, it is dedicated to the gods of literature and of war.
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Markets
These two lively markets frequented by Hakka people are worth a look, particularly early (ie before 10am). Sheung Shui market (Chi Cheong Rd) is 250m north of the Sheung Shui MTR East Rail station. To reach Fanling market (Wo Mun St & Luen On St) in the old district of Luen Wo Hui, walk north along Sha Tau Kok Rd for about 1.5km or catch bus 77K from the Fanling MTR East Rail station. This bus carries on to the market in Sheung Shui.
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Wholesale Fruit Market
The historic and still operating Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market, founded in 1913, is bounded by Ferry St, Waterloo Rd and Reclamation St with Shek Lung St running through it. This charming cluster of one- or two-storey brick and stone buildings with pre-WWII signboards is a hive of activity from 4am to 6am. You’ll see trucks loading and offloading fresh fruit, and bare-backed workers manoeuvring piles of boxes under the moon.
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