{"id":14064,"date":"2019-05-06T13:30:59","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T05:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/?p=14064"},"modified":"2021-10-15T12:09:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T04:09:47","slug":"a-tale-of-two-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/index.php\/2019\/05\/a-tale-of-two-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tale of Two Streets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>Lee Tung Street and Tai Yuen Street in Wan Chai face different fates under urban development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong>By Kayi Tsang &amp; Shell Zhang<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<!-- START Streets REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.4.6 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_17_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"background:#111111;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;max-width:;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_17_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.4.6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-255\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spread-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" title=\"A Tale of Two Streets\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/spread.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!---->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-265\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC00750-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" title=\"A Tale of Two Streets\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC00750.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-17-slide-265-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:150px;y:1016px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:30;l:36;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;st:500.00030517578;sp:280;sR:500.00030517578;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sp:310;sR:8220;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.22);font-family:Open Sans;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>The \u201ctong laus\u201d in Lee Tung Street were demolished during the redevelopment project and replaced by modern skyscrapers. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-257\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LTA_stores-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" title=\"A Tale of Two Streets\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LTA_stores.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-17-slide-257-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:36px;y:992px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:30;l:36;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:1359px;h:73px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;st:510;sp:320;sR:510;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sp:310;sR:8170;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.25);font-family:Open Sans;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>After the renewal, traditional stores featuring wedding-product could not survive the high rents and moved out of Lee Tung Street. Different high-end stores become the new occupants. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-264\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/photo-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" title=\"A Tale of Two Streets\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/photo.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-17-slide-264-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:28px;y:989px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:30;l:36;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:1789px;h:110px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;st:500.00030517578;sp:280;sR:500.00030517578;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sp:310;sR:8220;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:Open Sans;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Themed installation arts in Lee Tung Avenue are popular photo spots for visitors. At the entrance of the avenue, two puppets dressed in Tang suit sit in the middle of the pathway. Their fat and round body shapes signify blessing in Chinese culture. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-267\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LTA_pig-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" title=\"A Tale of Two Streets\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/LTA_pig.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-17-slide-267-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:34px;y:998px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:30;l:36;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:1181px;h:75px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;st:530;sp:310;sR:530;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sp:310;sR:8160;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.32);font-family:Open Sans;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Red lanterns, flowers, and large piggy decorations are displayed in Lee Tung Street. \nA lot of people visit the street for its festive vibes. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-254\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/TYS_pig-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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Street sell festive supplies such as red hanging ornaments, red packets, and piggy dolls for the Year of the Pig. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-261\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC00786-e1556826536982-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" title=\"A Tale of Two Streets\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC00786-e1556826536982.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!---->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-263\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC_0248-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" 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situated between hgh-rise commercial and residential buildings. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-260\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/TYS_stores-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" title=\"A Tale of Two Streets\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/TYS_stores.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-17-slide-260-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:28px;y:984px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:30;l:36;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:1634px;h:73px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;st:520.00030517578;sp:310;sR:520.00030517578;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sR:8170;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.26);font-family:Open Sans;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>A colourfully painted stall in Tai Yuen Street. After redevelopment, the government modified the stalls by adding lighting system and roofs for the stall owners, forming the business model that we now find in the street. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-259\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Glasses-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" title=\"A Tale of Two Streets\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Glasses.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-17-slide-259-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:25px;y:1026px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:30;l:36;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:1378px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;st:520;sR:520;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sR:8180;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:Open Sans;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>The watch repairer has been selling and repairing watches in Tai Yuen Street for 28 years. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-258\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/buying-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" title=\"A Tale of Two Streets\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/buying.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-17-slide-258-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:36px;y:987px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:30;l:36;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:1567px;h:162px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;st:510;sR:510;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sR:8190.0006103516;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.27);font-family:Open Sans;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>A lady is trying to sell jade accessories she bought from another stall in Tai Yuen Street. The second-hand products\u2019 circulation rate is high as the residents often buy or sell their own goods. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide data-key=\"rs-256\" data-title=\"Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC00804crop-100x50.jpg\" data-anim=\"ms:600;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" title=\"A Tale of Two Streets\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/DSC00804crop.jpg\" data-parallax=\"off\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-17-slide-256-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#ffffff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"x:36px;y:1022px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:30;l:36;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:1797px;h:37px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"tp:600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"tp:600;st:530;sR:530;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;tp:600;st:w;sR:8170;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.31);font-family:Open Sans;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Lai-deng has lived in Tai Yuen Street for over 70 years. 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Walking underneath buildings of modern architecture in Lee Tung Street,\nfew people still remember the past glories of Hong Kong\u2019s printing industry and\nthe street where it was nurtured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the\n1950s, Lee Tung Street was a street famous for printing and manufacturing of\nwedding cards. It is why the street was also known as \u201cWedding Card Street\u201d.\nPrinting shops lined up along the sideways in tenement houses or \u201ctong laus\u201d in\nCantonese (\u5510\u6a13). Back in those days, visiting Lee Tung Street for invitation cards of a\nwedding banquet was a must for the bride and groom-to-be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2005,\nthe Urban Renewal Authority resumed all the property rights of Lee Tung Street\nand initiated a revitalisation project. Its old buildings were demolished in\n2007 and replaced by newly designed architecture. High-class boutiques,\nspecialty shops, restaurants, caf\u00e9s and hotels moved in and became the new\noccupants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lee Tung\nStreet, renamed as Lee Tung Avenue after its remake, has become a popular tourist\nspot, for Instagrammers in particular. People from all over the world love to\nvisit the place especially during festivals when seasonal decorations fill the\npathway with festive spirits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The outlook\nof the street seems to have improved. However, former tenants who were forced\nto leave and gave up their businesses, could not return to where they belonged.\nThe shop rents in Lee Tung Avenue have soared after the renewal. Most of the shops\nare luxury chain stores selling cookware, accessories and cosmetics, or\nrestaurants offering Japanese and French gourmets without any relations to the\nwedding card business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Target customers of the street have shifted from local grass-roots to upper class and foreign tourists. The traditional culture, as well as the interpersonal relationships among residents, can no longer be found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adjacent to\nLee Tung Avenue is another street with strong nostalgic local style \u2013 Tai Yuen Street.\nEven the locals may not be able to tell you where Tai Yuen Street is, because\nthey may only know its nickname \u2013 \u201cToys Street\u201d. A diversity of classic toys is\nsold in the myriad of toys stores there. It is a paradise for toy collectors\nand young children, and it also has a wide variety of stores selling daily\nnecessities to residents in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While grown-ups can recollect their fondest childhood memory at a low price easily, the future of Tai Yuen Street is uncertain. Like Lee Tung Street, Tai Yuen Street is part of the Wan Chai old district development project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2007,\nTai Yuen Street underwent redevelopment. Eighty-six stores in southern Tai Yuen\nStreet were relocated to ease the traffic problem in the district. The original\nplan of the government was to demolish the whole street, but it aroused strong\nobjections from the public. The upper part of the street has been preserved. Lai-deng,\n80, who has lived in Wan Chai for more than 70 years, says Tai Yuen Street was\nknown for selling old clothes in bygone days. It only became \u201cToys Street\u201d\nabout 20 years ago. \u201cIt all began with the street markets, then the trolleys.\nThe stalls only started to appear 10 years ago,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a\nwitness to the changes of Tai Yuen Street, he says he misses Shuang Xi Lou, a\nChinese restaurant in the street the most. Renowned for its traditional and\nnostalgic characters, Shuang Xi Lou now lives only in the memories of those who\ndined there in its prime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leung, a\ngrocery owner who has been selling umbrellas in a street stall since 1962, says\nmore people visit the street after its redevelopment in 2007. Electricity was\nprovided and lightings were installed. Individual stalls were reorganised. \u201cIt\nhas become more convenient for shoppers, and for us as shop keepers,\u201d she says.\nLeung adds that the variety of goods sold in the street has been multiplied\nafter the renovation, attracting customers looking for different commodities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTai Yuen\nStreet is a unique place and it is worth preserving,\u201d says one of the owners\nwho has been running her street stall business in Tai Yuen Street for more than\n10 years. Although she never makes huge profits from her business, she is\nunwilling to relocate her store or to quit the business, no matter how much\ncompensation the government is offering them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under rapid\neconomic development, old streets seem to have lost their original appearance\nand identities. Yet, the history they hold, the cultural values they carry and\nthe community stories they record, are priceless treasures of the city. The\ndestiny of the two streets and the story of our time are still in our hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Edited by Edith Chung &amp; Valerie Wan<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both Lee Tung Street and Tai Yuen Street carry Hong Kong people&#8217;s collective memories. 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