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the famous nighttime open-air bazaar dedicated mainly
to items for the man in its many small stalls. Temple
Street is also known as Man Street and is located between
Yau Ma Tei and Jordan Road.
This
beautiful and fun open-air bazaar livens up around 8 p.m.
in a frenzy of light, color, and the happy, shopping crowds
visiting and shopping in the hundreds of small stalls
closely lining the street. These stalls have various goods
for sale including causal clothing, jeans, neckties, mobile
phones, clocks, watches, and many other items. This activity
makes Temple Street a livelier and busier bazaar than
other open markets in Hong Kong. This shopping activity
continues until approximately 11 p.m.
Fortune-tellers
and soothsayers, who are ready to tell you your fortune
and predict the future for a price, also favor the street.
If
you are interested in traditional Chinese opera, go to
the end of the banyan trees in Temple Street where you
can enjoy it, where the crowds are usually bustling and
happy like a popular nightclub.
The
Jade market, located nearby, offers you a place to acquire
jade stones at bargain prices, maybe a gift for that special
person or as a keepsake for yourself.
In
past years, locals favored Temple Street, with its various
bargains. While in recent years, the market's popularity
with visitors has driven prices up, so the bargains are
not what they were. If you want to buy mainly clothes,
shoes, leather, watches and everyday items, you'd better
go to the shops hidden in the streets behind the stalls,
unless you are very adept at evaluating and bargaining.
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