Staircase Street is located in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong. It was built in the early days of Hong Kong’s opening as a port. It is an uphill street mainly composed of stairs, with a total length of about 350 meters. Originally, it was all paved with granite. After a hundred years, most of it has been paved with concrete and new iron railings have been replaced. However, historical traces such as old retaining walls, tree walls and guardrails beside the street can still be seen along the way.
TVB dramas and movies have both filmed in this area, and these steps are very familiar. Staircase Street starts from the middle section of Queen’s Road and is built along the mountain. Climbing up step by step all the way, it passes through Upper Lascar Row, Bowstring Lane, Hollywood Road, Square Street, Bridges Street and Yurin Terrace, and finally leads to Caine Road. Upper Lascar Row is an antique street mainly selling antiques. When you reach Hollywood Road, you will see the Man Mo Temple at the intersection. There are also many parents who hope their children will become dragons. They specially come here to worship the Wen Emperor in the temple and burn incense and pray. The YMCA club on Bridges Street held a lecture by Lu Xun in 1927 and also sheltered a large number of refugees during World War II. On the outer wall of the building on Staircase Street, the three characters ‘YMCA’ can be seen. Caine Road at the upper end of Staircase Street is connected to the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator. If the escalator is going down, you can take the escalator here directly to Central. After 10:00 on weekdays, you can also try to take the escalator from Central to Caine Road, then walk west along Caine Road and then go down from Staircase Street, which is relatively labor-saving. The opening hours are all year round and open all day. The specific business status is subject to the opening situation on that day.Must-see tips: Staircase Street is really quite long and there are quite a number of steps. Tourists who want to climb up are recommended to turn into Staircase Street from Bridges Street to walk a shorter distance. Friends who don’t want to climb up the stairs are recommended to take the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator up and then walk down to visit all the way.
