Thaiikin (Taikoo Shing, 太古城) - Hong Kong district, part of the Eastern District . Located in the north-eastern part of Hong Kong Island , it is surrounded on all sides by the territory of Quarry Bay . It has more than 60 residential towers, which house about 12.7 thousand apartments [1] .
More than 60 thousand people live in Thaykushin. This is a popular place of residence for Japanese and Koreans (employees of international corporations working in Hong Kong offices). Quarry Bay Park adjoins Thaykushin from the north, and Piazza Verde Square is located in the center of the district.
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History
At the end of the 19th century, Swire Trading House acquired land in the Quarry Bay area on which to build a large Taikoo Sugar sugar factory. At the beginning of the 20th century, construction of Taikoo Dockyard shipyards began in the neighborhood (the first ship was launched in 1910). Along with another Hong Kong company, Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock, Taikoo Dockyard built the world's largest ships of the era. Taikoo Dockyard was closed in 1972, and Hong Kong United Dockyard was established in 1973, which included Taikoo Dockyard and Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock (a joint venture between Hutchison Whampoa and Swire Group ). In the late 1970s, the old shipyards were moved to the island of Chinji , and the construction of a large residential area for the middle class began on the liberated territory [2] [3] [4] .
Thaykusin
In 1982, the first stage of the Cityplaza shopping center was completed (it was reconstructed and expanded several times), in 1984 the Island-Eastern-Corridor freeway was opened, and in 1985, the Thayku metro station opened. In 1992, the office towers Cityplaza Three and Cityplaza Four were completed; in 1997, the renovated shopping center and office towers Cityplaza One and Cityplaza Two were opened (the old shopping center was completely demolished in the mid-1990s) [5] . In 2007, the food market was demolished, on the site of which the EAST hotel grew.
Economics
Thaykusin is a private residential complex that is part of Swire Properties' Island East project (along with several residential neighborhoods, it includes the Cityplaza shopping and office complex and the EAST Hotel).
Today Cityplaza shopping center has Wing On department store, H&M , Marks & Spencer , Coach , Levi's , Adidas , Nike , Columbia , Timberland , Bossini , Apple Store stores , a cinema, as well as many restaurants and cafes (including McDonald's , Starbucks , Food Republic and Café de Coral) [6] . The Cityplaza complex also includes the office towers Cityplaza Two (134 m) [7] , Cityplaza One (105 m) [8] , Cityplaza Three and Cityplaza Four (81 m each) [9] [10] .
Residential complexes of Thaihkusin district:
- Tsui Woo Terrace (翠湖 台), built in 1977-1978 [11] .
- Kao Shan Terrace (高山 台), built in 1977-1979 [12] .
- Kam Din Terrace (金殿 台), built in 1979 [13] .
- On Shing Terrace (安 盛 台), built in 1980-1981 [14] .
- Harbor View Gardens (海景 花園), built in 1981-1985 [15] [16] .
- Sing Fai Terrace (星輝 台), built in 1983-1984 [17] .
- Kwun Hoi Terrace (觀 海 台), built in 1985 [18] .
- Horizon Gardens (海天 花園), built in 1986-1987 [19] .
Transport
The main transport arteries of Thaihkusin are the Island Eastern Corridor, Kings Road, Thaihkusin Road and Thaihukuan Road. A wide network of bus routes (including minibuses) runs through the district. Cityplaza Shopping Center is connected to the Thayku Metro Station by an escalator.
Culture and Education
The area is home to the prestigious Canadian International Delia School, founded in 1986 [20] , and several kindergartens.
Sport
Cityplaza Shopping Center has the Cityplaza Ice Palace. Most premium-class residential complexes have swimming pools, badminton and squash courts, mini-golf courses, fitness centers, children's playgrounds and tai chi .
Notes
- ↑ Taikoo Shing . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 13, 2014.
- ↑ History . HUD. Date of treatment August 12, 2014. Archived July 21, 2011.
- ↑ GC Allen and Audrey G. Donnithorne. Western Enterprise in Far Eastern Economic Development. - London: Routledge, 2003. - ISBN 0-415-31295-7 .
- ↑ Jones, Geoffrey. Merchants to Multinationals: British Trading Companies in the 19th and 20th Centuries. - Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. - ISBN 0-19-829450-6 .
- ↑ Cityplaza . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 12, 2014.
- ↑ Cityplaza . Swire Properties. Date of treatment August 12, 2014.
- ↑ Cityplaza Two . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 12, 2014.
- ↑ Cityplaza One . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 12, 2014.
- ↑ Cityplaza Three . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 12, 2014.
- ↑ Cityplaza Four . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 12, 2014.
- ↑ Tsui Woo Terrace . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 13, 2014.
- ↑ Kao Shan Terrace . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 13, 2014.
- ↑ Kam Din Terrace . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 13, 2014.
- ↑ On Shing Terrace . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 13, 2014.
- ↑ Harbor View Garden East . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 13, 2014.
- ↑ Harbor View Gardens West . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 13, 2014.
- ↑ Sing Fai Terrace . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 13, 2014.
- ↑ Kwun Hoi Terrace . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 13, 2014.
- ↑ Horizon Gardens, Tai Koo Shing . EMPORIS GMBH. Date of treatment August 13, 2014.
- ↑ Delia School of Canada . Delia School of Canada. Date of treatment August 13, 2014.