Shing Mun Reservoir - the grass is greener where??

Shing Mun Reservoir, this is a reservoir situated in the area between Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin! Believe it or not, this reservoir is surrounded by dense forests! Yes, and this is Hong Kong!! There are also multiple hiking trails surrounding this reservoir. A friend (one of the blog owners from HomeMadeInHK) and I took a hike up to this reservoir looking for the greenery and a bit of an adventure! Needless to say, this place is absolutely beautiful (Just look at the pictures below), this probably be a different side of Hong Kong most foreigners rarely see on TV. If you are going to be in Hong Kong for a week, and if you are into hiking, definitely consider making a side trip to see this side of Hong Kong!

After you reach the end of the village, you keep walking uphill for another 10 mins, and the reservoir will be in front of you, then we headed right to get on the edge of it

The other side of the reservoir, you can see the dense forest, and if you look farther beyond the forest, you will see a shape of a lion lying down, and that's the famous Lion Rock Mountain!

After seeing a waterfall from above, we found our way down to take a better look

Quarry Bay - WHERE?

Quarry Bay, Where??  If you don't live in Hong Kong, I bet you will be asking this question. Quarry Bay is an area located on the east side of the Hong Kong island. I don't think you will find this place on any tour books, but if you are interested in seeing some unique building structures, I still recommend you to take a quick trip here.  Quarry Bay is mainly made up of restaurants, many office buildings and residential building, and there is also a trail up to Mount Parker. I've been to this area for lunch quite a few times, and recently, I've noticed on the news that the movie Transformers 4 was filming in this area (yes, Michael Bay and gangs were spotted here), well, they definitely found an area worth filming, and I encourage you to come here to snap a few photos.

Some of the most unique building structures that you can find in Hong Kong.  The pictures are all taken in Quarry Bay.  Yes!! This is one of the filming locations in Hong Kong for Transformers 4.

Yau Ma Tei - Part 2 - The east meets west within steps...

Walking south on Reclamation Street from the Fruit Market, towards People Square Street you will come across some more beautiful historical buildings, where the east meets west. If you head right on People Square Street, you will see a neoclassical building structure, and that's is the Yau Ma Tei police station.  If you head to your left, you will come across a public square known to the locals as "Yung Shue Tau" or the head of Banyan, and directly behind it is the Tin Hau temple.  The square and the temple is deemed as the heart of Yau Ma Tei. These historical complex and structures are definitely worth a quick visit!

The Yau Ma Tei police station was built in 1922, and it is classified as a Grade 2 historic building

Yung Shue Tau - this is a gathering place for senior citizens

Tin Hau Temple of Yau Ma Tei - it's listed as Grade 1 historic building since May 2010

Yau Ma Tei - Part 1 - Slightly less well-known little brother of the famous Mong Kok...

Yau Ma Tei, it may not be a very popular among tourists, but it's only minutes away from the famous Mong Kok. This is mainly an area mixed of residential and retail. There are still quite a few hidden treasures in the area, enough treasures for me to split this into separate parts.

The Yau Ma Tei fruit market (pictures to the left and above), this is a century old building, and still a working market.  Many wholesalers still operate in the market, and the busiest time and 4 to 6 am in the morning,

Just right next to the fruit market, it is the Yau Ma Tei theater, it was once the largest theater and the only remaining Pre-World War II theater in Kowloon.  Right around the corner down the street, there is a Red Brick Building, literally, was an engineer's office of the only remaining building of  the former pumping station, which was built in 1895.  It is the oldest pumping station in Hong Kong.  Now is being used as an administration building and an exhibit in conjunction along with the Yau Ma Tei theater.

Kwun Tong - one of the major industrial areas of Hong Kong...

First stop, it's the industrial area of Hong Kong called Kwun Tong, and most tourists probably won't step foot here.  
The collage below are made up of pictures I took at Yue Man Square. Yue Man Square is the town center of Kwun Tong.  The government has planned to redevelop the town center, most of these old buildings will be tear down and make room for new skyscrapers. 

My attempt to show you a different Hong Kong...

This is my little project attempting to capture a different side of Hong Kong.
We all know the usual skyscrapers, the night view of the Victoria Harbor from the peak and the bustling street of the ladies market.  Many tourists probably never seen the other side of Hong Kong.  This side of Hong Kong is slowly disappearing, along with some of it's cultures and heritages.

Hopefully with this little project, I can help show people around the world what Hong Kong used to look like before the other side completely disappear.

Oh, hope all of you will enjoy the pictures, all of them are taken with my Samsung Galaxy S4 and edited using Fotor.