Market lanes
Stall after stall.
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A traditional open-air market in the seaside town of Stanley on the south side of Hong Kong Island, its narrow, winding lanes lined with stalls selling clothes, silk, curios, souvenirs and paintings. It is one of the best-known shopping stops for visitors, with a calmer feel than the Kowloon markets. Stanley is one of the oldest settlements on the island, and beside the market runs a lovely waterfront lined with restaurants and cafés looking over the bay, where visitors gather at sunset. At the end of the waterfront stands Murray House, a Victorian building put up in Central in 1846 as officers' quarters. It was taken apart in 1982, its 3,000-plus stones numbered, and rebuilt here, reopening in 2002. Next to it is Blake Pier, whose metal canopy was moved from Central and reopened in Stanley on 31 July 2007. Wandering the market and the waterfront is free, and most stalls open from daytime until evening. Buses run from Central, or via Repulse Bay. Weekdays are calmer, as weekends get crowded.
Stall after stall.
Rebuilt stone by stone.
On the bay.
Stanley, southern Hong Kong Island
Clothes, silk, curios, souvenirs and paintings, sometimes open to bargaining, in a calmer setting than the Kowloon markets.