Reconstruction plan for Rainbow Village: cherish the last moments

⛳️Chung Hung Estate is located in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, close to MTR [Chung Hung] Station, Exit C3, and you can enter the estate from the northeast exit. 🔸Won the first architectural award in Hong Kong Choi Hung Estate was completed between 1962 and 1964. It was the largest public housing estate in Hong Kong at that time. It was developed by the Hong Kong Building Authority and designed by the famous P&T Architects and Engineers Ltd. It incorporated Bauhaus style elements. The spatial layout is clear and beautiful, which won Choi Hung Estate the first architectural award in Hong Kong in 1965 - the Silver Medal of the Hong Kong Institute of Architects. The medal can still be seen at the entrance of Kwun Tong Road. 🔸Rainbow Village Basketball Court Check-in Hotspot If you want to take a picture of the "Rainbow Wall", the Rainbow Village Basketball Court located on top of the parking lot is a great check-in location! Surrounded by three "rainbow walls", you can take photos from different angles. No wonder it has become a popular check-in spot in recent years. Some people have even won international photography awards for taking photos here, attracting more tourists. 🔸Streets and buildings are named after colors There are 11 buildings in the village, namely Ziwei Building, Danfeng Building, Lujing Building, Baixue Building, Cuiqiong Building, Hong'e Building, Bihai Building, Jinyun Building, Jinbi Building, Jinhua Building and Jinhan Building, all of which are related to colors. At the same time, there are 7 roads in the village, all of which are named after the seven colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue and purple, such as Hongmei Road, Chenghua Road, Huangju Road, Lvliu Road, Qingyang Road, Lanzhong Road and Ziwei Road. 🔸Many international celebrities visited As Choi Hung Village was the largest public housing estate in Hong Kong in the 1960s, it attracted many international celebrities to visit, including former US Vice President Nixon in 1964, Princess Margaret, the sister of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom in 1966, and Hong Kong Governor Murray MacLehose. 🔸The old shop in Wu Village has stood for nearly 60 years. The most famous old shop in Rainbow Village is Jinbi Restaurant, which is run by the Nguyen family. The original owner Nguyen Qiu (Uncle Qiu) opened the restaurant in Ngau Chi Wan as early as 1943, and later moved to Rainbow Village before changing its name to "Jinbi Restaurant". Uncle Qiu often works for the welfare of the villagers in Rainbow Village, and almost everyone knows him. "Shanghai Huali Barber Company" has been in existence for nearly 60 years. Pushing the door open, it feels like stepping into a time tunnel. A few shops ahead of +11 Row, you will see the "Lee Ying Kee Watch Shop", with a classic large clock hanging on the door. The store has an old-fashioned layout, with glasses on the left and watches on the right. It also has an eye examination room and two old portraits on the ceiling, giving it the style of a traditional family. Another must-visit shop is the Shanghai Huali Barber Shop. Pushing the door, it feels like stepping into a time tunnel and returning to the golden age of Shanghai barbershops. There are hair dryers from the gangster era, iron boxes for shaving water, and old-fashioned barber chairs imported from Japan. #RainbowVillage #HongKongHousingVillage #HongKongCheck-inPoint