Dried Seafood and Tonic Food Streets — Attraction in Hong Kong

A fun place to visit for those who enjoy markets is the stretch of Des Voeux Road West found in Sheung Wan/Western District that is known as the Dried Seafood Street.

Here you can find a cluster of shops dealing in various dried seafood and other exotic items that are commonly used as ingredients for traditional Chinese tonics as well as for cooking.

A stroll down Dried Seafood Street can be a real eye-opening experience for those who have not seen many traditional Chinese seafood shops before. Here these shops line up one after another, making for a very interesting street market environment and experience for visitors.

In addition to visiting the Dried Seafood Street, you are very near to Ko Shing (Medicinal Street) where shops have even more exotic items commonly found in Chinese herbal and traditional medicines. This is another neat place to poke around and see in this area of Hong Kong Island.

Overall, we find the market scene in Sheung Wan/Western districts to be interesting to visit. They offer a look into Hong Kong's past that has managed to live on while being engulfed by the modern world of vast skyscrapers, fast transportation, technology and the ultra fast pace of life in Hong Kong.

Note: While some shopkeepers are happy to let you take a photo or two, others are not so keen on you to photograph them or their shops. Best to just show that you have a camera and point to it if you want to take a picture. They will nod either way if its ok or not. Of course they are happy for you to look at and investigate the interesting items they...

If you happen to be in hk , go here for an authentic local experience. Yes, set yourself apart from the crowd and come to browse through the thousands of articles for sale . Impossible to find what you are looking for but fun...

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