Instagram-Worthy: The Best Colour-Coordinated Places in HK
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Best Colour-coordinated Places in HK for Your Instagram Feed

A glistening metropolis, Hong Kong ranks high as one of the most photogenic cities in the world. From gargantuan architectural marvels to revitalised urban neighbourhood structures, there is a wealth of Instagram-worthy spots ripe with technicolour. Here are the top picks for the top colour-coordinated spaces to add a bright splash to your IG feed!



Red: Tin Hau Temple, Repulse Bay

Housing a grand shrine for the goddesses Kwun Yum and Tin Hau, two important deities in local seafaring culture, this Taoist temple is one that glints bright scarlet with adornments in traditional tones of emerald, aquamarine, and gold. Though only occupying a small alcove on Repulse Bay Beach, this temple offers much to explore. Tapering off towards the sea is the angular, bright red Longevity Bridge, which is rumoured to grant three more days of life for every time you cross it. All along the bridge and dotted around the temple’s outdoor areas, there is a fantastical collection of smaller statues depicting other Chinese deities, stationed beside stone-carved lions and auspicious mythical creatures.

Tin Hau Temple, South Bay Road, Repulse Bay

Pink: Portland Street Rest Garden, Mong Kok

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Tucked away along the bustling Portland Street, this pint-sized garden was revamped as part of the Design Trust scheme to breathe new life into a section of the micro-park. Though the area clocks in at only 376 square metres, its brazen shade of fuchsia makes it truly a sight to behold, and a dashing backdrop to go wild against. Allowing visitors flexibility, the quirky furniture is easily rearranged into different formations, which also translate to interesting visuals to play around with.

Portland Street Rest Garden, 47-53 Portland Street, Mong Kok

Gold: China Hong Kong City, Tsim Sha Tsui

Despite serving as the main arrivals port on the Kowloon side for the Mainland ferry, it isn’t so much the China Hong Kong City mall itself that stars as the main attraction, but rather the stunning views that come to light during sunset hours. Reachable on foot from sizeable Kowloon Park, with sweeping views of the Victoria Harbour, it’s no wonder that the little crevice on the podium is a favourite spot amongst local photographers. Catch golden hour bouncing off the reflective gold exteriors for the ultimate sunset shot.

China Hong Kong City, 33 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Yellow: Kam Ning Building, Sham Shui Po

Teetering just slightly over the other residentials in the area, Sham Shui Po’s Kam Ning Building is a sunny coloured attraction amongst the faded greys and decaying Tong Lau tenements around the neighbourhood. Right beside the building is the whimsically painted Man Fung Building, boasting a surface covered with geometrical patterns in every hue, rounded off with a fox-shaped optical illusion on the uppermost floors. Titled “Rainbow Thief,” the mural is a work of Madrid-based graffiti artist Okuda San Miguel, who was tasked with revitalising the wall as part of the 2016 HK Walls festival.

Kam Ning Building, 176-178 Tai Nan Street, Sham Shui Po

Orange: Alhambra Building, Jordan

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A stone’s throw away from the famed Temple Street in the Jordan district, Alhambra Building plays host to a smattering of cheap hostels tending to backpackers and thrifty travellers looking for a tight squeeze where they can rest for a night. Its favourable location makes for a great pit stop if you are on the hunt to capture local neon signage and indulge in cheap satisfying eats. Another popular photo location, Wo Hing Victory Mahjong parlour, lies on the ground floor of the building itself, providing glowing multicoloured rays all night long.

Alhambra Building, 383-389 Nathan Road, Kowloon

Green: Time Tunnel NS220, Yuen Long

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An unassuming subway linking Tai Kei Leng Village to the centre of Yuen Long, pedestrian tunnel NS220 has been dubbed “Time Tunnel,” thanks to its futuristic features giving off an illusion of endlessness. The tunnel rose to prominence since making an appearance in the music video for “Eight Kilometers” by Cantopop queen Sammi Cheung. Traverse down under the metallic archways straight through the middle to witness the play of green gradients, and the shuffling curved rungs of light and shadow.

Subway NS220, Tai Kei Leng Road, Yuen Long

White: Xiqu Centre, Kowloon

Home to Hong Kong’s finest Chinese opera, Xiqu Centre was opened to the public as a faction for Chinese performing arts amongst the West Kowloon Cultural District. Resembling an abstract lantern of sorts, the building draws upon contemporary shapes and undulating lines, with dazzling white surfaces being given unique textures that lend to captivating visuals and leading lines in photographs. Their open courtyard often hosts installations and open stalls, all whilst allowing for an all-surrounding vantage of the undulating upper plan.

Xiqu Centre, 88 Austin Road West, Tsim Sha Tsui 


Blue: Blue House, Wan Chai

Gathered around Stone Nullah Lane, the Blue House cluster is a quaint assortment of old-fashion, Grade I historical tenement buildings that have been fashioned into shades of bright blue, yellow, and orange. Built in the Lingnan architectural style popular in the 1920s, the Blue House has taken up many an important role in the neighbourhood—first operating as Wan Chai’s resident Chinese medicine hospital before being converted into a temple, a martial arts school, a clinic, and now a heritage centre. Aside from admiring and snapping away at their gorgeously colourful façades, pay a visit to the House of Stories on the ground floor to learn more about the venue’s rich history.

Blue House, 72A Stone Nullah Lane, Wan Chai

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