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Historic Architecture Near Hong Kong

9 sights within 131 km of Hong Kong. Pick the ones you want and PreeChina can build a private, custom or tailor-made tour around them.

9 sightsHong KongWithin 131 kmUSD 305 per person, 2 travelers

At a Glance

Quick Facts

City
Hong Kong
Sights
9 historic architecture sights
Range
2.9 to 131 km from the centre
Closest
Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower
Farthest
Zhenhai Tower
Length
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Price

Price of This Private Tour

Per person, in US dollars. The price covers the guide, the ground service, and the transport, meals and tickets in the itinerary, and it falls as the group grows. What a price includes and leaves out.

Estimated price per person for Historic Architecture Near Hong Kong, by number of travelers
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Day tripUSD 305USD 220USD 185USD 175USD 160USD 155USD 145USD 135

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Why These Sights

Historic Architecture Within Reach of Hong Kong

9 historic architecture sights lie within 131 km of central Hong Kong, from Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower at 2.9 km to Zhenhai Tower at 131 km. They are: Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower, Murray House, Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda, Chiwan Fort, Meixi Memorial Archways, Qiyi Xielao Memorial Archway, Sacred Heart Cathedral (Guangzhou), Shamian Island, Zhenhai Tower.

This page lists the sights and how far each one sits from the city centre. It does not set a length for the trip: your private itinerary decides which sights to combine, the order and the number of days.

The Hong Kong city guide covers the city itself.

Map

Map of the Sights

The gold marker is central Hong Kong. Numbers run from the closest sight to the farthest.

Sight by Sight

The 9 Sights

Within 50 km from Hong Kong

Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower, Historic Building
1
Historic Building

Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower (尖沙咀钟楼)

2.9 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

Built in 1915, it is the only surviving part of the demolished Tsim Sha Tsui terminus of the Kowloon-Canton Railway. Passengers once changed there for ships to Europe.

Murray House, Historic Building
2
Historic Building

Murray House (美利楼)

12 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

British officers' quarters built in Central in 1846. Workers took it apart and numbered the pieces in 1982, then rebuilt it as it was on the Stanley waterfront in the late 1990s.

Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda, Pagoda
3
Pagoda

Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda (聚星楼)

22 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

A hexagonal brick pagoda built by the Tang clan of Ping Shan around the late 15th century, the only ancient pagoda left in Hong Kong.

Chiwan Fort, Fortification
4
Fortification

Chiwan Fort (赤湾古炮台)

34 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

A Qing-dynasty coastal fort at the mouth of the Pearl River.

50 to 150 km from Hong Kong

Meixi Memorial Archways, Memorial Archway
5
Memorial Archway

Meixi Memorial Archways (梅溪牌坊)

68 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

The Qing court built it for the family of Chen Fang, a Chinese merchant in Hawaii who served as the Qing government's first consul there. It stands for the early trans-Pacific Chinese trading networks.

Qiyi Xielao Memorial Archway, Memorial Archway
6
Memorial Archway

Qiyi Xielao Memorial Archway (期颐偕老坊)

92 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

A Qing-dynasty stone memorial archway honouring a couple who both lived to 100.

Sacred Heart Cathedral (Guangzhou), Heritage Site
7
Heritage Site

Sacred Heart Cathedral (Guangzhou) (石室圣心大教堂（广州）)

130 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

Described as China's largest Gothic stone church, a granite cathedral with twin spires and stained glass, standing among Lingnan shophouses in old Guangzhou.

Shamian Island, Historic Building
8
Historic Building

Shamian Island (沙面)

130 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

An artificial sandbank that became the British and French concession after the Second Opium War. More than a hundred consulates, trading houses, churches and banks survive in a block, the largest concentration of Western-style buildings in Guangzhou.

Zhenhai Tower, Historic Building
9
Historic Building

Zhenhai Tower (镇海楼)

131 km from central Hong Kong, straight line

A five-storey tower on the Ming city wall, now the Guangzhou Museum.

Distances

Distance From Central Hong Kong

#SightTypeStraight line
1Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock TowerHistoric Building2.9 km
2Murray HouseHistoric Building12 km
3Tsui Sing Lau PagodaPagoda22 km
4Chiwan FortFortification34 km
5Meixi Memorial ArchwaysMemorial Archway68 km
6Qiyi Xielao Memorial ArchwayMemorial Archway92 km
7Sacred Heart Cathedral (Guangzhou)Heritage Site130 km
8Shamian IslandHistoric Building130 km
9Zhenhai TowerHistoric Building131 km

Straight-line distances from the centre of Hong Kong. Road and rail distances are longer.

Independent Travel

Visiting These Sights Independently

Arranging these 9 stops yourself keeps the budget lower. It also means booking each one and the transfers between them. Compare a private tour with independent travel, or ask PreeChina to plan it.

Custom Tour

Turn This Into a Private, Custom Tour

This route is a starting point: 1 day and 9 stops. PreeChina plans it as a private, tailor-made trip and changes the stops, the days and the pace to your group.

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Questions

FAQ

How many historic architecture sights are near Hong Kong?

This page lists 9, all within 131 km of central Hong Kong in a straight line.

Which sight is closest to Hong Kong?

Former Kowloon-Canton Railway Clock Tower, at 2.9 km from the centre in a straight line.

How far is Zhenhai Tower from Hong Kong?

131 km in a straight line. The road distance is longer.

How many days do I need?

It depends on which sights you combine. Your private itinerary sets the number of days, the order and the pace with you.

Who is this route not a good fit for?

Anyone who wants a slow day. The route links 9 stops, so each visit is short. Tell PreeChina which stops matter most and the others can go.

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