Named after the British Governor who designed it, Nathan Road runs directly from the
south shore of Kowwloon up to Boundary Street, and was long scorned as a white elephant and
dubbed "Nathan's Folly". In recent decades, however, it has been known as the "Golden Mile"
because of the dazzling array of brightly lit, neon-decorated shops, hotels, restaurants and
nightspots that flank the wide thoroughfare. This shopper's paradise now extends much further
than a mile, stretching up to Boundary Street and beyond and out to both sides. This photo is
taken in Tsimshatsui, looking north.
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