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 Exploring Deserted Buddhist Retreat An avid urban explorer ventures into an deserted Buddhist retreat. The location of the monastery is known as the birthplace of Buddhism in Hong Kong. Its earliest recorded history was in 1464. It is ranked first among the 3 ancient temple of Hong Kong. The current monastery was built in 1918-1939 and is rated as a Grade I historic building. The retreat is located near the monastery with circular portals. Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2022 31 Aug 2022  Exploring Abandoned Village House An avid urban explorer ventures into an abandoned village house. The 2-storey house has nice floor tiles. Access to the first floor is via wooden stairs. It has been abandoned for a while. Furniture and personal items are scattered throughout. Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2022 30 Aug 2022  Exploring Deserted Naval Station An avid urban explorer ventures into a deserted naval station. The naval station consists of 3 buildings and was used by the Royal Navy as an observation post to monitor Chinese ships. A helicopter port is located on the roof. Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2022 29 Aug 2022  Goats Roam Deserted School from 1940s An avid urban explorer ventures into a deserted primary school. The school was founded in 1946 as a village school and renamed in 1957. It consists of 2 buildings, one of them of 2-storeys. The library, including a Yamaha piano, is on the first floor, overlooking a basketball court. It has over 500 students during its hey days. A few goats roam around the campus and some rooms are covered with their poo. Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2022 28 Aug 2022  Designer Abhi at CHAT's Textile Exhibition ‘We are Textile Culture Net!’ - Summer Programme of CHAT (Centre for Heritage Arts & Textile) is a combination of exhibitions and workshops which unite international and local institutions, art practitioners, community groups and visitors alike to foster a sustainable future and development. Local and international artwork will be demonstrated as CHAT responds to the existing global environmental issues and a variety of hands-on activities and experiences are provided for visitors, such as zero-waste garment-making workshops, artwork-making and dyeing activities. Designer Abhi of Pop & Zebra introduces one of the artworkp0 designed, 200 - Every 10 seconds over 200 garments end up as landfills in Hong Kong. The programme runs from 27 August to 10 September at CHAT (Centre for Heritage Arts & Textile), The Mills, 45 Pak Tin Par Street, Tsuen Wan, 11 am to 7 pm. Closed on Tuesdays. Tsuen Wan . Hong Kong | 2022 27 Aug 2022  Exploring Century-old Pumping Station An avid urban explorer ventures into a pumping station. The pumping station was first built in 1904. Originally, it used steam-driven pumps to pump raw water from a reservoir to the hillside tunnel. The water then went through an underground water channel to a sand filtration tank for treatment. The treated water was then supplied to the urban areas. It is a red brick industrial building with a pitched roof of tiles supported on timber purlins which in turn rest on metal trusses made of cast iron frames and steel tie rods. Over the century, no major alterations were made to the roof structure. It is a Declared Monument. Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2022 26 Aug 2022  Exploring Deserted Century-old Pawn Shop An avid urban explorer ventures into an deserted pawn shop. Established in mid to late 18th Century, the 2-storey pawn shop moved to the current site in 1910. The exterior was built with green bricks, featuring a wooden sliding door at the front entrance, and a strong and waterproof foundation constructed with three layers of granite, reflecting the wealth of the building owner. Next to the pawn house is a 2-storey high security storage warehouse built with firearm embrasures. Inside, there was a large metal safe and some wooden shelves for storing pawned items. It appears to have been deserted since 1966. Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2022 25 Aug 2022  Exploring Deserted Tong Lau from the 1960's An avid urban explorer ventures into a deserted Tong Lau (Chinese Tenement). The building was completed in 1962. It has 8 storeys of a 8 units on each floor with a nett area of 187-380 sq ft. Some units are partitioned into smaller rooms. Others are chicly designed in the interior. It appears to have been deserted since 2010. Furniture and a large number of personal items, such as lingerie, plush toys and photos, are scattered throughout the building. Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2022 24 Aug 2022  Hong Kong Joins "24 Hour Project" Street Photography on 10 Sep Hong Kong will be part of thousands of photographers from hundreds of cities in nearly 100 countries who join "24 Hour Project" - the largest street photography event worldwide on 10 Sep 2022. 24 Hour Project connects emerging photographers, aspiring photojournalist and visual storytellers from every city of the world to document humanity and make a difference by raising awareness about global issues and empowering NGOs. This year, it supports Yonton Te, a NGO in Mexico for climate action. All funds raised via a global crowdfunding campaign will be allocated towards their progressive actions. Each participant shares to social media one photo every hour for the 24 hours following 24HourProject guidelines. The images, theme and content become a viral live view to the world hour by hour. All photos are seen live through social media channels and later become part of travel exhibitions. You can register FREE at 24HourProject.org More details and RSVP also here Hong Kong | 2022 23 Aug 2022  Reflection An avid urban explorer ventures into a deserted water treatment plant. Built in 1967, the plant has an area of about 1 acre with a daily capacity of 110,000 cubic metres. It stopped operation in 2003 after facilities with a larger capacity was built. Lots of mosquitoes are being bred at the stagnant pools of water. Part of the interior is flooded. Bushes and vines grow wildly outside. Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2022 22 Aug 2022  Floating Tin Hau Temple The Floating Tin Hau Temple is the only one in Hong Kong that exists on a boat. Its mobility is convenient for its worshippers, who are mostly fishermen. Since 1955, the Floating Tin Hau Temple is anchored in the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter. The Temple is located on a small wooden ship and is decorated mainly in red — the colour of luck in Chinese culture. Aside from the goddess Tin Hau, it also hosts the Monkey King, Suen Ng Hung. Visitors are required to cleanse their hands in a water basin with leaves before entering. Due to its compact size, only nine visitors are allowed on board to worship at any given time. Also, visitors must charter a sampan in order to access the ship. It is in the process of relocation to to a plot beside Causeway Bay Fire Station for increased convenience. Causeway Bay. Hong Kong | 2022 21 Aug 2022  Exploring Deserted TV Studios An avid urban explorer ventures into a deserted TV Studios. A 4-storey dyeing factory in a compound of 65,000 sq ft was converted into TV studios and became deserted since 2007. It quickly became popular amongst urban explorers and graffiti artists, who have covered every wall of the building with their artwork. In 2015, police claimed to have uncovered a bomb-making scheme that operated out of the building, and security has been tightened up ever since. There are also rumours that it’s haunted. The rusting, sun-faded vintage logo on the facade serves as the only reminder of the former TV company which was shut down on 1 April 2015. Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2022 20 Aug 2022  Exploring Deserted Nunnery An avid urban explorer ventures into an deserted nunnery. The 2-storey nunnery has a balcony and a shrine on the first floor. Apparently, it has been deserted since 2011. Furniture and personal items, including a sewing machine, are scattered throughout the building. Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2022 19 Aug 2022  Exploring Deserted Army Barracks from 1930s An avid urban explorer ventures into an deserted ex-British army barracks. There are over 40 buildings in the barracks which is located near the coast. Some of them have fireplaces. The site has been deserted long before the 1997 handover. This block was used as a former soldiers' quarters.The interior has been mostly cleared. It is rated A Grade II historic building. Urban exploration is based on the principles of only taking pictures, leaving no traces, and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2021 18 Aug 2022  Exploring Abandoned Village Mansion An avid urban explorer ventures into an abandoned village mansion. The 3-storey house sits on top of a slope with flights of stairs to reach it. The gates have pretty iron grille and tiles with a low wall surrounding the compound. The interior is dilapidated, some of the wooden stairs are crumpling. Furniture including sofas, beds and personal items like family photos are scattered around the house. There are bats flying. Trees, vines and fallen leaves are found outside the house. Urban exploration is based on the principles of take nothing except picture, leave no trace and not revealing the location. Hong Kong | 2022 17 Aug 2022  Exploring Abandoned Village House |