Queen's Square, a historical and cultural place for leisure, a place for sisters to rest on holidays

To introduce you to the history of Hong Kong, Queen's Statue Square was originally called Royal Square, and the land was obtained from land reclamation in the 1880s. To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne, the Hong Kong government cast a bronze statue of the Queen, which was unveiled in Central Square on May 28, 1896. The Queen's bronze is the work of Italian-born sculptor Mario Raggi, and two other statues of the same model in Toronto, Canada and Kimberley, South Africa were also built by him. The 3-ton bronze statue of the Queen, placed within an arched pavilion at the heart of the central square (junction of Cheddar Road and Victory Street), forms the central axis with the dock of the Queen's statue (first generation Queen's Wharf). In 1897, the government renamed Central Square to Statue Square, the word "Queen" being actually caused by government officials mistranslating the English word "Queen" as "Queen". The southern part of the square is a lawn, and in the center is Victory Street, which runs through Devon Road Central and Chater Road. On July 5, 1902, the bronze statue of the Duke of Connaught (Queen Victoria's third son) was donated by Sir Chater and placed in Statue Square (later changed to Connaught Road in 1907). In recognition of his contribution to the Hong Kong economy, his bronze statue was placed in the square in 1906 and was donated by HSBC Bank in recognition of his contribution to the Hong Kong economy. The northern part of the square houses several bronze statues of members of the British royal family, including those of King Edward VII and George V. Both statues were unveiled on February 6, 1907 by the visiting Duke of Connaught and donated by Sir Chater and Bell Irving. On November 25, 1909, bronze statues of Queen Alexandra, wife of Edward VII, and Queen Mary, wife of George V, were placed in the square, donated by the Public and Sir Modi, respectively. On May 3, 1923, a bronze statue of Sir May Hamley, the Governor of Hong Kong, was placed in the square. On the 24th of the same month, a "HSBC Bank Memorial Staff Statue of the First World War" was placed in the square. In the same year, the Peace Monument on the eastern side of the northern part of the square was built to commemorate the fallen soldiers in World War I. There is also a five-star Mandarin Oriental Hotel next door. Very convenient. Thank you all for your appreciation #HongKong #Historic Buildings #Local Tour