Sheung Wan, the area to the west of Central, is not the most westerly of Hong Kong Island's city districts - Sai Ying Pun and Kennedy Town lie further west - but is about as far as most visitors venture during their stay. 

An area of traditional streets and trades, it begins almost immediately beyond the Central Market, though like other areas on the fringes of Central - notably Admiralty and Wan Chai - its old buildings are increasingly having to make way for modern skyscrapers. 

Certain traditional enclaves survive, however, most of which you can visit during the course of a morning's walk. One of the key areas centres on Bonham Strand and Ko Shing Street, heart of the city's wholesale trade in traditional medicines. Another focuses on Hollywood Road, centre of the art and antiques district and home to the Man Mo Temple, the most impressive of the city's temples. Close by lies Tai Ping Shan Street, where three smaller but equally interesting temples survive.