Avenue of Stars

Nearby the Hong Kong Museum of Art, this refreshing promenade on the Tsim Tsa Tsui waterfront is reminiscent of Hollywood's famous Walk of Fame. overlooking Victoria Harbour, the Avenue of the Stars was formally opened in April 2004, containing dedications to a variety of stars beyond the omnipresent Bruce Lee, David Chiang, and Jackie Chan.

Here, instead of pink & charcoal terrazzo stars, you'll find Hong Kong film industry notables honoured by a single frame of a film reel, wherein they leave their handprints, and an adjacent, interposed star that reads their names in both English and Chinese. For those eager for a brief lesson on HK film, the promenade holds souvenir kiosks and a wealth of information kiosks about major Chinese film conventions, milestones, and classics.

For tourists interested in finding the perfect HK backdrop for pictures to send home, the promenade has an assortment of life-size bronzes of directors in their chairs, cameramen behind their lens and, of course, Bruce Lee in a martial arts stance. There are other great picture spots as well, like the larger-than-life film reel, slate, and other film paraphernalia that is set up on pedestals.

Go to the Avenue of Stars to take your pictures in the last hour or two of daylight, and stay until eight o'clock for the Symphony of Lights show. It's truly an uninhibited panoramic of the HK skyline.