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Probably the best place to buy souvenirs, lots of Mao memorabilia, porcelain, Buddha statues and "antiques". Lok Ku Rd, walk down Hollywood Rd towards the west, when you see the Man Mo temple walk down the stairs on the right hand side.

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Address: Sheung Wan

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Man Mo Temple Compound
文武廟
Consists of Man Mo Temple, Lit Shing Kung Temple and Kung Sor assembly hall. Man Mo Temple was built in the 1840s and is Hong Kong Island's oldest temple. It is nestled amongst antique shops, with the air full of smoke from hundreds of burning incense coils. While you are there, pop into one of the many antique shops to see some of the best Chinese and South-East Asian antiques in the world, and the many very clever fakes for sale.
Daily 8AM-6PM
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Sheung Wan Civic Centre
Theatre and concert venue.
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Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences
香港醫學博物館
The neighbour of one of the earliest hospitals in Hong Kong, Tung Wah Hospital, this museum shows how the healthcare system evolved from traditional Chinese medicine to modern Western medicine, via the establishment of numerous hospitals and the first medical school (now the University of Hong Kong), of which Dr. Sun Yat-sen was a student.
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Man Wa Lane
Also known a Chop Alley a multitude of little stalls offer everything from functional modern rubber stamps to hand carved traditional Chinese seals, you can pick out a stone seal and have it personalised with your name, your name in Chinese (many stores will have on display a list of popular transliterations of Western names into Chinese characters) your initials, or even your own design. The seal will be ready to collect in a couple of days and will usually come in a presentation box together with a small container of seal paste.