Central-Mid-Levels Escalator. Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Tourism Board
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Central-Mid-Levels Escalator
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Central-Mid-Levels Escalator
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The Central-Mid-Levels Escalator offers a unique taste of what it's like to live in Hong Kong's most exclusive areas. The world's longest covered outdoor escalator is an incredible 800 metres long and moves about 36,000 people a day.
Linking the Central and Mid-Level districts of the city, the escalator snakes its way through some exclusive and expensive real estate. Its 20 sections offer jump-off points at every street it crosses, which has led to the development of an "escalator culture" of trendy bars, cafes, restaurants and Chinese medicine stalls along its route.
Be warned though, the escalator only goes in one direction at a time - down towards Central in the morning then back up the hill in the afternoon. There are steps alongside but it would be a shame, not to mention hard work, to do the journey against the flow.
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