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Temple Street is located in the Mong Kok area of Hong Kong.
Also known as the "Men's Street" in Chinese, the Temple Street is very popular for men's activities. Stalls on the sides of the street sell mainly men's daily necessities and usually open at 2pm; however the street would become crowded gradually only after the evening hour. It is at its busiest at night. During weekends or public holidays, it would be extremely packed with people. There are also lots of restaurants selling seafood and hotpots.
It is very funny to find out that if you want to buy mainly clothes, shoes, leather, watches and everyday items in Temple Street, you have to plump for the shops hidden in the streets behind the stalls rather than the stalls themselves. This is one of the characteristics in Temple Street.
In addition to the food and clothes collections available in Temple Street, there are also bands of Cantonese opera could be found. These bands seem to compete with the pop music bands and set up their own corners for entertainment in Temple Street.
There are a groups of fortune-tellers who setting up their stalls in Temple Street. This group of people earn a living by telling words for the people who would like to know their past and future. Whether or not they are accurate, it just depends.
To visit the Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei, go from the Nathan Road station exit and turn onto Nathan Road. Beware of the direction is towards the Yue Hwa Chinese Products Emporium. Go towards north on Nathan and walk for 2 or 3 blocks. Temple Street could be found on the left for one of the tiny entranceway.
