The Peak: An Illustrated History of Hong Kong's Top District

by Richard J. Garrett

The Peak is Hong Kong's top residential district, where property prices are as high as the altitude. How did it become an exclusive enclave in the bustling business center of 19th-century Asia?

The British wanted relief from summer heat and the Peak was the obvious place to escape it. When the Governor adopted Mountain Lodge as a summer getaway, development accelerated and the opening of the Peak Tram in 1888 made access easier. Gradually a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9887792705
• ISBN13: 9789887792703
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Blacksmith Books
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.4"