It seems hard to imagine today, but Stanley was once a tiny village, home to only a few people and apparently where wild tigers once roamed! (See the skin in the Tin Hua Temple in the village!) Today, this is fast becoming one of the trendiest areas for ex-pats and wealthy Hong Kong residents to live and there are numerous flashy residential blocks shooting up around town. Stanley is situated just on the south of the peninsula, about 20km away from Central. This town is most famous for the market which is hugely popular especially at weekends. You can pick up just about anything here including clothes, antiques and souvenirs. Aside from the Temple, people come here to visit St. Stephen's beach. This is a reasonable beach that is good for windsurfing and boating. It takes about 25 minutes to walk here from the town.

How to get Stanley : Take bus No.6. No.6A or No.260 from Exchange Square in Central.