Английская Википедия:Gutzlaff Street

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Файл:Karl Gutzlaff.jpg

Karl Gutzlaff, in Fujian costume

Gutzlaff Street is a lane in the Central district of Hong Kong, crossing Stanley Street, Wellington Street, Gage Street and Lyndhurst Terrace.

Etymology

One of the oldest streets in Hong Kong, it was dedicated to the 19th-century Prussian Christian missionary Karl Gutzlaff, who also worked for the British East India Company and then the colonial Hong Kong government. Well-versed in several Chinese dialects, Gutzlaff is usually known as Шаблон:Zh (pinyin: Guō Shílà) or Шаблон:Zh (pinyin: Guō Shìlì) in Chinese documents. In 19th century, the street in Chinese was Шаблон:Zh recorded in several directories.

History

Before the Second World War, the lane was known as "Red-haired Dame Street" (Шаблон:Zh) by the locals, "red-haired" then being a common adjective for describing Westerners. One version goes that, in the old days, western women in Hong Kong were frequently seen near the street, as there were plenty of Chinese shoemakers, who were crafted in making western-style shoes, doing business in that area, hence the name and another nickname "Shoe Repairing Street" (Шаблон:Zh ).

Another version goes that some western brothels operated there during the early days of colonial Hong Kong, hence the name. Today the street is known by some local gourmets, as one of the few surviving dai pai dong is located there.

Latest finding shown the tenements in Nos. 2-10 Gutzlaff Street was inhabited by a legendary and powerful lady Ng Akew, aka Hung Mo Kew (Red-haired Kew). The popular name Hung Mo Kew Street (‘Red-haired Kew Street’) was coined for Gutzlaff Street subsequently.Шаблон:Citation needed

See also

• List of streets and roads in Hong Kong

External links

• "Shoe Repairing Street" Шаблон:In lang