Bonham Strand (Chinese: 文咸街) is a combination of two streets in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong: Bonham Strand (文咸東街) and Bonham Strand West (文咸西街).
As the name suggested, it was a strand and close to shore in the past though it is pretty far from the seafront after several reclamations over a hundred years. This street renders the early shore line after 1842.
The streets are named after Sir George Bonham, the third Governor of Hong Kong (1848-1854), who led the reconstruction effort of Sheung Wan after a fire destroyed part of it in 1851.
Read more about Bonham Strand: Bonham Strand, Bonham Strand West
Famous quotes containing the word strand:
“Ink runs from the corners of my mouth.
There is no happiness like mine.
I have been eating poetry.”
—Mark Strand (b. 1934)