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| View from Heritage Lodge Terrace |
(Written Sunday 12 April, morning)
The hostel/hotel is really lovely.
Situated on a hillside in Lai Chi Kok, it's a real sanctuary, being part of a newly converted arts/cultural centre that used to be: a customs station,
labourer’s quarters, prison, leprosy hospital and more recently a rehabilitation
centre for people with mental health problems.
In 2009, the Hong Kong Institute
for the Promotion of Chinese Culture approved the revitalization of the site.
Professor Jao Tsung-I, a Sinologist and world renowned scholar, poet, artist
and calligrapher, was officially selected to manage its development. There is a
small museum here displaying some of his paintings and calligraphy, which are
truly beautiful. Located in a garden full of gingko, bamboo and rubber plants,
with lots of birds and an even a few exotic looking butterflies, it's a haven
of tranquillity amidst the city's noise and commotion (and you do need a break from it!) - and a great place to
sit, draw, or just take in the view.
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