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The Golden Bauhinia Square (Chinese: 金紫荊廣場; Jyutping: gam1 zi2 ging1 gwong2 coeng4) is an open area in Wan Chai, Hong Kong. The square was named after the giant statue of a golden Bauhinia blakeana at the centre of the area, situated outside the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, where the ceremonies for the handover of Hong Kong and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region were held in July 1997. A flag-raising ceremony is held every day at 8:00 am. It is considered a tourist attraction.
The sculpture, a gilded flower bauhinia, is six metres high. The major part is composed of a bauhinia on a base of red granite pillar on a pyramid.
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| Traditional Chinese | 金紫荊廣場 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 金紫荆广场 | ||||||||||
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The sculpture is deemed an important symbol for the Hong Kong people after the handover. On the second day of Chinese New Year and National Day of the People's Republic of China, the square is lit up by a firework show. The Golden Bauhinia has also been nicknamed the "Golden Pak Choi" by locals.[1]
- ^ Sharp, Mark (23 May 2014). "What is Hong Kong's biggest eyesore? Ugly side of city exposed by decades of bad decisions". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
Surprise and disbe-leaf: The Golden Bauhinia in Wan Chai, ingloriously nicknamed the "Golden Pak Choi", got a big thumbs-down.