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Atlas Obscura - Latest • Jan. 29, 2026, 7:15 p.m.
Wing Lee Street in Hong Kong
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Sandwiched between the skyscrapers of Mid-Levels district stands Wing Lee Street, a small car-free terrace made up of a row of 11 Chinese-style tenement buildings, known locally as 'Tong Lau'. After being destroyed in World War II, Wing Lee Street was rebuilt in the early 1950s.
The terrace's elevator-less four storey tenements are one of the last places in Hong Kong where an entire row of tong laus still stands intact. Post-war, the street became known as a hub for letterpress printing.
At one point, 11 different printing shops occupied the terrace's ground floor shops. The last of these shops shuttered in 2012, by which point the Wing Lee Street tong laus had already been slated for demolition.
The terrace's elevator-less four storey tenements are one of the last places in Hong Kong where an entire row of tong laus still stands intact. Post-war, the street became known as a hub for letterpress printing.
At one point, 11 different printing shops occupied the terrace's ground floor shops. The last of these shops shuttered in 2012, by which point the Wing Lee Street tong laus had already been slated for demolition.
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