Lan Kwai Fong, a 100-meter street near Queen's Avenue in Central
is written in front:
Lan Kwai Fong: Lan Gui: Zhilan and Dangui, the name of children and grandchildren; Fang: a metaphor for beautiful names. Meaning: descendants are prominent and developed.
"Foreign flavor" There is also a festival wonder that Hong Kong cannot be missed: Halloween, Christmas, and New Year's Eve, Lan Kwai Fong is the most lively place in Hong Kong. At night, the crowds squeezed Lan Kwai Fong into a mess and carnival.
, Sheng Zhiwen , known as the "father of Lan Kwai Fong", has a net worth of more than 8 billion yuan in catering and entertainment alone;
17:00 and 20:00 pm, Lan Kwai Fong began to be lively
, Lan Kwai Fong travels all over China
lbs. This name should be familiar to Chinese people; the so-called "Lan Kwai Fong" bars, restaurants and hotels, originally created in Hong Kong and imitated by all over the country, cover many first-tier cities in China. And it all started in Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong - a street that is 100 meters long, narrow, L-shaped, nearly 30 degrees sloped, paved with cobblestones.
If you go to see it during the day, the Lan Kwai Fong Bar Area is just like that: two parallel pedestrian streets, plus a small section of avenue connecting the two pedestrian streets, you can't imagine the legendary romantic mood and popularity.
Lan Kwai Fong during the day is an ordinary street
However, after 5 pm, this medium and high-end consumption area, including Dejili Street, Wellington Street, Yunhan Street, Anli, Renshouli and Ronghuali, gathers the most exciting bars and restaurants in Hong Kong; it is undoubtedly the most lively and popular place in Hong Kong.
All this comes from a German Canadian, Sheng Zhiwen, a Jewish businessman who is "the father of Lan Kwai Fong".
Lan Kwai Fong is located in the prime location of Hong Kong
unintentionally inserting willows "Lan Kwai Fong"
"In the 1980s, because of the trading company, I met many young American buyers. They often complain that if they want to go to a bar in Hong Kong, they have to go to a hotel, which is very inconvenient. I think Hong Kong is an international metropolis, with Soho in the United States, Montreal in Canada, and Lan Kwai Fong in Hong Kong. So I opened my first restaurant there, California, where I opened my first restaurant, California, and I think Hong Kong is an international metropolis. ( California ).
started out as a temporary rental. A few months later, I found it very popular. Many celebrities and models came to visit because it is only one street away from Queen's Avenue in the heart of Central. "
Central and Queen's Avenue are both the most prosperous places in Hong Kong
Lang Kwai Fong's start, just in time for the booming days of Hong Kong's film and television industry: Sheng Zhiwen, who started out in ready-made clothes, has good resources in the fashion circle. "Designers and buyers from all over the world are here"
That year, Weng Meiling's version of " Legend of the Condor Heroes " was released. , "Many beautiful people" also came. Faye Wong, Danny Chan , Michelle Yeoh ... These beautiful first batch of customers made no money advertising for Lan Kwai Fong.
Bars and restaurants of various styles are all over Lan Kwai Fong
Immediately afterwards, the first pedestrian street and the first street carnival in Hong Kong and Hong Kong... Lan Kwai Fong has many firsts.
Today, the entire Lan Kwai Fong area has become more than 50 bars and restaurants for consumption, with its store names and decorations very Westernized, and is known as the most exotic cultural special zone in Hong Kong.
Lan Kwai Fong's streets have a considerable slope
Born of a sense of business:
Sheng Zhiwen, whose original name is Allan Zeman, was born in Germany in 1950. He moved to New York, USA with his parents when he was very young. His father died at the age of 7, and the mother and son moved to Canada Quebec .
In order to reduce the burden on the family, Sheng Zhiwen started working part-time at the age of 10: delivering newspapers in the morning and doing odd jobs in the restaurant on holidays, so that he can earn 35 Canadian dollars a week.
16 years old, he became the first student in the school to buy a car by himself; at the age of 17, Sheng Zhiwen joined a fashion company.
19 years old, went to Hong Kong for work reasons, and since then he settled and developed in Hong Kong.Before coming to Hong Kong, he had already had a wealth of no less than 1 million Canadian dollars.
"The Father of Lan Kwai Fong" Sheng Zhiwen, whose original name is Allan Zeman
25, found his own ready-to-wear enterprise "Colby Clothing Trading Company";
33, found Lan Kwai Fong near Queen's Avenue, the most fashionable neighborhood in Hong Kong. A dilapidated alley outside the city at the time, opened a California restaurant. The next year, he spent HK$32 million to buy the entire building.
41 years old, he sold his clothing company to his former competitor Lifeng , and turned Lan Kwai Fong into a world-renowned tourist destination and brand;
He was constantly hoarding real estate throughout the 1980s. Sung Chi-wen bought the California Building in Lan Kwai Fong and the adjacent Garret Building for less than 200 million Hong Kong dollars. In 2010, he demolished the two buildings and merged and rebuilt into a new 28-storey building, California Tower. At that time, the building's market valuation was about HK$4 billion.
Halloween and Christmas, Lan Kwai Fong is the most lively place in Hong Kong
At present, Lan Kwai Fong Group owns 60% of the property ownership rights of Lan Kwai Fong neighborhoods, as well as 20 bars and restaurants.
circulated in the market: the value of a project in Lan Kwai Fong alone reaches 8 billion. It is also because of Sung Chi-wen's contribution to Lan Kwai Fong, he has given him the reputation of "Father of Lan Kwai Fong".
In Hong Kong, you can also experience the taste of a foreign land
After returning, Lan Kwai Fong has twice as many local customers
"I have lived in Hong Kong for 37 years, and I like it here, and Hong Kong is my home." Sheng Zhiwen said.
"Before Hong Kong's return, Lan Kwai Fong was the world of foreigners, and Chinese only accounted for a minority. It happened to be transferred here 20 years later, and locals became the mainstream, accounting for 75% of the customers, but the bustling was still there."
Halloween dress
Sheng Zhiwen gave up Canadian nationality in 2008 and became Chinese nationality. Many people were surprised when this idea was proposed. He also spent 8 months convincing his family to support his decision. He said: He had a strong sense of belonging to Hong Kong, so he insisted on changing nationality.
Sheng Zhiwen also said that when entering other countries, people entering and leaving the country often questioned his Chinese identity, and he had to explain that it was a genetic problem. When I was still a Canadian citizen in the past, I didn’t need a visa to enter and exit the United States. Now, you need to have an early visa to hold a SAR passport, queue up and meet with US consulate staff, these experiences are unprecedented.
Now, Lan Kwai Fong has become a cultural brand in Hong Kong and the mainland
Interestingly, in Hong Kong for many years, Sheng Zhiwen still cannot understand Cantonese, let alone Mandarin. It was such a Jew who spoke English to discuss business in the mainland. He insisted that he chose to give up his Canadian nationality at the age of 58 and spent his entire life as a Hong Kong citizen in China.
