Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong that goes in a south-north direction from Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok at Boundary Street. It is lined with shops, restaurants and tourists and was known in the post-World War II years as Golden Mile, a name that is now rarely used. It starts on the southern part of Kowloon shortly north of Victoria Harbour.
The street is named after Sir Matthew Nathan, who served as the governor of Hong Kong between 1904 and 1907, and was the very first road built in Kowloon, in 1906, after the land was ceded by the then Qing Dynasty government.
Name change
It was originally named Robinson Road, but was renamed with many roads and streets in Kowloon to avoid confusion with roads and streets with the same or similar names on Hong Kong Island. (There was already a road in the Central and Western District by the name of Robinson Road.)
Areas crossed by the street (South to North)
The Tsuen Wan Line of the MTR metro system follows Nathan Road, including the following areas and MTR stations:
Places along the street include
See also
