A structural drawing of a tong lau. Illustrated by O. Chadwick, 1882.
Traditional Chinese
唐樓
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Tòhng láu
Jyutping
Tong4 lau4*2
Ke lau
Traditional Chinese
騎樓
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Kèh láu
Jyutping
Ke4 lau4
Nos. 600-626 Shanghai Street, in Mong Kok, Hong Kong
Tong lau or ke lau are tenement buildings built from the late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southern China, and Southeast Asia. Designed for both residential and commercial uses, they are similar in style and function to the shophouses with five-foot way (Min Nan Chinese: têng-á-kha) of Southeast Asia. Over the years, tong lau construction has seen influences of Edwardian-style architecture and later the Bauhaus movement.
Tonglau or ke lau are tenement buildings built from the late 19th century to the 1960s in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southern China, and Southeast Asia. Designed...
Island), the local population increased substantially, and as a result TongLau (tenement common in Southern China, especially Lingnan) began to appear...
Kong, and Macau. Tonglaus in Lingnan show influence from the classical Lingnan style. A row of tonglaus in Hoiping, Guangdong. Tonglaus are everywhere...
different and the lot size may be larger than that of a regular house. TongLau(唐樓 / 騎樓): a type of shophouse found in southern China and old parts of...
new-style tong sui such as tapioca pudding. Many Chinese herbal tea shops like Hui Lau Shan transformed into tong sui shops. In the 21st century, chain tong sui...
Southern China, Hong Kong, and Macau, it is found in a building type known as Tonglau, and in towns and cities in Sri Lanka. They stand in a terraced house configuration...
needed to acquire a lot with a frontage area of two small retail shops (two tonglau buildings) in order to build a tower of 20 stories or more. This was when...
the end of the year, Lau was featured in the TVB Anniversary Gala Show, alongside Tony Leung, Michael Miu, Felix Wong, and Kent Tong. Since then they were...
verandas often appear on the upper floor of the first to third generations of TongLau (shophouses) due to a lack of space since the 19th century. Early known...
Chinese noodles List of noodle dishes Shahe fen Tiffany Lam and Virginia Lau (24 July 2009). "Chow fun challenge". CNN Go. Archived from the original...
Broadcasting & Television Company. Joseph Lau, founder, chairman, and CEO of Chinese Estates Group. Thomas Lau, CEO of Lifestyle International Holdings...
Kok Road, in Mong Kok, Hong Kong, at the junction with Tong Mi Road. It is a four-storey tong-lau (the local term for Hong Kong shophouse typology) that...
of ideas and trends brought back by overseas Chinese. For example, many tonglau in Chekham and diaolou in Hoiping and Toishan built in the early 20th century...
Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Well-known Cantopop singers include Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Joey Yung, Alan Tam, Roman Tam, Anita Mui, Danny Chan, Leslie...
Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions. Oh Tong Keong on Facebook "Dominic Lau presiden baharu Gerakan" [Dominic Lau is the new president of Gerakan]. Berita...
Shangxiajiu is composed of the unique and historical architecture based on TongLau and teahouses, featuring the characteristics of European and Chinese styles...
on the external walls of the building. It is one of the few remaining tong-lau of the balcony type in Hong Kong. Because of its historic significance...
Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is the younger brother of billionaire Joseph Lau, the 4th richest man in Hong Kong; and is nicknamed "Younger Lau" (細劉) to...
generation), Loong Kim Sang (protégée and second generation), Koi Ming Fai and Lau Wai Ming (the two youngest listed below both by age and by experience). Lou5...
Old-fashioned shops (tong-lau) in Wan Chai are typical examples of Lingnan architecture, comparable to those found in Guangzhou and Taipei. Attached to...
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