Hong Kong Snapshot (4) – Apliu Street, Men’s Heaven 香港隨拍(4) – 鴨寮街，男人的天堂

事先聲明，這個男人的天堂意思不是大家想的那種，嘿嘿，我知道你們想什麼的。
First of all, I have to say this “men’s heaven” is not something what you think. Haha I know what you are thinking.

每次我要找一些比較冷門的電子產品，我都會走到深水埗的鴨寮街，這條堪稱為「男人的天堂」的街道。
Every time when I need to buy some uncommon electronic appliances, I will go to Apliu street in Sham Shui Po, the “men’s heaven”.

鴨寮街 Apliu Street. Camera: iPhone 6

鴨寮街位於香港的深水埗區，在這條街，你不會看到任何車輛，因為整條馬路都已經被一間間的鐵皮店舖佔據。鴨寮街商店林立，售賣著不同產品，以電子產品及電子零件為主，亦同時有影音設備、相機器材、手機產品、五金工具、音響儀器、登山用品、燈飾裝置、單車零件、黑膠唱片等貨品，有一手也有二手，種類之繁多為香港少見。由於眾多產品中總有一樣符合男人的愛好，故又稱為「男人的天堂」。
Apliu Street is located in Sham Shui Po in Hong Kong. You can’t see any vehicles in the street. It’s because the street is already occupied by a row of metal house shops. In Apliu street, you may see electronic appliances, electronic parts, audio equipment, video equipment, camera, mobile phone accessories, hardware tools, Hi-fi equipment, climbing supplies, lighting accessories, bicycle accessories, gramophone record, etc.. in first hand and second hand. As there should be one type a man likes, it is called the “men’s heaven”.

鴨寮街為何叫做鴨寮街？事緣鴨寮街在19世紀的時候是養鴨的地方，遍地鴨寮，故在約1930年政府開始在深水埗規劃街道時，便將這裡命名為鴨寮街。1930年之後，鴨寮被遷往其他地區，街坊便開始在這條街道販賣二手貨物，也有不少人在這裡街頭賣藝。直到80年代，香港經濟起飛，港人對電子產品的需求增高，於是鴨寮街及附近幾條街道開始出現電子產品的買賣。
Why is Apliu street called Apliu? Apliu means duck yard in Chinese. In the 19 centuries, the area was full of duck yard. Until 1930s, the government start to develop the area and so named the street as “Apliu Street”. After that, the duck yards were moved away and people started to sell second hand products here. In the 1980s, the economic take off of Hong Kong, people started to demand for electronic appliances and people start to sell second hand electronic appliances here.

鴨寮街雖然只是一條小小的街道，但店舖林立，馬路上的一排鐵皮排檔，行人路上的店舖，再加上樓上店，店舖之多讓你不敢想像，亦為其冠上香港秋葉原的稱號。還記得香港經典電影《無間道》第一幕，梁朝偉和劉德華在一家音響店聽著蔡琴歌曲《是誰》的情節嗎？那間音響店就正正是在鴨寮街。
Although it’s a small street, there are countless number of shops here. On the street, you may see rows of metal house shops and floor shops. When you go up the buildings, you can still find a lot of different kinds of shops. If you have watched the HK film “Infernal Affairs
“ (the original film of Hollywood film “The Departed”), you may remember Tony Leung sitting in a Hi-fi shop, listening to the song “是誰” by Tsai Chin. The Hi-fi shop is exactly located in Apliu Street.

還記得高音甜、中音靚、低音準嗎？照片來源：劇照
Film Shot of “Internal Affairs”

無間道劇照 Film Shot of “Internal Affairs”


Ericsson!!!



QUEEN!!!!

鴨寮街擁有著每個男人心中的寶藏，不論是一手還是二手，你總會找到心頭好。在這裡給大家一點小建議：

1. 如果想逛鴨寮街，最好是在下午，因為很多店舖下午才開門。而除了鴨寮街，附近的數條街道也有數個電腦廣場，同時也是電子產品的尋寶勝地。
2. 多多格檟、講價：街道的二手產品浮動頗大，同時很多店主亦接受講價，故花多點時間逛一逛，可以更實惠價錢買得心頭好！
3. 心平氣和：鴨寮街的店員大多態度不好，這是鴨寮街的特色，大家視之為常，所以所有事保持平常心！

Every man can find his treasure in Apliu Street. I have some advices:

1. Better to go in the afternoon. Many shops only open in the afternoon. You may find go to the computer arcades around. They are also the treasures of computer appliances lover.
2. Feel free to bargain
3. Always calm down: the manner of those shop salesman is not very good. It’s a characteristic of Apliu Street and every one get used to it. So calm down.

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