Wan Chai (English: Wanchai) is located in the central position on the north shore of Hong Kong Island, is a unique community where the old and the new coexist, combining the essence of old traditions and new developments, and is also one of the oldest and most rich in traditional cultural characteristics of Hong Kong's districts, Wan Chai district was originally a small village on the waterfront, sparsely populated, most of them are fishermen, who concentrated in the area of the Hung Shing Temple operations, as the location can overlooking the entire port, villagers worshipping the Hung Shing Temple, still stands at its original location on Queen's Road East, but years of reclamation have pushed the shoreline forward, and a dense concentration of residential and commercial buildings now surrounds Hung Shing Temple. Wan Chai underwent its first large-scale reclamation project in 1921, mainly to relieve the long-term housing demand. During the nine years of reclamation, a total of 36.4 hectares of land was reclaimed, stretching from Causeway Bay in the east to Arsenal Street in the west. The reclaimed areas, namely, Johnston Road, Marsh Road, Tonnochy Road, Stewart's Road and Fleming's Road, have now become the main roadways for the hustle and bustle of Wan Chai. In the 1950s, Wan Chai was a quiet residential area. In the 1970s, with the completion of the Cross Harbour Tunnel from Causeway Bay to Hung Hom and the opening of Gloucester Road along the waterfront, Wan Chai has become a major gateway connecting Hong Kong and Kowloon, and an important transportation hub linking the eastern and western parts of Hong Kong Island. Wan Chai is home to a number of world-class commercial buildings and skyscrapers, including the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Central Plaza and Times Square. It has also preserved a unique collection of historical buildings. Notable historical monuments and artifacts include the Old Wan Chai Post Office, the oldest post office in Hong Kong, which is now a declared monument; the Hung Shing Temple, which witnessed the development of the harbourfront a century and a half ago; and the Pak Tai Temple, which is dedicated to a bronze statue of Pak Tai.