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" From horse-racing institutions and women&amp;#039;s clubs to classic teahouses and rowboat races, much of colonial Hong Kong is still intact\u2014you just need to know where to look.  1. Cha Chaan Teng Caf\u00E9s Fill up at these still-extant &amp;#039;50s eateries: Kam Fung Caf\u00E9, 41 Spring Garden Lane, Wan Chai; the Mido, 63 Temple Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon; Lan Fong Yuen, 2 Gage Street, Central.   2. Jockey Club Started in 1884 for the colonial elite\u2014Chinese weren&amp;#039;t admitted\u2014this powerful horse-racing institution is now more democratic but still resonates with history. hkjc.com  3. The Pawn A restaurant and public house in a beautifully restored Chinese pawnshop, the heritage holdout is near what was once charming Wedding Card street, a victim of urban renewal. thepawn.com.hk   4. China Club It&amp;#039;s worth the trouble to befriend a member or find a connected concierge to dine at this bar/resto styled after a 1930s gents club, owned by Mr. Shanghai Tang, on the top three floors of the old Bank of China.   5. G.O.D. Wander through architect-turned- designer Douglas Young&amp;#039;s lifestyle store, G.O.D. (Goods of Desire), which fuses traditional Asian market goods and novel home wares. god.com.hk   6. Lady&amp;#039;s Lunch Take a tour of Helena May, an elegant women&amp;#039;s club founded by the governor&amp;#039;s wife after the fall of the Ching Dynasty; it still resides in its original 1916 building. helenamay.com   7. Historical Buildings Seek out colonial Chinese architecture among the city&amp;#039;s glass skyscrapers. Start at Statue Square, where the majestic LegCo building is home to HK&amp;#039;s legislative council. legco.gov.hk   8. The Harbors Both traditional wooden boats and an electrified skyline are on view at Victoria Harbour, and the Stanley harbor hosts the Dragon Boat Championships rowboat races. dragonboat.org.hk  9. Classic Teahouses Stop by for tea, cakes, and the decor at China Tee Club ( chinateeclub.com) or hop into HK&amp;#039;s famous restaurant, the art deco Luk Yu Tea House, for bo lai, black tea. 24\u201326 Stanley St.   10. The Markets Wan Chai market (surrounding a 1930s art moderne building) provides the same sensory overload that hit Lee&amp;#039;s heroine. Find antique linens and birdcages at Stanley market. hk-stanley-market.com  To read about Janice Lee&amp;#039;s new novel, The Piano Teacher, set in Hong Kong, click here "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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