Sheung Wan is an
area in
Hong Kong, located in the north-west of
Hong Kong Island, between
Central and
Sai Ying Pun. Administratively, it is part of the
Central and Western District. The name can be variously interpreted as
Upper District (occupying relatively high ground compared to Central and
Wan Chai), or
Gateway District (perhaps a reference to the location where the British first entered and occupied Hong Kong).