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A century-old traditional Chinese medicine shop has changed into a coffee shop to continue the old feelings from the Baizi cabinet.

Published: 2026-05-14 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/05/14, In the downtown area, many buildings with historical and cultural characteristics are no match for the great wheel of the times. The Kowloon City District is full of old buildings, and in order to tie in with urban renewal, new and old buildings and culture can also co-exist. With a history of more than half a century, "Dahetang antler Medicine Company" has become a symbol of the area. Seeing the closure of the old historical shop, Shi Junkeng (Henry), a post-80s generation, decided to rent the shop and renovate it into a "Dahe Hall Coffee Shop"

In the downtown area, many buildings with historical and cultural characteristics are no match for the great wheel of the times. The Kowloon City District is full of old buildings, and in order to tie in with urban renewal, new and old buildings and culture can also co-exist. With a history of more than half a century, "Dahetang antler Medicine Company" has become a symbol of the area. Seeing the closure of the old historical shop, the post-80s Shi Junkeng (Henry) decided to lease the shop and renovate it into a "Dahe Hall Coffee Shop", continuing the appearance of the old district of Hong Kong.

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"Dahe Hall" is a four-storey pre-war tenement building in front of Nga Tsin long Road. It was built in the 1920s. In 1932, Dipu officially became a medical center, and Zhong Boming, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, started from scratch and took over from an external doctor. Unfortunately, with the death of two generations of doctors, Mr Guo, a relative, took over and continued to operate, transforming from a medical clinic into a traditional Chinese medicine company, until it officially closed down in mid-2017.

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Henry grew up in Kowloon City, studied in the UK and graduated from the Department of Economics and Management at Oxford University. While studying abroad, he has been thinking about things in Hong Kong and gradually developed a complex of feelings for cultural conservation and local feelings.

After returning to Hong Kong, he occasionally passed outside the gate of Daiwa Hall and was deeply attracted by this Guangzhou-style arcade building. He imagined that it would be a pleasure to enjoy the street view of the old area while tasting the coffee here. As a result, he spent more than HK $1 million and spent four months to revitalize this century-old traditional Chinese medicine restaurant and try his best to retain its original appearance and transform it into today's specialty coffee shop.

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