1/9, Earth Zone 土區, Elements 圓方, West Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Elements (圓方) is a large shopping mall located on 1 Austin Road West, West Kowloon, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is developed and managed by MTR Corporation through its subsidiary Premier Management Service. 

Elements is located directly above the Kowloon MTR station and near the International Commerce Centre, residential complex Union Square and the Western Harbour Crossing. 

The mall is divided into five zones based on the concept of the five elements of Nature, namely Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth. Each zone is designed with a distinctive interior architectural theme that responds to the element, public art such as large scale sculptures are also employed to enhance the respective theme. The Earth Zone is symbolised by the sculpture "1/9", which is a set of rock formation, the number 9 is associated with the land where the shopping mall is built because the word Kowloon literally means "Nine Dragons". 

The Elements has a total of 123 shops as of 2008, along with an ice rink and the 1600-seat Premiere Cinema (formerly The Grand Cinema), currently the largest cinema complex in Hong Kong. 

The mall has ten washrooms, outside which there is a lobby with sitting area and magazine rack. Management said these are conceived for men "to wait for their girlfriends outside the washroom", providing "a decent and comfortable place for them to wait". 

Male washrooms are stocked with colognes, aftershaves and electronic shavers while the female washrooms have perfumes and make-up. Staff are on hand to ensure that all these personal items are kept hygienic. 

The shopping mall has a great emphasis on fashion and wardrobe with (as of 2008) 58 shops in that category out of a total of 123 shops in the mall.

Taken in: Hong Kong / Kowloon City / Tsimshatsui (show map)

Taken on: October 26, 2013

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Sets appears in: • Scenic Attractions of Hong Kong 香港名勝

Groups appears in: • The Galaxy & Stars 1 (P1/C5 - No Spiders, No Snakes) • PASSION for Photography L1 - Award 2

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