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Hong Kong S.A.R., China

Like fireworks against Victoria Bay's night sky, Hong Kong is a sensory explosion of dazzling contrasts. This is an international powerhouse of a city: smog-filled, crowded, cacophonous, rich with odours and rampantly consumerist. Street markets, shopping malls, designer brands, the latest gadgets, great culinary experiences – Hong Kong has them in abundance.

Still rooted in tradition, old Hong Kong lives on beside new Hong Kong: ultra-modern developments are aligned with care according to the advice of feng-shui masters, a few steps away from traffic jams oases of peace can be found in neighbourhood temples, and historic trams rumble above one of the world's most advanced subway systems. Chinese culture mixes with the West: Have dim sum followed by afternoon tea to a soundtrack by this weeks Cantopop sensation.

7 million people make their buzzy way in the metropolitan area, but over 70% of the territory - made up of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories and outlying isl…

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Chinese New Year in Hong Kong
Marked in many countries with fireworks, parades and family gatherings, the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations happen in Hon…
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
Hong Kong’s Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery is a 20th century addition to China’s many, incredible Buddhist temples. Constructio…
Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha)
The peaceful countenance of the Tian Tan Buddha or Big Buddha, eyes fixed low, legs crossed and one arm raised and symbolic mes…
Temple Street Night Market
Watching Hong Kong come alive after dark is quite a spectacular sight. The Temple Street Night market has a huge variety of ev…
Wong Tai Sin Temple
Wong Tai Sin was a prominent Taoist about whom many fantastic stories are told. He was able to achieve enlightenment, and so wa…