Category: Hong Kong

Multicultural and vibrant, Pearl of the Orient

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Green oasis in Central

Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens (Chinese: 香港動植物公園) is located on the northern slope of Victoria Peak, Central (中環), Hong Kong. The park is the oldest park in Hong Kong, and also one of the oldest zoological and botanical centers in the world.

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Monkey kingdom in Hong Kong

Kam Shan Country Park (Chinese: 金山郊野公園), also known in Hong Kong as Monkey Hill (馬騮山), is a country park located in the ranges north of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The park takes its name from the 369 meters peak, Kam Shan (金山).

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Fort by Tung Chung Bay

Tung Chung Battery (Chinese: 東涌小炮台) is a former artillery battery located in Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. The fort was built in the Qing (清) Dynasty (1817), 24 years before the British took possession of Hong Kong.

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Ma Wan Chung a small fishing village

Ma Wan Chung Village (Chinese: 馬灣涌村) is located in Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. Ma Wan Chung Village has been a settlement since 618 to 960 AD and subsequently developed into a fishing village, where rice and fish were in abundance.

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Walls of Tung Chung Fort

Tung Chung Fort (Chinese: 東涌寨城) is a fort located near Ha Ling Pei (下嶺皮), Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. The walls of the Tung Chung Fort are still well preserved, and tourists can feel the strong sense of the ancients when they walk on it.

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Cannon of Tung Chung Fort

Tung Chung Fort (Chinese: 東涌寨城) is a fort located near Ha Ling Pei (下嶺皮), Tung Chung (東涌), Lantau Island (大嶼山), Hong Kong. Tung Chung Fort is well preserved, there are many Qing (清) Dynasty cannons on the walls, looks very imposing.

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Seafood dinner in Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau (Chinese: 長洲) is an island 10 kilometers southwest of Hong Kong Island. There are many Chinese restaurants along the Pak She Praya Road (北社海傍路), tourists can enjoy both delicious seafood and beautiful sunset at the same time.

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Islands Reclining Rock in Cheung Chau

Cheung Chau (Chinese: 長洲) is an island 10 kilometers southwest of Hong Kong Island. There are many tourist attractions in Cheung Chau. Cheung Chau is not a big place but there are many scenic spots. Here Choumeizai will introduce the Islands Reclining Rock (五行石).

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Pak Tso Wan the secret cove

Cheung Chau (Chinese: 長洲) is an island 10 kilometers southwest of Hong Kong Island. There are many tourist attractions in Cheung Chau. Pak Tso Wan (白鰽灣) is located at the eastern part of the South Island of Cheung Chau, a good place to enjoy the tranquility.

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Tin Hau Temple in Yau Ma Tei

Yau Ma Tei Tin Hau Temple (Chinese: 油麻地天后廟) is a temple complex in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The temple was built by local water residents in 1865. After being destroyed by a typhoon in 1874, it was rebuilt at its current location in 1876.

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Backbone of a big dragon

Dragon's Back (Chinese: 龍脊) is a mountain ridge in southeastern Hong Kong Island that passes through Shek O Peak (打爛埕頂山). Shek O Peak is 284m in height, and it is the tallest hill along the Dragon's Back trail.

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Ruins of Devil's Peak

Devil's Peak (Chinese: 魔鬼山), also named Fortress Hill (炮台山), is a peak in Hong Kong, surrounded by Tiu Keng Leng (調景嶺), Lei Yue Mun (鯉魚門) and Yau Tong (油塘). Devil's Peak was garrisoned by the British Army in the early 20th century due to its strategic location.

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Good view from Devil's Peak

Devil's Peak (Chinese: 魔鬼山), also named Fortress Hill (炮台山), is a peak in Hong Kong, surrounded by Tiu Keng Leng (調景嶺), Lei Yue Mun (鯉魚門) and Yau Tong (油塘). Devil's Peak was occupied by local pirates in the 19th century to control the passage of Lei Yue Mun.

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Lei Yue Mun: Nostalgia ferry

Lei Yue Mun (Chinese: 鯉魚門) is a short channel in Hong Kong separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The land around the channel on the Kowloon side is also called Lei Yue Mun, famous for its seafood; you can either take a ferry or MTR to get there.

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Lei Yue Mun: Old quarry site

Lei Yue Mun (Chinese: 鯉魚門) is a short channel in Hong Kong separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The land around the channel on the Kowloon side is also called Lei Yue Mun, famous for its seafood, but the old quarry site in Lei Yue Mun is also worth seeing.

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Lei Yue Mun: Lighthouse and temple

Lei Yue Mun (Chinese: 鯉魚門) is a short channel in Hong Kong separating Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The land around the channel on the Kowloon side is also called Lei Yue Mun, famous for its seafood, but the relics in Lei Yue Mun are also worth seeing.

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Lei Yue Mun: Villages by the sea

Lei Yue Mun (Chinese: 鯉魚門) is a short channel in Hong Kong forming the eastern entrance of Victoria Harbour. The land around the channel on the Kowloon side is also called Lei Yue Mun, famous for its seafood market and restaurants in the fishing villages.

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