Dining and Shopping in Hong Kong
Tourists who travel to HK may enjoy to wide range of cuisines HK has to offer. Hong Kong is well known for its delicious foods from all around the world. Worldwide cuisine in HK has been said to be even better than the actual food originated from the country. But most tourists come to experience the true cuisine of HK, they are able to choose from a wide range of Dim Sum. These are delightful, mouth-watering Chinese snacks served in steaming bamboo baskets and eaten with pots and pots of Chinese tea for breakfast or lunch. Steamed pork buns, shrimp dumplings, beef balls and pan-fried squid with spicy salt are just some of the local favourites.
Seafood is another choice for tourists to enjoy. Huge tanks of live fish and containers of prawns, crabs, scallops, clams, oysters and other seafood for attention. Preparing fresh, live seafood is a culinary art in Hong Kong, where skilled Cantonese chefs will make distinctive flavours and textures of their fishy dishes. There are four seafood locations for waterfront dining- Sai Kung, Lei Yue Mun, and the islands of Lamma and Cheung Chau.
Nevertheless, HK may also be known as the shopping paradise, from huge department stores containing worldwide brands to narrow streets selling traditional HK things. Many tourists from around the world come to HK to shop, as there are no taxes in HK to pay and most famous brands are rather cheap in comparison to origin countries. Ranging from clothing, electronics and all sorts of assessories, HK is the best shopping district for anybody.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Session 14 (16th March)
Golden Bauhinia Square and & Flag Raising Ceremony
Golden Bauhinia Square (commonly known as the Expo Promenade) marks the most important ocassion in HK's history, and the return of the former British colony to the People's Republic of China, and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The main ceremonies took place on the night of 30 June 1997. The Hong Kong SAR was formed on 1 July under its Chief Executive, Shanghai-born former shipping magnate, Tung Chee-Hwa.
Daily Flag Raising Ceremony- Daily, 7:50am - 8:03am
Enhanced Flag Raising Ceremony- On the 1st of every month, 7:45am - 8:13am
Avenue of Stars
Discover what makes Hong Kong the Hollywood of the East at this tribute to the professionals who have contributed to the territory's hundred-year history of filmmaking. The Avenue of Stars features commemorative plaques, handprints of movie celebrities, descriptive milestones, kiosks with movie memorabilia, a towering Hong Kong Film Awards statuette, and a life-size statue of the legendary kung-fu action star, Bruce Lee. The location on the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade offers incredible panoramic views of the famed Victoria Harbour and the memorable Hong Kong skyline. It is also a good place to watch the spectacular "A Symphony of Lights", a nightly multimedia show with added pyrotechnics on special occasions.
Clock Tower
The old Clock Tower near the Star Ferry in Tsim Sha Tsui is a declared monument and a landmark from the Age of Steam, when it formed part of the Kowloon - Canton Railway terminus.
Erected in 1915, the distinctive 44-metre red brick and granite tower is a graceful reminder of those Colonial times. But over many pre-war years it had far greater significance for innumerable Chinese migrants for whom the former terminus was the conduit to new lives either in Hong Kong or by ship to distant destinations overseas.
Today, the site of the historic railway station is occupied by the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, its curving roof and futuristic features creating an unusual background to the Clock Tower.
Tsing Ma Bridge
The magnificent Tsing Ma Bridge, the world's longest span suspension bridge carrying both road and rail traffic, is the key connection between Hong Kong and its international airport on Lantau Island. The bridge is 2.2 kilometres long, with the main span measuring 1,377 metres. The towers supporting the bridge are 206 metres high with a clearance of 62 metres. Approximately 49,000 tonnes of structural steel was used in the construction of the bridge, which cost HK$7.14 billion to build. This was only 5% of the total cost of HK$155.3 billion for all the Airport Core Projects, acclaimed as one of the top 10 construction projects of the 20th Century.
Golden Bauhinia Square (commonly known as the Expo Promenade) marks the most important ocassion in HK's history, and the return of the former British colony to the People's Republic of China, and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The main ceremonies took place on the night of 30 June 1997. The Hong Kong SAR was formed on 1 July under its Chief Executive, Shanghai-born former shipping magnate, Tung Chee-Hwa.
Daily Flag Raising Ceremony- Daily, 7:50am - 8:03am
Enhanced Flag Raising Ceremony- On the 1st of every month, 7:45am - 8:13am
Avenue of Stars
Discover what makes Hong Kong the Hollywood of the East at this tribute to the professionals who have contributed to the territory's hundred-year history of filmmaking. The Avenue of Stars features commemorative plaques, handprints of movie celebrities, descriptive milestones, kiosks with movie memorabilia, a towering Hong Kong Film Awards statuette, and a life-size statue of the legendary kung-fu action star, Bruce Lee. The location on the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade offers incredible panoramic views of the famed Victoria Harbour and the memorable Hong Kong skyline. It is also a good place to watch the spectacular "A Symphony of Lights", a nightly multimedia show with added pyrotechnics on special occasions.
Clock Tower
The old Clock Tower near the Star Ferry in Tsim Sha Tsui is a declared monument and a landmark from the Age of Steam, when it formed part of the Kowloon - Canton Railway terminus.
Erected in 1915, the distinctive 44-metre red brick and granite tower is a graceful reminder of those Colonial times. But over many pre-war years it had far greater significance for innumerable Chinese migrants for whom the former terminus was the conduit to new lives either in Hong Kong or by ship to distant destinations overseas.
Today, the site of the historic railway station is occupied by the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, its curving roof and futuristic features creating an unusual background to the Clock Tower.
Tsing Ma Bridge
The magnificent Tsing Ma Bridge, the world's longest span suspension bridge carrying both road and rail traffic, is the key connection between Hong Kong and its international airport on Lantau Island. The bridge is 2.2 kilometres long, with the main span measuring 1,377 metres. The towers supporting the bridge are 206 metres high with a clearance of 62 metres. Approximately 49,000 tonnes of structural steel was used in the construction of the bridge, which cost HK$7.14 billion to build. This was only 5% of the total cost of HK$155.3 billion for all the Airport Core Projects, acclaimed as one of the top 10 construction projects of the 20th Century.
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