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The name Hong Kong is pronounced as
"Heong Gong" in local Cantonese and "Xiang Gang" in official Mandarin. Translated into English, it means "Fragrance Harbor".
Hong Kong has the New Territories and Peninsular of Kowloon with the Hong Kong island, Lantau, Lamma, Cheng Chau, Tsing Yi and other outlying islands.
Both Tsimshatsui in Kowloon and the Central District in Hong Kong Island are the prime tourist shopping destinations.
Kowloon means "Nine Dragons".
Nine Things To Do
1) Take the Star Ferry from Kowloon to Central, take a boat tour in Aberdeen Harbor or Victoria Harbor or to the Big Buddha at Lantau Island or to Cheng Chau Island.
2) Take the famous street tram in Central, the doube decker bus along the Golden Mile in Kowloon, the bus to Republse Bay or the airport passing through Tsing Ma Bridge.
3) Take the MRT all over and to Disneyland.
4) Take a day trip to Shenzhen or a ferry to Macau.
5) Take a walk on the Harbor promenade and the Avenue of Stars.
6) Take in the day and night parnoramic view of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak.
7) Take all your time to shop in Hong Kong at the shopping malls, Stanley Market, the "Temple Street", "Ladies Street" and "Men's Street"
8) Take all your time to eat and eat in Hong Kong best dim sum and restaurants.
9) Take some time to meet and know the people of Hong Kong - theHong Kongers checking their fortune at Wong Tai Sin Temple or the expats drinking at Lan Kwai Fong.
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Nice page with many good tips. I've saved a few of them for my trip planner guide. Hope to make it to Hong Kong in October.
Very good page for HK! Will try to send you a postcard from Ulaanbaatar.
Hi SLLiew: Tk u so much for your informative tip. After living in US for 50 years, my husband and I finally be able to go bk to mother land to visit for first time. Things sure change when I was a little girl. Tks again.
Thanks for the visit to my Orlando pages SL. I hope all is well with you. Cheers and hugs, Ann, The TravelSlut
Great page with lots of info about Hong Kong. Might be visiting HK in November.
Hi SL! Yes that Disneyland in HK looks so busy --- might consider Tokyo instead...we'll see, Norman :)
I would very much like to visit Hong Kong one day. The view of the skyscrapes with the mountains in the back is great! Just returned to see the rest of the page!
This is a wonderful page on Hong Kong SL. Great accommodation and things to do tips. I esp. liked the views from Victoria Peak. Well done!
you have put a lot of work in these pages! really very good info and tips, thanx a lot
Stunning page about Hong Kong!! Great updates!