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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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TheTravelSlut Wed Jul 22, 2009 01:48 UTC
Thanks for the visit to my Orlando pages SL. I hope all is well with you. Cheers and hugs, Ann, The TravelSlut | GibJoe Mon Mar 16, 2009 17:16 UTC
Great page with lots of info about Hong Kong. Might be visiting HK in November. | jumpingnorman Wed Feb 25, 2009 22:48 UTC
Hi SL! Yes that Disneyland in HK looks so busy --- might consider Tokyo instead...we'll see, Norman :) | MalenaN Tue Apr 29, 2008 06:24 UTC
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! |
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Hong Kong Hotels
- Kowloon Hotels
- InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong
70 Mody Rd, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon, Kowloon
- Nathan Hotel
378 Nathan Road, Kowloon, Kowloon
- The Salisbury Ymca Of Hong Kong
41 Salisbury Road, Kowloon, Kowloon
- Harbour Plaza Hong Kong
20 Tak Fung St, Whampoa Garden, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Kowloon
- Royal Garden Hotel
69 Mody Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui E, Kowloon
- Sha Tin Hotels
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