Name：Hong Kong
Chinese Name：香港
Chinese Pinyin: Xiang Gang
Location: Special administration of China
Population: 7 million
Languages: Cantonese
Tel Code: 852
Time Zone: (UTC+8)
Geographic location: East Latitude 113.52 Degrees, North Latitude 22.9 Degrees
Area: 1,104 square kilometers
Population: 7.026 million
Climate: subtropical monsoon climate
City flower:Hong Kong Orchid Tree
Airport: Hong Kong International Airport
Famous attraction: Victoria Harbour, Disneyland, Marine park
Famous university:University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong University fo Science and Technology
Shopping: They say the only way to get to know a place is to do what the locals do. When in Rome, scoot around on a Vespa and drink espresso. When in Hong Kong,shop. For most people in this city, shopping is a leisure activity in itself, whether than means picking out a four-figure party dress, rifling through bins at an outlet, upgrading a cell phone, or selecting the freshest fish for dinner. Shopping is so sacred that sales periods are calendar events, and most stores close on just three days a year-Christmas Day and the first two days of Chinese New Year. Imagine that: 362 days of unbridled purchasing ops. Opening hours are equally conducive or whiling your life away browsing the racks: all shops are open until 7 or 8 pm; many don't close their doors until midnight.
Hongkong Introduction
Hong Kong is situated on the southeast coast of China at the mouth of the Pearl River facing the South China Sea.Covering an area of 1,104 square kilometres (425 square miles),the territory is made up of Hong Kong Island,the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories.
At the core is Victoria Harbour,which separates Hong Kong Island from Kowloon and beyond that,the New Territories that runs up to the boundary with Mainland China.
As well as making up the bulk of Hong Kong's land mass,the New Territories also incorporates 262 outlying islands,including Lantau where the airport is located.
Hangkang Brief History
The bustling city of Hong Kong was just a collection of fishing villages when claimed by Britain in 1842 following the First Opium War with China.This failed attempt by the Ching Dynasty to stop the British trading in opium led to Hong Kong being ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Nanking that year.The Kowloon Peninsula was handed over in 1860 and a 99-year lease on the New Territories,comprising the area north of Kowloon up to the Shenzhen River plus 235 outlying islands,was granted in 1898.
Under the unique principle of 'One Country,Two Systems',Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 as a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.This arrangement allows Hong Kong to enjoy a high degree of autonomy,retaining its capitalist system,independent judiciary and rule of law,free trade and freedom of speech.
Hongkong Today
Hong Kong's magnificent harbour has been the key to its development as a trading port for China,progressing through an industrial era to become a leading financial and services centre in Asia.The unique blend of eastern and western influences matched by diverse attractions and stunning countryside,has also made Hong Kong Asia's prime tourist destination.
Welcome to Hangkong
Hong Kong is a place to delight in.Utterly safe and fantastically well organised,it offers little moments of perfection.You may find them on a plastic stool enjoying a bargain bowl of beef brisket soup or simply gazing at the thrilling harbour vistas.You'll find them taking afternoon tea in the cool of a five-star hotel lobby or enjoying balmy open-air beers in the party zones.
Hong Kong can nudge you out of your comfort zone but usually rewards you for it,so try the stinky beancurd,sample the shredded jellyfish,brave the hordes at the city centre horseracing and join in the dawn tai chi.Escape the city limits and other experiences await–watching the sun rise from a remote mountain peak,hiking surf-beaten beaches or exploring deserted islands.
