In Hong Kong, there are many places on both sides of Victoria Harbor that offer views of Victoria Harbor. Residences, hotels or offices sitting on the sea view of Victoria Harbour are regarded as a symbol of affluence in Hong Kong. As a result, 'unrivaled sea view' is often one of the selling points of a property, and the selling price or rent of a property with a sea view can be very different from that without a sea view. The presence of Victoria Harbour adds landscape value and monetary value to countless buildings in Hong Kong.

Typhoon shelters and fried crabs in typhoon shelters

Hong Kong is hit by typhoons from time to time during the summer months every year, so there are a number of typhoon shelters in the Victoria Harbour for boats to take shelter from the wind and rain and to berth, and there are also a number of boats that operate excursions to the harbor as well as to some of the outlying islands of Hong Kong, and some of them even provide recreational facilities and food and beverage services. The Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter is not only a mooring point for yachts, but also famous for its typhoon shelter cuisine, which is mainly seafood dishes with rich spices and strong flavors, among which the "Typhoon Shelter Crab Stir-Fry" is one of Hong Kong's famous local delicacies, and a lot of eateries in the past have been "disembarked" and moved to the area around North Point and Causeway Bay for business operation.

The major typhoon shelters in Victoria Harbour include Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter (Hong Kong's first typhoon shelter), Yau Ma Tei Typhoon Shelter, Shau Kei Wan Typhoon Shelter, Kwun Tong Typhoon Shelter, Lei Yue Mun Typhoon Shelter, Kowloon Bay Typhoon Shelter, and To Kwa Wan Typhoon Shelter, and many of these places serve fried crabs in the typhoon shelters. The most authentic "Typhoon Shelter Fried Crab" refers to the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, while others are generally labeled as "Typhoon Shelter Style".

One of life's 50 must-see attractions

Hong Kong has a wide range of sea excursion boats, of which the Star Ferry is the most popular. The Star Ferry mainly travels to and from downtown tourist spots such as Central, Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui, and also connects to many other modes of transportation, making it very convenient and inexpensive. Tourists can not only rely on the Star Ferry to travel between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, but also enjoy the scenery of both sides of Victoria Harbour from the ferry. As one of the most popular ways to explore Victoria Harbour, the Star Ferry has been listed as one of the "50 must-see attractions in life" by National Geographic magazine in the United States.

The Victoria Harbour outlets are located on both the east and west sides of the harbor, and you can watch the sunrise and sunset over the coastline from the ferry at both dawn and dusk. Riding on the century-old Star Ferry, you will see a beautiful and prosperous harbor; bustling boats, frequent flights, international cruise ships moored in the harbor, and the magnificent HKCEC Extension.

New Year's Eve

Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong people gather on both sides of Victoria Harbor to celebrate the arrival of the New Year. On New Year's Eve, December 31, 2007, 400,000 people gathered on the north and south sides of the harbor to celebrate the New Year's Eve countdown, and for the first time ever, Hong Kong's tallest building, Two International Finance Centre (IFC), set off a fireworks display from the roof of the building, making it a spectacular sight.

Panoramic night view of Victoria Harbour: A River of Illusion

The night view of both sides of Victoria Harbour is one of the world's most famous sightseeing spots. Hong Kong's night view is one of the world's top three, along with that of Hakodate, Japan and Naples, Italy, due to the high profile skyscrapers on both the Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula, which are illuminated by the lights of each other at night. To celebrate special festivals and attract tourists, fireworks displays are held on Victoria Harbour several times a year, and since 2004, the Hong Kong Tourism Board has organized the "Hong Kong Illuminations", a nightly laser light and music show in which more than 40 buildings join hands, and which was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records on 21 November 2005 as the "world's largest light and music show".

The Peak

Victoria Peak, commonly referred to as the "Peak of Mount Tai Ping", and thus shortened to The Peak by Hong Kong people, is a famous tourist attraction on Hong Kong Island, and is therefore known as "the first and foremost choice for sightseeing in Hong Kong". According to legend, the original name of the Peak was "Hard Head Hill", but later it was also known as "Flag Hill", "Furnace Peak" or "Austin Hill", and was also named Victoria Peak by the British after Queen Victoria. At 554 meters above sea level, it is the highest peak on Hong Kong Island.

The Peak is one of the popular places for tourists to visit, offering breathtaking views of Hong Kong, and when you come here at night, you can experience the charm of Hong Kong's dynamic capital with the world-famous Hong Kong night view from the Peak. The Peak is already one of Hong Kong's major tourist attractions, attracting over six million visitors and tourists every year. In the early years, the area around the Peak attracted many British people to live and develop due to its beautiful landscape and high winds, so it also left behind a number of historical buildings, such as the Lion Rock Pavilion. The Peak is also a center for shopping and entertainment, with a number of high-class eateries.

The Peak of Mount Tai Ping was well developed in its early years, with the establishment of the Peak Tram, Hong Kong's earliest public ****transportation vehicle to be opened to traffic, offering great views of Victoria Harbour along the way. The best way to get to the top of the Peak is to take the Peak Tram, a cable track that runs straight up the steep hillside to the top. The cable car stops on the third floor of the Peak Tower, which also houses the Time Train, the Believe It or Not Museum, the Hyper Motion Cinema and Asia's first Madame Tussauds wax museum.

Tsimshatsui Promenade

Tsimshatsui, the southernmost tip of the Kowloon Peninsula, is located in the middle of Victoria Harbour and is surrounded by the Victoria Harbour on three sides, so there is a promenade along the Tsimshatsui waterfront, also known as Tsimshatsui Promenade, which has a panoramic sea view of the Victoria Harbour. 2004-2005, the Hong Kong Government spent HK$190 million on the beautification of the Promenade, and after the beautification there are cultural centers, Hong Kong Avenue of Stars, restaurants, and a number of other attractions along the Promenade. Center, the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars, restaurants, transport feeder stations, the waterfront and the Urban Council Centenary Garden.

West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade

The 36,000-square-meter West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade is located at the southern end of West Kowloon, with its entrance at the junction of Austin Road West and Nga Cheung Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. The promenade was optimized in 2006 and reopened from 1 February 2007 onwards. The West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade features a 700-meter-long boardwalk along the waterfront, a 1.6-kilometer-long Cultural Light Corridor (consisting of 123 4-meter-high triangular light boxes topped with wind chimes), and a 1,500-meter-long Cycling Trail (a path for bicycles).

Hong Kong Avenue of Stars

The Hong Kong Avenue of Stars is one of the attractions of the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, which opened on April 27, 2004, and is one of Hong Kong's newest tourist attractions, featuring the handprints of the outstanding people who have contributed to Hong Kong's cinema industry (both dead and alive). Among them is a bronze statue of international martial arts superstar Bruce Lee, which is 2 meters high and made in the shape of the movie "Dragon Tiger Gate".

Golden Bauhinia Square

Golden Bauhinia Square is located on the artificial island of the new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, surrounded on three sides by the Victoria Harbour, in the center of the Victoria Harbour, and opposite Tsim Sha Tsui, is a good place for people watching. Golden Bauhinia Square was established to commemorate China's resumption of the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong, when the Central People's Government presented a statue of the Golden Bauhinia (GBS) to Hong Kong and placed it in the then newly completed new wing of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, facing the harbour on the square, which has now become one of the important tourist attractions in Hong Kong. There is a daily flag-raising ceremony at 8 a.m. at the Golden Bauhinia Square, and on special days, such as the anniversary of the founding of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Chief Executive and other government officials attend the ceremony and the national anthem is played by a police band.

Naval base transformed into new government headquarters

The Royal Navy's former "Tamar Naval Base" next to Victoria Harbour is now a large vacant lot, and the decision has been made to develop the site into the new Hong Kong government headquarters, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2011 at a cost of HK$5.2 billion. The Tamar development project includes the construction of three buildings with a total gross floor area of 136,000 square meters. The first one is the High Block of the Central Government Complex (CGC), which is a 40-storey building. The second is the low block of the Central Government Complex, comprising the Chief Executive's Office, Executive Council Offices, etc., which is 10 storeys in height. The third block is the Legislative Council Complex, which is 10-storey high. In addition, the project includes the construction of no less than 2 hectares of public open space.