After the Second World War, Hong Kong developed rapidly economically and socially, becoming not only one of the "Four Little Dragons of Asia", but also one of the world's richest and most economically developed regions, with the highest standard of living. Hong Kong is an important financial, service and shipping center in Asia, and is known for a clean government, good law and order, a free economic system, and a well-established rule of law. From a small fishing village of just over 5,000 people, the history of Hong Kong has evolved today into a cosmopolitan city with the reputation of being the "Pearl of the Orient".
Geographic Overview:
Hong Kong is located at longitude 114°15'N and latitude 22°15'N. It is situated on the southern coast of China, east of the mouth of the Pearl River in the inland areas of Guangdong Province, China, Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories, and 262 islands (archipelagos) of various sizes. Hong Kong is in the northern part of Guangdong Province, Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, and South Wanshan Islands. 61 kilometers west of Macau throughout the south 130 kilometers of Guangzhou, 1200 kilometers away from Shanghai.
Hong Kong, most of the area of about 780,000 square kilometers, Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula about 50 square kilometers, the New Territories and 262 outlying islands about 9.68 million square kilometers, a total area of ? About 1,095 square kilometers, slightly larger than Shanghai's sixth, just over one ten thousandth of the total area of 2,755.03 square kilometers, 59.9% of the total area of waters under the jurisdiction of the whole of China, the size of the land and waters. Hong Kong has less than 25% of developed land, while up to 40%? s area of country parks and nature reserves.
Climate:
Subtropical climate, with summers hot and humid, with temperatures around 26?30°C; winters, cooler and drier but rarely dropping below 5°C. The rainy season from May to September is sometimes quite wet. The rainy season from May to September is sometimes quite rainy. The typhoon season in Hong Kong lasts from July to September in summer and fall. Average annual rainfall in Hong Kong is 2,214.3 millimeters The month with the most rainfall is August with at least 1 month of rainfall.
Currency:
The currency of Hong Kong is the Hong Kong dollar (HK $). Hong Kong dollar banknotes are issued by three note-issuing banks under the supervision of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. The three note-issuing banks, including HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, and Bank of China, otherwise issue at least some of the ten-dollar bills by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. The newness and cleanliness of banknotes in circulation in Hong Kong has always been such that very dirty or damaged notes are returned to the note-issuing banks for collection and destruction. Each year, about one-third of the banknotes are deemed unsuitable for circulation for replacement with new ones.
Celebrities and culture:
While Hong Kong has a population of only a few million, many celebrities have emerged to make us proud. China's first sports world champion Rong Guotuan was a born native Hong Kong Hong Kong resident in Hong Kong, he returned to mainland China in the 1950s and won the men's singles title at the 25th World Table Tennis Championships in 1959, Hong Kong is yet another country of honor. In the case of Lee Lai-shan, a Hong Kong athlete born and raised in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong won the gold medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, windsurfing is another exciting, making Hong Kong sports celebrities, coincidentally, sailing is symbolic of Hong Kong one of the only Olympic gold medals before the handover, making this side of contemporary Hong Kong people is very unforgettable. Culture, Hong Kong writer Jin Yong (Louis Cha) global Chinese martial arts series, its popular readers popular for decades, is the most outstanding representative of the writers of the new style of martial arts martial arts writers "Taishan Beidou". Hong Kong writers Li Bihua, Yishu Lin Yanni, Leung Fung Yee, Koo Lung, Leung Yu Sang, Wong Chim, Ngai Modern and contemporary world-renowned cultural celebrities in Hong Kong, Asia and China.
The Eight Scenic Spots:
The Flagstaff Sparks, the Immortal Bridge, the Misty Locks, Stanley Chaoxi, Ap Lei Chau Sails, Sung Tai Nostalgia Labyrinth Foo Lam, Cheung Wan Soft Water, and Carp Night of the Months. With the change of time, the old eight scenic spots three completely different, and some other attractions of the tourist attractions are also becoming obsolete.
Flagstaff Hill Starfire", was the first of the eight wonders of the King's Chronicle eight scenic "lights lights lights" flying bridge night "bird's-eye view" from the top of the Peak (Taiping Peak) on the island of the stars in the night sky illuminated and magnificent! scenery.
"Stanley Dawn" refers to whenever the morning sun rises at the beginning of the day, glowing 10,000 Stanley Peninsula bathed in bright red as red. The scene is also known as "Stanley Sunrise," Stanley Clear.
"Shallow Danhua" refers to the clear water filled with other more beautiful and colorful rhododendrons in Shallow Bay, a beautiful spring scene.
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"Tiger Tarong Hui", Tiger Leopard Villa courtyard hexagonal white tower at sunrise, the sun, Phi colorful haze of the magnificent landscape.
"Decide to live hoof" refers to Happy Valley horse racing grand hoof beats will affect the hearts of thousands of bettors.
"Carp Gate Moonlight Night" refers to the night duty moonlight roundabout Victoria Harbour, Carp Gate.
"Sunset remnants of the battlements", referring to the ruins of Kowloon Walled City off the battlements, such as blood in the afterglow of the setting sun, quite a sense of desolation. Kowloon Walled City has been completely relocated in recent years, this scenery has become a thing of the past, replaced by the whole of the garden.
"Sung Wong Toi Nostalgia", the last scene of Sung Wong Toi Park near Hong Kong's Kai Tak International Airport, which records Sung's share of this nostalgia in the heart of Utah, but rises.
Sunset views of Green Island Green Island Lazhao "windy waves intertwined with Shek O wind waves, Mercedes-Benz cars in Hong Kong on Hong Kong Island" speed? Cliffs, spring rain hazy "Shek Pai Smoke and Rain" today's Hong Kong beautiful and touching landscape portraits.
Cuisine:
Mac Wonton Noodles
The famous Lan Kwai Fong is home to some of the famous restaurants on Wellington Street, Yung Kee? Wine home, Cui Chinese restaurant and Mak noodles for home use in the eastern section; the famous old tea house Lianxianglou in the west. Located in the eastern section of Wellington Street.
Nine Kee:
Hong Kong AA Beef Brisket famous restaurant in Gough Street, Sheung Wan, 21st, 90 years old famous
Yung Kee restaurant clear soup beef brisket and curry beef brisket:
Good barbecue restaurant in Hong Kong, roasted goose that dish is a lot of ? People dream of thinking about departure, plan to pack it, they are jokingly called "flying roast goose. Yung Kee, standing in Central store in Central Wellington Street, Wellington Street, 32-40 Wellington Street, Central MTR station, exit D2.
Lian Heung Lo:
Cantonese cuisine. At Lotus House in Sheung Wan, most Hong Kong families serve home-cooked Chinese food. Most of them retain the characteristics of the traditional diet of their own people. In Chinese society, Canton and Hakka (especially the original inhabitants of the New Territories), Chaoshan, eggs, family-based. Therefore, Guangfu, Hakka and Teochew can be considered as local dishes.
Hong Kong's happy seafood restaurant:
Wan Chai Hennessy Road, 73-85 Xihua Building, ground floor of the Wan Chai MTR station, Exit B of the restaurant, the old, leisurely 1 person reading a newspaper, order two cages of dim sum really negligent Italian.
In fact, the so-called morning tea, breakfast, of course, there is tea. Dan in the roadside stalls or cafeteria morning tea. Siu mai, buns, wonton noodles, Chinese sub varieties of everything, colorful snacks, such as chicken wings, chicken claws, beef meatballs, fish meatballs, seafood and so on. Shrimp dumplings, dry steaming, steamed pork ribs, fried radish cake / taro cake, honey egg dispersed gold cake, wonton noodles, fried, skin egg congee, phoenix claw, intestinal vermicelli
Temple Street: BR /> dusk, Temple Street has a number of specialties, typical of the popular snacks. Famous Hong Kong style snacks like Wonton Noodles, Fish Eggs, Beef Minced Pork, Beef Meatballs, Beef Brisket, Powder, and so on. Some very special stalls, also known as "Dai Pai Dong", where you can taste some local specialties such as hot and sour pork, salt and pepper lai pei shrimp and prawns.
Please refer to my journal in Baidu space: "Hong Kong style ---- deep water? Aberdeen" food paradise"
This is a great place to eat.