The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region exercises a high degree of autonomy in accordance with the law.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, referred to as Hong Kong, and the full name of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is located in southern China, east of the Pearl River Estuary, facing Macau across the sea to the west, adjacent to Shenzhen to the north, and to the south Located near the Wanshan Islands in Zhuhai, the area includes Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, the New Territories and 262 surrounding islands, with a land area of ??1113.76 square kilometers and a sea area of ??1641.21 square kilometers.
The total area is 2,754.97 square kilometers. As of the end of 2020, the total population is 7.4742 million. It is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. The human development index ranks fourth in the world. Hong Kong has been a territory of China since ancient times. It was under British colonial rule from 1842 to 1997. After World War II, Hong Kong's economy and society developed rapidly, ranking among the Four Asian Tigers.
Hong Kong’s specialty cuisine:
Among Hong Kong’s rich and diverse cuisines, Cantonese cuisine has been inherited for hundreds of years as the most important cuisine, and its charm has not diminished. The Hong Kong version of the Michelin Guide was launched in 2017 》, two restaurants that serve traditional Cantonese cuisine have won three Michelin stars, the highest level. Hong Kong’s traditional local cuisine is mainly Guangzhou cuisine, and Poon Choi is a traditional festival dish for the aboriginal residents of the New Territories.
Since Hong Kong is close to the ocean, seafood is also a common dish, and typhoon shelter dishes such as typhoon shelter fried crab have also been developed. Hong Kong brings together delicacies from all over the world, including Mong Kok, Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui East and Kowloon City. Some streets are full of restaurants, and restaurants full of Asian flavors are all over Hong Kong, including spicy Thai soup, fragrant Indian curry, Korean barbecue, and Vietnamese salad rolls.
Japanese sushi and other specialties, Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong provide specialties from all over China, especially Cantonese restaurants. Other authentic dishes include Chaozhou cuisine, Hunan cuisine, Sichuan cuisine, Beijing cuisine, Shanghai cuisine dishes, etc., as well as vegetarian dishes that focus on lightness, and Yumcha, which uses traditional Cantonese dim sum for breakfast.