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What is the Pearl of the Orient?

The Pearl of the Orient is the nickname of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is a prosperous international metropolis, a famous dynamic city, and the world's third largest financial center after New York and London. It is also known as "New York" together with New York in the United States and London in the United Kingdom. It enjoys the reputation of "Pearl of the Orient", "Gourmet Paradise" and "Shopping Paradise".

Hong Kong is located on the east side of the Pearl River Estuary, backed by mainland China and facing the South China Sea. It is the throat of the Pearl River inland river and the South China Sea, and the gateway to South China; it is also located in the southeast of Eurasia, the South China Sea and Shenwan. The intersection of the straits is an important waterway for Asia and the world.

The territory of Hong Kong generally includes the sea and land south of the Shenzhen River, above 22°09' north latitude, and between 113°52' east longitude and 1114°30'30' east longitude. It is divided into 4 parts: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, New Territories and outlying islands. Due to continuous land reclamation, the land area is constantly changing. According to statistics in 1981, the entire land area was 1061.72 square kilometers, of which Hong Kong Island and surrounding small islands accounted for 78.12 square kilometers, and Kowloon (including New Kowloon) accounted for 37.7 4 square kilometers, the New Territories mainland is 735.1 square kilometers, and the outlying islands are 210.76 additional square kilometers. By 1993, the entire territory's land area had increased to 1,078 square kilometers.

Hong Kong is a place where Chinese and Western cultures blend. It is also one of the safest, affluent, prosperous and high-standard cities in the world. Hong Kong combines the wisdom of the Chinese with the advantages of the Western social system to It is famous for its clean government, good public security, free economic system and perfect rule of law. The economic freedom index ranks first in the world.