Hong Kong

With its fabled urban landscape and vibrant Chinese culture, Hong Kong is one of the world’s most exciting cities. Whether you want to take a bay cruise on the Star Ferry, eat and shop your way around Kowloon, or find peace at an atmospheric temple, Insight City Guide Hong Kong will make sure you have the quintessential Hong Kong experience. Features by local writers delve into topics including the city’s dim sum tradition, Chinese medicine, and the local love of horse racing, while evocative accounts of Hong Kong’s districts bring the city to life, from the dramatic vistas of the Peak to the shops and bars of lively Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, and the beaches and monasteries of the outlying territories and islands. Full-color photography and maps help you navigate with ease and our detailed Travel Tips gives you all the practical information you need to plan your trip, including our selection of the best and most authentic hotel and restaurants.

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Hong Kong

With its fabled urban landscape and vibrant Chinese culture, Hong Kong is one of the world’s most exciting cities. Whether you want to take a bay cruise on the Star Ferry, eat and shop your way around Kowloon, or find peace at an atmospheric temple, Insight City Guide Hong Kong will make sure you have the quintessential Hong Kong experience. Features by local writers delve into topics including the city’s dim sum tradition, Chinese medicine, and the local love of horse racing, while evocative accounts of Hong Kong’s districts bring the city to life, from the dramatic vistas of the Peak to the shops and bars of lively Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, and the beaches and monasteries of the outlying territories and islands. Full-color photography and maps help you navigate with ease and our detailed Travel Tips gives you all the practical information you need to plan your trip, including our selection of the best and most authentic hotel and restaurants.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong

by Insight Guides
Hong Kong

Hong Kong

by Insight Guides

Paperback(Eighth Edition)

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Overview

With its fabled urban landscape and vibrant Chinese culture, Hong Kong is one of the world’s most exciting cities. Whether you want to take a bay cruise on the Star Ferry, eat and shop your way around Kowloon, or find peace at an atmospheric temple, Insight City Guide Hong Kong will make sure you have the quintessential Hong Kong experience. Features by local writers delve into topics including the city’s dim sum tradition, Chinese medicine, and the local love of horse racing, while evocative accounts of Hong Kong’s districts bring the city to life, from the dramatic vistas of the Peak to the shops and bars of lively Wan Chai and Causeway Bay, and the beaches and monasteries of the outlying territories and islands. Full-color photography and maps help you navigate with ease and our detailed Travel Tips gives you all the practical information you need to plan your trip, including our selection of the best and most authentic hotel and restaurants.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781780051505
Publisher: APA Publications UK, Ltd
Publication date: 11/01/2014
Series: City Guide
Edition description: Eighth Edition
Pages: 320
Sales rank: 1,060,346
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Insight Guides wherever possible uses local experts who provide insider know-how and share their love and knowledge of the destination.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION Best of Hong Kong: Top Attractions Best of Hong Kong: Editor’s Choice Hong Kong, China Hong Kong’s People Culture and Society HISTORY Decisive Dates The Story of Hong Kong FEATURES Where Food is an Art Dim Sum Chinese Medicine Beliefs and Superstitions Performing Arts Money and Business Modern Architecture PLACES Introduction Central, Western and The Peak The Star Ferry Wan Chai and Causeway Bay Horse Racing The South Side Kowloon Shopping New Kowloon Festivals The New Territories Hong Kong’s Wild Side The Outlying Islands Theme Parks Macau Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta Guangzhou TRAVEL TIPS Transport Accommodation Activities A–Z Language and Further Reading
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