Tourist Hong Kong. Photos and attractions

China is a mysterious country. The poverty of its indigenous population, work capacity and fertility, as well as the quality of the goods produced by them, have become proverbs. About the Chinese mafia with the spoken name "Triad" legends are composed. About the eastern wisdom and philosophy, raised here, you can talk for hours. Symbols of the country are tea cups, elegant pagodas, majestic temples. And another city, more precisely an administrative center, called Hong Kong.

First impression

The second name of this administrative unit is Hong Kong. But the most widespread was Hong Kong. Photos of this unique region of the PRC (People's Republic of China) can be found in all tourist guides and brochures of travel agencies. There is nothing surprising in the wide popularity of the region. After all, the financial center of all Asia is concentrated here. By the way, one of the largest economic centers of the world is also Hong Kong! The photos of the business part of the district are impressive with the number of banks, offices-representations of various international companies and corporations. It is also noteworthy that, being densely populated, this part of China is the most green and environmentally safe. Here 80% of the inhabitants use public transport, and the personal bicycle predominates. At peak hours, the streets are literally crowded with brisk two-wheeled cars. At this time, a fascinating sight is Hong Kong. Photos of city landscapes made in the morning, when people go to work, or in the evening when they get home, attract their unusual. And we are used to kilometer traffic jams!

Geographical information

The location of Hong Kong, too, goes beyond the standards we are accustomed to. It stretched along the Coleon peninsula and spread out over 260 islands. On three sides - western, southern and eastern - the territory is washed by the sea (South China). In the north of the border, it is in contact with Shenzhen (Guangdong Province). Hong Kong (photos give an opportunity to join its exotic) is territorially divided into 3 unequal parts: the island itself of the same name, as well as the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories. Above the first island are the impressive residential skyscrapers. And the streets of the second represent a continuous living stream. It is Hong Kong on the left bank of the picturesque river, the third largest in China, is Zhujiang. Pronounced, of course, the name is quite difficult, but it is translated very romantic and elegantly - pearl! And the name of the island and the edge sounds no less attractive and attractive - Fragrant harbor. It is associated with long-standing trade traditions: here were once sold the best in China, fragrant and fragrant wood.

Attractions of the center

The center of Hong Kong, however, like most of this area, is a highly urbanized territory. It is famous for a huge number of skyscrapers, in the region of their built 1223, most of which is located on the central island. In general, the place is unique with its unique color. If you are looking for that corner of the land where the East and West are closing in, then head to the center of Hong Kong, you will find many startling discoveries. Here in the neighboring streets peacefully coexist small Chinese restaurants with national dishes, benches with incense, folk medicine and fashionable hotels, luxury cinemas equipped with the latest technology, a European-type cafe, the ubiquitous McDonald's and even the Catholic churches. Western culture is closely intertwined in Hong Kong with eastern traditions and philosophical teachings. Such tolerance can be learned and Europeans! There are its own Avenue of Stars on the island, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the Museum of Art, the Philharmonic Society and many other national cultural treasures. And, of course, we must not forget about the night life. In Hong Kong, music flourishes in the style of cantopop, and in most nightclubs and bars there is an obligatory karaoke center. Every night the sky over the center is colored with all the colors of the rainbow thanks to laser air shows that have become traditional here.

Skyscrapers, skyscrapers ...

And now the famous skyscrapers of Hong Kong. The photo, of course, can not convey their impressive and majestic dimensions, but still ... For the curious: their number in the Chinese region surpasses the number of these buildings in New York! The height of 272 skyscrapers exceeds 150 m, 112 climbed under the clouds, to a height of 180 m, and 52 and completely off scale at 200 m. Inhabitants of them literally coexist with birds. The main part of the skyscrapers is built in the northern part of Hong Kong, they overcame and Kowloon. In other regions skyscrapers are smaller, but also enough. And now the figures and facts: the tallest building in Hong Kong is the first tower of the International Commercial Center (484 meters, 118 floors, the 4th largest in the world in size), then the same building goes, but its second tower (415 meters, 88 floors and even two-storeyed elevator). On the third place of high-altitude Olympus is "Central Plaza", which has the form of a triangle. Parameters of the structure: height - 374 m, floors (above-ground) - 78. The roof is decorated with the only light of its kind. In addition to these, Hong Kong can boast of many other, equally original and impressive towers!