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 Busy ,energetic, exciting Hong Kong , the tiny British Crown Colony that clung to the southern coast of China for 150 years and which reverted to Chinese rule in 1997, is one of the most stimulating cities om earth . the territory compries Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories on the mainland and 236 outlying islands, collectively totalling an area od a little over 1,000 square kilometers , into which are crowded some six millon people
Hong Kong was built for trade and today it still lives by it . Here , you can buy just about anything - electronics, hi-fis, videos, cameras , jewellery , watches, antiques, silk, fations, shoes, procelain, jade and handicrafts- and at prices that are amongest the lowest in the world .
But there is much more to the city than shopping . Hong Kong , not surprisingly, serves some of the best Chinese food in the world - wether in one of the many smart restaurants or at street -side stalls . In addition to the subtle flavours of the local Cantonese dishes , the more piquant taste of peking cuisine , with its Mongolian influnce, and the spicy Szechuan dishes from western China are also well represnted .
Hong Kong has an infinite selection of diversions including theaters , concert, films, nightclibs, discos, restaurants, dinner cruises , Chinese operas- or perhaps, just a leisurely stroll and a romantic crossing of the harbour on the Star Ferry .
A TASTE OF HONG KONG
With so much to see and do in this diverse city , our recommended sightseeing tours are an effective and enjoyable way of seeing much in a short time .
The Hong kong Island Tour includes a visit to Victoria Peak, the fishing village of Stanley Market , Requlse Bay and Aberdeen s famous floating restaurants . Our full-day The Land Between Tour visits one of the city s most impressive monasteries before heading out into the country past banana plantations and neatly tended fields to Tai Mo Shan for a panoramic view of Hong Kong Island and the "Land Between" to the north . You pass Fanling Golf Course with its colonialsyle clubhouse en route to the pungently - aroma d country market at Luen Wo before continuing to the Chinese border . At Luk keng you visit a bird sanctuary before driving through plover Cove Countery Park to Sam Mun Tasi , a fishing village where fish are bred in submerged cages . You continue via Tai Po, a new industria town and pass the Chinese University before lunching at a hotel overlooking peaceful Tolo Harbour . Return to the city via Shatin, another impressive new town .
The half-day Harbour Cruise aboard a Chinese junk gives you a different perspective of the city s impressive skyline, as well as showing you the busy maring activity .
You can visit the former portugese colony of Macau , the oldest European settlement in the Orient, on our Macau Day Excursion . After crossing the Pearl River on a jumbo catamaran , our comprehensive city tour introduces you to this historic city . There is time for you to try your luck at the casino before returning to Hong Kong .
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Beijing
is the capital of china, and it is a cultural, political, and economical center. It is situated in the northeast China. Central to the city is (Tiananmen Square) means (heavenly peace) and it is the symbol of new China. It is the worlds largest, and perhaps most famous public square. There too many cultural and tourist attractions such as Mao's Mausoleum, the summer place, Zhoukoudian (modern residence of prehistoric peking man) Tian Tan (Temple of Earth) and Beihai Park, and Near Beijing there China Great Wall which is on of the world's seven wonders.
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