Hong Kong Island. What to see and where to go.
If at any time on the earth there was a battle of the person with the nature, the place of victory "Gomosapijensov", certainly, it is possible to consider Island Hong Kong. The highest point of the island – Victoria Peak – is the only thing left untouched by the builder. Its slopes blinding a dense forest, and the foot strewn tall buildings, architecture, which passes, seemingly, all the boundaries of fantasy. In addition to the development of the slope of the mountains, local craftsmen manage to reconquer the nature of new and new coastal areas, making the wider first coastal line skyscrapers.
Now Hong Kong is an administrative region of China, endowed a special status, so it remains the World Port Center. But many years ago, when the island was little mastered and virtually no zaseljonnym, the UK forced China to give it to the province for rent. Which was done in the year 1898. The countries have signed a lease agreement, according to which the island of Hong Kong, as well as the adjacent New Territories and the Kowloon Peninsula, were in use in England until 1997. And it is not surprising that it was under the wing of Great Britain, the colony of Hong Kong grew into Hong Kong the capital of the financial world of the planet. After the expiry of the lease agreement Hong Kong was again transferred to China, so the rest in Hong Kong is a holiday in China.
Under the influence of two completely different cultures Hong Kong Island has become a combination of new and old, the change of small Chinatowns cumbersome business districts, a mixture of Chinese hair dryer-Shuya with a discreet aristocratic style of the British. Of course, first of all, you rush in the eyes of the bizarre form of skyscrapers, which do not seem to obey the laws of world gravity. But if you look into the heart of Hong Kong, you can find a few traditional Chinese neighborhoods, where you will be offered medicines made by by recipes, as well as a soup made from bird nests. There are still rising puffs of smoke over the blagovonnym temple of Man Mo. And on the tiny street markets, you can buy everything from products for every taste to household. At every corner of the house there are tents with fast food, nursing most of the office and Bank employees. And what is interesting-the homeland of "fast food" like America, but local recipes-Chinese.
In the city centre is the statue Square, the historic centre of Hong Kong. The administrative center was once located here, but now only the building of the Legislative Council has survived from that epoch. Against the backdrop of extraordinarily bizarre skyscrapers, its plain architecture evokes only an ironic smile about the buildings of those times.
To see the whole of Hong Kong, as in the palm, climb the observation deck of the peak of Victoria. You can get to the middle of the road on the escalator, which until lunch lowers tourists down, and in the evening rises upstairs. And this time limit is not accidental. It is with sunset that Hong Kong turns into an anthill with shimmering colored lights. Until the morning in the city does not stop moving: there and there scurry cars, erupting and extinguished night illumination advertising.
The coastal areas of China, the so-called New Territories, and the "Nine Dragons" peninsula, Kowloon, are also perfectly visible from the top. Upstairs is a nice coolness and the locals often use a walk on the escalator, as a means of rescue from the heat and stuffiness business Hong Kong. To visit residential areas of the city you will need a few dollars and a couple hours of time. Decked ferry "Star Ferry" will rush you from the Hong Kong Quay to the New Territories, and you in the meantime enjoy the picturesque local landscapes. Here you can choose a hotel, hoping that in the sleeping areas will be quieter than in the city center.
And if you come to Hong Kong on a holiday on Wednesday-be sure to visit the local racetrack "Happy Valley". The races take place in the evenings and are the most famous entertainment. There are two ways to visit the Hippodrome: a guest or a regular ticket. The guest will be able to follow the jumps from the special lodges above the stables, and even free of charge (power included). Buying a regular ticket, you plunge into a real atmosphere of excitement, making the company to the connoisseurs of racing on the lower tiers of the stands.
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