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2024 Author: Sierra Becker | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-26 03:46
China is a mysterious country. The poverty of its indigenous population, the ability to work and fertility, as well as the quality of the goods they produce, have become proverbs. There are legends about the Chinese mafia with the telling name "Triad". You can talk about oriental wisdom and philosophy cultivated here for hours. The symbols of the country are tea cups, graceful pagodas, majestic temples. And another city, or rather the administrative center, called Hong Kong.
First impression
The second name of this administrative unit is Hong Kong. But it was Hong Kong that became more widespread. 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 such a wide popularity of the region. After all, the financial center of all of Asia is concentrated here. By the way, one of the largest economic centers in the world is also Hong Kong! Photos of the business part of the district impress with the number of banks, representative offices of various international companies and corporations. Moreit is noteworthy that, being the most densely populated part of China, this part of China is the greenest and most environmentally friendly. Here, 80% of the inhabitants use public transport, and bicycles predominate for personal use. During rush hours, the streets are literally crowded with nimble two-wheeled "cars". At this time, a fascinating spectacle is Hong Kong. Photos of urban landscapes taken in the morning when people go to work, or in the evening when they get home, attract with their unusualness. And we are used to kilometer-long traffic jams!
Geographic information
Hong Kong's location also goes beyond our usual standards. It stretched across the Kowloon Peninsula and spread over another 260 islands. From three sides - western, southern and eastern - the sea (South China) washes the territory. In the north, its borders are in contact with Shenzhen (Guangdong Province). Hong Kong (photos provide an opportunity to join its exoticism) is territorially divided into 3 unequal parts: the island of the same name itself, as well as the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories. Impressive residential skyscrapers rise above the first island. And the streets of the second are a continuous living stream. Hong Kong stands on the left bank of the picturesque river, the third largest in China, the Zhujiang. Of course, the name is quite difficult to pronounce, but it translates very romantically and elegantly - pearl! And the name of the island itself and the region sounds no less tempting and attractive - Fragrant harbor. It is connected with long-standing trading traditions: the best incense and perfumes in China were once sold here.fragrant wood.
Center Attractions
The center of Hong Kong, however, like most of this area, is a highly urbanized area. It is famous for a huge number of skyscrapers, 1223 of them were built in the region, most of which are located on the central island. In general, the place is unique in its unique flavor. If you are looking for that corner of the earth where East and West merge, then go to the center of Hong Kong, you will find many amazing discoveries. Here, on neighboring streets, small Chinese restaurants with national dishes, incense shops, traditional medicines and fashionable hotels, luxurious cinemas equipped with the latest technology, European-style cafes, the ubiquitous McDonald's and even Catholic churches coexist peacefully. Western culture is closely intertwined in Hong Kong with Eastern traditions and philosophies. Europeans can learn such tolerance! The island has its own Avenue of Stars, the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, the Museum of Art, the Philharmonic and many other national and cultural treasures. And, of course, we must not forget about the nightlife. Cantopop music thrives in Hong Kong, and most nightclubs and bars have the obligatory karaoke center. Every night the sky above the center is lit up with all the colors of the rainbow thanks to the laser air shows that have become traditional here.
Skyscrapers, skyscrapers…
And now the famous skyscrapers of Hong Kong. The photo, of course, cannotconvey their impressive and majestic size, but still … For the information of the curious: their number in the Chinese region exceeds the number of these buildings in New York! The height of 272 skyscrapers exceeds 150 m, 112 climbed under the very clouds, to a height of 180 m, and 52 even go off scale under 200 m. Their inhabitants literally coexist with birds. The main part of skyscrapers is built in the northern part of Hong Kong; they filled Kowloon as well. In other regions, there are fewer skyscrapers, but also enough. And now for the facts and figures: the tallest building in Hong Kong is the first tower of the International Commerce Center (484 meters, 118 floors, 4th largest in the world), followed by the same building, but its second tower (415 meters, 88 floors and even a two-story elevator). On the third place of the high- altitude Olympus is "Central Plaza", which has the shape of a triangle. Building parameters: height - 374 m, floors (aboveground) - 78. The roof is decorated with a unique light clock. In addition to these, Hong Kong boasts many other equally original and impressive towers!
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