Insight Guides City Guide Hong Kong (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Insight City Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your trip.

From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of Hong Kong, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like Tsim Sha Tsui, Wan Chai and Happy Valley, and hidden cultural gems.

- Insight City Guide Hong Kong is ideal for travellers seeking immersive cultural experiences, from exploring Po Lin Monastery, to hiking in the hills
- In-depth on history and culture: enjoy special features on cuisine, performing arts and Chinese medicine, all written by local experts
- Includes innovative extras that are unique in the market
- Invaluable maps, travel tips and practical information ensure effortless planning
- Outstanding orientation information will save you time while you explore
- Excellent Editor's Choice recommendations will make your trip more memorable
- Inspirational colour photography throughout
- Inventive design makes for an engaging reading experience

About Insight Guides: Insight Guides is a pioneer of full-colour guide books, with almost 50 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides with user-friendly, modern design. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps, as well as phrase books, picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Sujets

• Southeast
• Travel
• Asia
• Hong Kong

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781789193107
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

Getting around the e-book
This Insight CityGuide e-book is designed to give you inspiration for your visit to Hong Kong, as well as comprehensive planning advice to make sure you have the best travel experience. The guide begins with our selection of Top Attractions, as well as our Editor’s Choice categories of activities and experiences. Detailed features on history, people and culture paint a vivid portrait of contemporary life in Hong Kong. The extensive Places chapters give a complete guide to all the sights and areas worth visiting. The Travel Tips provide full information on getting around, activities from culture to shopping to sport, plus a wealth of practical information to help you plan your trip.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Hong Kong are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Hong Kong. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
About Insight Guides
Insight Guides have more than 40 years’ experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce 400 full-colour titles, in both print and digital form, covering more than 200 destinations across the globe, in a variety of formats to meet your different needs.
Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.

© 2017 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd




Table of Contents
Hong Kong’s Top 10 Attractions
Editor’s Choice
Introduction: The Hong Kong Way
Hong Kong’s People
Decisive Dates
The Story of Hong Kong
Culture and Society
Where Food is an Art
Insight: Dim Sum
Chinese Medicine
Insight: Beliefs and Superstitions
The Performing Arts
Business and Money
Insight: Modern Architecture
Introduction: Places
Central, Western and The Peak
Insight: The Star Ferry
Wan Chai and Causeway Bay
Insight: Horse-Racing
The South Side
Kowloon
Insight: Shopping
New Kowloon
Insight: Hong Kong’s Festivals
The New Territories
Insight: Hong Kong’s Wild Side
The Outlying Islands
Insight: Theme Parks
Macau
Shenzhen and the Pearl River Delta
Guangzhou
Transport
A-Z: A Handy Summary of Practical Information
Understanding the Language
Further Reading
Hong Kong Street Atlas


Hong Kong’s Top 10 Attractions

With its vibrant Chinese culture, superb food, exciting nightlife, shopping and one of the world’s most dramatic settings, there is an awful lot to see and do in Hong Kong. This brief introduction sketches out some of the highlights.



Top Attraction 1



The Star Ferry . Take in the superb harbour views aboard one of these appealingly old-fashioned vessels. At HK$2.50 for the upper deck, this is one of the world’s great travel bargains, and a must for all visitors to Hong Kong. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 2



Tsim Sha Tsui and Yau Ma Tei . Quintessential Hong Kong: shops, restaurants, crowds and neon everywhere. Temple Street Night Market is a great place to get acquainted with the local vibe, but watch out for fake merchandise! For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 3



The Outlying Islands . In complete contrast to the crowded urban areas, Hong Kong’s 230 Outlying Islands – such as Lamma – are largely rural, and lack buildings over three storeys tall. Most also lack roads. There are some beautiful beaches and great hiking. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 4



Wan Chai and Causeway Bay . Two of Hong Kong’s most dynamic and colourful neighbourhoods, crammed full of bars, restaurants and shops. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 5



Po Lin Monastery . A spiritual retreat high in the mountains of Lantau. The Big Buddha statue draws the crowds, and the area can be accessed by cable car from Tung Chung. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 6



The Peak . Gaze down from these wooded heights and take in one of the world’s greatest vistas, accessed from Central by the Peak Tram – an attraction in itself. There are some wonderful walks from the tram terminus. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 7



Hiking in the hills . A surprisingly high proportion of Hong Kong is covered by country parks, largely uninhabited tracts of land consisting of big grassy hills and patches of woodland. The Sai Kung area in the eastern New Territories is one of the most attractive, and is well-endowed with fabulous hiking trails. For more information, click here or click here .
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Top Attraction 8



Man Mo Temple . Hong Kong’s most atmospheric temple – all clouds of pungent incense and mysterious statues looming out of the darkness. For more information, click here .
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Top Attraction 9



Hong Kong Island views . Like nowhere else on earth, the urban strip along the north coast of the island is a mass of skyscrapers wedged against tall green mountains. For more information, click here or click here .
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Top Attraction 10



Happy Valley . Encircled by twinkling apartment blocks, the Happy Valley horse racing track is a fantastic amphitheatre of sporting and cultural drama. The astonishing gambling passions of locals are on display most Wednesday nights, September to July. For more information, click here .
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Editor’s Choice

An overview of the best family attractions, festivals, walks and other free highlights, plus the Hong Kong essentials – eating, shopping and nightlife – as selected by our editor.



Only in Hong Kong

Light fantastic. The nightime view from the Peak, so breathtaking that it borders on the spiritual. For more information, click here .
Red sails in the sunset. Catch a ride on the Aqua Luna junk, which crosses the harbour every afternoon ( https://aqualuna.com.hk ). For a budget option, grab a drink-to-go from a convenience store and take a ride on the Star Ferry. For more information, click here .
Cultural insights. The Hong Kong Tourist Board (HKTB) runs free talks and tours where local experts share their knowledge on subjects ranging from Chinese medicine and feng shui to t’ai chi. Most require advance booking. For more information, click here .
Escape the city. Few cities in the world have such easy access to beautiful, empty countryside with lofty hills and good beaches. For more information, click here .



The Aqua Luna.
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Best Dining

Seafood feast. Take a ferry over to Lamma or Cheung Chau and gorge yourself on delectable seafood at one of the islands’ open-air restaurants.
Dim Sum. Don’t miss out on this Hong Kong speciality.
Be adventurous. Try some of the more unusual local delicacies, such as snake soup or the unappetising-sounding “thousand-year eggs”.
Cosmopolitan choice. Hong Kong is hard to beat for sheer quantity and choice of restaurants from all corners of the globe. Quality is generally high.
For more on Hong Kong’s culinary scene, for more information, click here .



Dim Sum is served in wicker baskets.
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Best for Families

Ocean Park. Always a hit with families. Attractions include rides for all ages – there is a thrilling rollercoaster – plus aquariums and performing dolphins. For more information, click here .
Disneyland. This has naturally become a must-visit for kids. For more information, click here or click here .
The Peak. Appealing to visitors of all ages, with the exciting Peak Tram, amazing views (best after dark for kids) and Madame Tussauds to boot. For more information, click here .
Outlying Islands. The ferry ride, the seafoo