Insight Guides Explore Hong Kong (Travel Guide eBook)
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Insight Guides Explore Hong Kong

Travel made easy. Ask local experts.
Focused travel guide featuring the very best routes and itineraries.

Discover the best of Hong Kong with this unique travel guide, packed full of insider information and stunning images. From making sure you don't miss out on must-see, top attractions like Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Disneyland and Tian Tan Buddha, to discovering cultural gems, including the stunning beaches on the Southside, the glorious Pak Tai Temple and fabulous artistic discoveries at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, the easy-to-follow, ready-made walking routes will save you time, and help you plan and enhance your visit to Hong Kong.

Features of this travel guide to Hong Kong:
18 walks and tours: detailed itineraries feature all the best places to visit, including where to eat and drink along the way
Local highlights: discover the area's top attractions and unique sights, and be inspired by stunning imagery
Historical and cultural insights: immerse yourself in Hong Kong's rich history and culture, and learn all about its people, art and traditions
Insider recommendations: discover the best hotels, restaurants and nightlife using our comprehensive listings
Practical full-colour maps: with every major sight and listing highlighted, the full-colour maps make on-the-ground navigation easy
- Key tips and essential information: packed full of important travel information, from transport and tipping to etiquette and hours of operation
Covers: Central District; Western District; Causeway Bay and Happy Valley; Hollywood Road; Lan Kwai Fong, Wyndham Street and Soho; Wan Chai Afternoon; Wan Chai After Dark; Victoria Peak; Southside; Tsim Sha Tsui; Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok; Lantau; Hong Kong Disneyland; Lamma; Western New Teritories

Looking for a comprehensive guide to China? Check out Insight Guides China for a detailed and entertaining look at all the country has to offer.

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.


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Publié par
Date de parution 01 janvier 2020
Nombre de lectures 1
EAN13 9781839052194
Langue English
Poids de l'ouvrage 2 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With top- quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.
Best Routes
The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights, and there are also ex cursions for those who want to extend their visit outside the city. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.
We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.
Introduction
The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and more, while a succinct history timeline highlights the key events over the centuries.
Directory
Also supporting the routes is a Directory chapter, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information, our pick of where to stay while you are there and select restaurant listings; these eateries complement the more low-key cafés and restaurants that feature within the routes and are intended to offer a wider choice for evening dining. Also included here are some nightlife listings, plus a handy language guide and our recommendations for books and films about the destination.
Getting around the e-book
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 mentioned in the text 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 lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
© 2019 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd





Table of Contents
Recommended Routes For...
Architecture
Art buffs
Beaches
Dining out
Family
Night owls
Shopping
Temples and monasteries
Explore Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon
The New Territories and outlying islands
People
Confucianism and capitalism
New nostalgia and confidence
Handover and beyond
Public protests
21st century
Beyond Hong Kong
Macau
Shenzhen
When to go
Food and Drink
Where to eat
Top-end restaurants
Fashionable restaurants
What to eat
Cantonese food
Other Chinese cuisine
Vegetarian food
Indian food
Out of town
Food shopping
Shopping
Malls
Markets
Stanley Market
Kowloon’s markets
What to buy
Art, antiques and furniture
Gadgets and electronics
Entertainment
Festivals and events
Theatre and dance
Music
Film
Nightlife
History: Key Dates
Early history
Colonial period
Handover and beyond
Central District
Exchange Square
Two IFC
Powerhouses
LegCo and the Club
‘The Bank’
Colonial reminders
Hilly Hong Kong
Zoo and Botanical Gardens
Up to the Peak
Down to Hong Kong Park
Modern spires
High finance
Western District
The university
University Museum and Art Gallery
Sai Ying Pun
Funeral shopping
Sheung Wan Bazaar
Western Market
The heart of Sheung Wan
Chop Alley
Causeway Bay and Happy Valley
Noonday Gun
Victoria Park and Tin Hau
Lin Fa Kung Temple
Central Library
Causeway Bay shopping
Mall life
Tram ride
Happy Valley
The cemeteries
Hollywood Road
Hollywood Road Park
Paak Sing Hall
Temple of Mercy
Cat Street
Moving upmarket
Wyndham and Pottinger streets
Lan Kwai Fong, Wyndham Street and Soho
Lan Kwai Fong
Dining out
Wyndham Street
SoHo
Wan Chai Afternoon
Old Wan Chai
The first waterfront
Towers and temples
Tai Wong Street
Reclamation
The Convention Centre
The Golden Bauhinia
Central Plaza
Wan Chai After Dark
Arts and music
Eating and drinking
Global choices
Wong’s world
Music and dancing
Star Street
Victoria Peak
Around the Peak
Up to the top
Southside
Aberdeen
The harbour
Sampans and floating restaurants
Ocean Park
Marine life, rides and pandas
Repulse Bay
Repulse Bay Complex
Stanley
Around Stanley Market
The beach and military cemetery
Tsim Sha Tsui
Around the Star Ferry
Former Marine Police HQ
Old Kowloon station clock tower
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong Space Museum
Along the waterfront
The Peninsula
Nathan Road
Kowloon Park
East of Nathan Road
Knutsford Terrace
Chatham Road
Hong Kong Science Museum
Hong Kong Museum of History
Factory shops and megamalls
Back to the harbourside
Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok
Temple Street
Jade Market
Temples and fortune tellers
Central Yau Ma Tei
Mong Kok
Mong Kok’s markets
Lantau
Towards Po Lin
Tai O
Tung Chung
Hong Kong Disneyland
Main Street USA
Fantasyland and Tomorrowland
Adventureland and Toy Story Land
Grizzly Gulch and Mystic Point
Lamma
Yung Shue Wan
Tin Hau Temple
Beaches
Hung Shing Ye
Lo So Shing
Sok Kwu Wan
Mo Tat Wan
Village fisheries
Western New Territories
Hakka heritage
Along the coast road
Miu Fat Monastery
Wetland Park
Walled villages
Monastic getaways
Three temples in one
Eating in Tsuen Wan
Shenzhen
Lo Wu Commercial City
Relaxation and refreshments
Beyond Lo Wu
Golf
Macau: city tour
Largo do Senado
São Paolo and the Fortaleza
Barra
Nape
Macau: Taipa and Coloane
Taipa
Carmel and Taipa’s old mansions
Coloane
Around the village
Coloane’s beaches
Accommodation
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon
Shenzhen
Macau
Restaurants
Central, Sheung Wan and the Peak
Wan Chai, Causeway Bay and Happy Valley
Kowloon
Macau
Nightlife
Theatre, classical music and dance
Other music venues
Cinema
Bars
A-Z
A
Addresses
C
Children
Clothing
Crime and safety
Consulates and visa offices
Mainland China
Customs
E
Electricity
Emergency numbers
Hong Kong
Macau
Shenzhen
H
Health
Medical services
Hospitals
Macau
Shenzhen
Pharmacies
Holidays
Macau
China
Hours
I
ID
Internet
L
Left luggage
LGBTQ travellers
Lost property
M
Maps
Money
Traveller’s cheques
Credit cards and ATMs
Tipping
P
Post
T
Telephones
Mobile (cell) phones
Telephone codes
Useful phone numbers
Time
Tourist information
HKTB Information Centres
Tours
Transport
Arriving by air
Transport to and from the airport
Arriving by sea
Getting around: travel passes
Getting around: the MTR
Getting around: buses
Bus information
Getting around: minibuses
Getting around: trams
Getting around: star ferries
Getting around: taxis
Ferries to the outlying islands
Outlying islands ferry information
Ferries to Macau and Mainland China
Trains to the New Territories and Mainland China
Travellers with disabilities
V
Visas
Language
A language minefield
Pronunciation
Numbers
Common expressions
Questions
Adjectives
Health and emergencies
Books and Film
Books
Non-fiction
Fiction
Films


Recommended Routes For...




Architecture
Architectural highlights on route 1 range from the colonial to the contemporary. Route 15 explores the ancient walled villages of the New Territories. For European style, head to Macau ( routes 17 and 18 ).
Alex Havret/Apa Publications



Art buffs
Artistic highlights include the galleries around Hollywood Road ( route

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