Attraction of Hong Kong and Macao



Victoria Bay  维多利亚湾

Victoria Bay is the largest harbour in China and the third largest in the world, It is home to most of the ports of Hong Kong, making Hong Kong one of the world's busiest ports. The harbour bustles day and night with all manner of watercraft - from the historic Star Ferries to cruise liners, cargo ships, and wooden fishing vessels.



 

Long famous for its stunning panoramic views, the harbour is a major tourist attraction of Hong Kong. A myriad of lights twinkles at night from the skyscrapers on Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula, making Hong Kong, together with Hakodate in Japan and Naples in Italy, included in the "three best night scenes of the world".



Victoria Peak 太平山

You can't have this view anywhere else - it's only available at the Hong Kong Victoria Peak!
    

If Hong Kong is a city of jade during the day, it becomes a luminous pearl with a sea of lights twinkling in the streets after dark. Where is the best place to enjoy the multi-colorful night scene that encompasses Hong Kong and Victoria Harbor? Victoria Peak is a good location to view its night scene. Being 554 meters (about 1,817.6 feet) above sea level, Victoria Peak is the highest point within Hong Kong and Victoria Tower on the Victoria Peak can be counted as the best place to view the enchanting night view.



Wong Tai Sin Temple  黃大仙廟

Wong Tai Sin Temple, a Taoist temple established in 1921, is one of the most famous temples in Hong Kong. It is also renowned among overseas Chinese in Southern Asia, Europe, and America.



The architecture of Wong Tai Sin Temple is in the traditional Chinese temple style: grand red pillars, a magnificent golden roof adorned with blue friezes, yellow latticework, and resplendent multi-colored carvings. Also at the temple are the Nine Dragon Wall--a replica of the renowned Nine Dragon Wall in Beijing, and the Good Wish Garden - a miniature copy of Beijing's Summer Palace .

Additionally, Wong Tai Sin Temple is the only temple that offers facilities for wedding ceremonies in Hong Kong



Lantau Island (大屿山)

Throughout Lantau Island, the beautiful scenery and famous historical sites are truly fascinating. There is a chain of mountains that stretches from the higher elevations in the west to the lower ridges in the east. The highest peak in the mountain range is Phoenix Mountain, standing 935 meters (102,2 yards) high. It is the second highest peak in all of Hong Kong. The most popular attraction for tourists visiting Lantau Island is climbing Phoenix Mountain to view and admire the sunrise. Tourists often climb up at night, and reach the top before the daybreak. It's steep in places so tourists should be well prepared before setting out. Bring a flashlight.





      

      



Golden Bauhinia Square 金紫荆广场

On July 1, 1997, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) was formed following Great Britain's return of the territory to China. In celebration, China's Central Government presented a gilded bauhinia statue to Hong Kong. The statue was placed in the square next to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre facing the Wan Chai waterfront. This location is now called Golden Bauhinia Square.

  

  

  



Happy Valley 欢乐谷

The low-lying area located between Wan Chai and Causeway Bay is the famous Happy Valley, where the people of Hong Kong gather to enjoy the excitement of horse racing and maybe gambling on the races.









One of the oldest and the most famous architectural sites in Hong Kong, Happy Valley Racecourse was founded in the mid 1840s. The area was formerly a piece of marsh land but following extensive reclamation, the first horse-racing was held here in 1846. Evening meetings occurred in 1973 and in 1978; Hong Kong's second racecourse was created in Sha Tin in the New Territories. Hong Kong is now recognized internationally as a racing venue and is a favorite spectator sport among Hong Kong residents, many of whom like to have a flutter on the horses.



Shopping in Hong Kong

Causeway Bay 铜锣湾

If you shop and entertain in Hong Kong, do not miss Causeway Bay. Causeway Bay was a shoal more than a hundred years ago. After reclamation it was earth-based and gradually became a commercial area with an interconnecting road system. Now, it serves as a very popular center for shopping, dining and nightlife in Hong Kong.







Tsim Sha Tsui 尖沙咀

Tsim Sha Tsui is a concentration of stores, shopping malls, restaurants and office buildings. Whenever you walk in the street, you will be confronted by heavy traffic and the crowd of citizens and tourist. But everything is very orderly.

 

Tsim Sha Tsui is a major tourist hub in metropolitan Hong Kong, with many shops and restaurants that cater to tourists. Many of the museums in the territory are located in the area.



Tsing Ma Bridge 青马大桥

Carrying both road and rail traffic, serving Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok Airport connection to the City. This spectacular bridge is one of HK's great landmarks and there are perfect places where you can able to fully see its unique attractiveness.

   

Tsing Ma Bridge becomes a favorite scenic spot to watch and you can go to the Lantau Link Visitor Centre and Viewing Platform which is located at the northwest corner of Tsing Yi Island, which is just next to the Bridge's Tsing Yi end.


Avenue of Stars  星光大道



   




The Avenue of Stars, situated along the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, allows for spectacular harbour views. It was built to honor the most illustrious people the Hong Kong film industry has produced over the past decades.



Hong Kong museums 香港博物馆





The Hong Kong Heritage Museum - being devoted to preserving Hong Kong's art, history and cultural heritage. The Hong Kong Space Museum - serve to popularize astronomy and space science. The Hong Kong Science Museum - with its predominantly interactive exhibits, illustrates various scientific principles and the ways technology can improve everyday life.

Hong Kong restaurants

open almost around the clock (except on weekends, when it just serves dinner and nighttime cocktails), it's a great place for comfort food like burger, egg dishes, grilled lamb sausages, pasta, or risotto. For many locals, a stop here is akin to hangover prevention.



Open your senses to amazing skyline, bustling harbour and peaceful countryside. Dinners of Peking duck or Japanese tuna and foie gras salads are served until 10pm when the restaurant turns into a VIP room, ready to welcome patrons like Jackie Chan, Jean Claude Van Damme and Ronan Keating.

    

Dim sum (literally "to touch the heart") are special Cantonese snacks chosen from steaming bamboo baskets of delectable dishes paraded past on trolleys. Restaurants in Hong Kong boasts the best international dim sum chefs, who prepare mouth-watering delicacies such as steamed pork spareribs, steamed buns with roast pork, shrimp dumplings with a translucent skin. Dim sum is usually served as breakfast or brunch, enjoyed with family or friends.

Repulse Bay 浅水湾

Repulse Bay is the most popular swimming place in Hong Kong with convenient transportation. Located in the south of Hong Kong Island, Repulse Bay is endowed with a pleasant seascape and charming vistas.



Repulse Bay is also has beautiful bay with its long line of coast and smooth sands. This means that the water quality of the Beach is good.

Mcao Attractions

A Ma temple 妈阁庙

     

Approximately four hundred years ago the Portuguese landed on a sea promontory near a temple. They asked the local inhabitants the name of the land, but the locals misunderstood, thinking that the Portuguese were asking for the name of the temple. So they answered 'Ma Ge', which was the name of the temple. Later, the Portuguese translated the named into 'Macau' and used it to refer to the land. In actuality, this temple is one of the three famous Buddha halls in Macau- the A-Ma Temple

 

The A-Ma Temple, located in the southeast of the Macau Peninsula, is the oldest temple in Macau. It was constructed in the year of 1488 of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) to commemorate Mazu, the sacred sea goddess who blesses the fishermen of Macau. It is said that the goddess was called Lin Mo, and that she was born in Putian City, Fujian Province, and was more intelligent than other children her age. She could predict good or ill luck and after her death she often helped merchants and fishermen ward off calamities and turn danger into safety. Now there are a number of folktales about the great goddess narrated in the littoral lands.

Ruins of St. Paul's 大三巴牌坊

The Ruins of St. Paul's (also known as Sam Ba Sing Tzik) stands adjacent to the famous Mount Fortress and Macau Museum. The front façade and the grand stone stairs are the only remains of the greatest church in Macau.



          

First constructed in 1580, St. Paul's Church caught fires in 1595 and 1601. However, reconstruction started in 1602 soon after the church was burnt down. Completed in 1637, the church became the biggest Catholic Church in East Asia at that time. Built with granites, Sam Ba Sing Tzik has a baroque facade rich in ornamentation but with classic oriental characteristics. From the bottom up, the structure has five tiers. The first tier is comprised of ten Ionic columns with three entrances. The entrance in the middle has 'MATER DEI' carved into it. The two entrances on each side are decorated with bas-reliefs in the pattern of 'HIS'. The second tier features ten Corinthian columns with three windows. A Catholic saint is enshrined in each of four tabernacles between columns. The two tiers as a whole is said to represent the Society of Jesus and the activities of missionaries.

Senado Square

Senado Square (Largo do Senado) is a public square in Macau. It is located in the central area of the Macau Peninsula. Covering an area of 3,700 square meters (4,425 square yards), this is one of the four largest squares in Macau; the others being Praça do Centro Cultural, Praça do Lago Sai Van and Praça do Tap Seac. In 2005 the Senado Square was inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List as it forms part of the Historic Centre of Macau.

     



Camoes Garden and Grotto

Camoes Garden and Grotto, or just Camoes Garden as well, is one of Macau's oldest parks. The park is also Macau's largest, covering an area of nearly 20,000 square meters (about 24,000 square yards).



       Camoes Garden was originally the house of a Portuguese merchant who enjoyed raising pigeons. His house served as a beautiful backdrop to the hundreds of flying pigeons that he raised. From afar, the pavilions and buildings in the compound looked like nests. After the death of the merchant, his residence was donated to the government, commemorating the great Portuguese poet Luis de Camoes, which is where the name of the garden comes from.



Lou Lim Lok Garden

Lou Lim Lok Garden is located in central Macau Peninsula, with an area of 1.78 hectares (about 4.4 acres). It is the only Suzhou style garden in Macau. The garden boasts elegant and peaceful scenes just south of the Yangtze River. This area is known as Jiangnan in Chinese. The garden enlisted in the top eight scenes of Macau in 1992.

        



Macao Casinos & Gambling

           

Macau has played a unique and influential role in relations between China and the West, especially between the late 16th and 19th centuries. Macau is an ex-Portuguese colony off the Southern coast of China in Far East Asia. Macau was once famous for being an area thick with counterfeiters, spies and drug runners. Ironcially today Macau has legalized casinos and gambling -- and in fact Macau is Las Vegas, Nevada's biggest casino destination rival with experts saying Macau "Cotai Strip" could overshadow the Las Vegas Strip.







China Shenzhen Attraction

Splendid China 锦绣中华

"Splendid China" is a miniature scenery park which has taken in all the famous historic sites and scenic spots of China. "Splendid China" is the largest of its kind in the world.

     

Within the park, more than 80 miniature sites are arranged according to the positions of the real ones in the map of China. "Splendid China" focuses on all kinds of styles of buildings , living habits and conventions of different nationalities in China. It is a window on China for the foreigners to know about Chinese history, culture and tourism.





Being well afforested, "Splendid China" is a world of trees and flowers. Within the park, natural and artificial scenery are woven into an enchanting picture.

"One step into the history, and one day travel the whole China."





China Folk Cultural Village

China Folk Cultural Village, adjoining to Splendid China, is the first large-scale cultural & scenic spot assembling folk arts, customs, folk villages. With area of 200 thousand square meters; 24 villages, houses and streets built according to the ratio of 1:1; sticking to the principle of "Originate from life but lofty. Assume the marrow while desert the dross.", China Folk Cultural Village reflects the colorful Chinese culture in many respects.

 





Meanwhile, various national festivals including the Water-splashing Festival of Dai nationality, Torch Festival of Yi nationality, Lusheng Festival of Miao nationality and Great Temple Fairs of Chinese Nationalities are celebrated in a magnificent manner, and thus bring the tourists into a charming cultural world. The ceremony, which integrated gusto with art and is enterable, is extraordinary, splendid and is most beautiful; fully displayed Chinese long history and glory. "24 Folk villages covering 56 nationalities", the living folk customs, the glorious performances, elegant and harmonious atmosphere, all the above attracted every tourist from all over the world.

Window of The World

Shenzhen "Window of The World" is located at Overseas Chinese Town along the beautiful Shenzhen Bay, covering an area of 480,000 sqm. 118 exquisite, magnificent, world-famous scenic spots and folk song or dance shows make World Square , the Area of Asia, the Area of Oceanic, the Area of Europe, the Area of Africa, the Area of America, the World Sculpture Park, Jurassic Park the nine fabulous parts of the whole park. When night curtain falls, a cast of hundreds of artists from home and abroad on the same stage present the spectacular night show and fantastic float parade. On the shell-shape central stage, on the flower road and on the elliptical fountain stage, the magnificent, unique and novel performances display the world civilization, complemented by surrounding stereo sound effect and fancy lightings. The whole night show has created a dazing , colorful, grandiose performing atmosphere and is extremely entertaining. The creative night show in World Square is highly appraised by experts as"the milestone of Square Art in China". And this show, together with 118 scenic spots, form the most beautiful and attractive scenery in "Window of the World".





Happy Valley

Happy Valley is another modern theme park in China after Splendid China, Chinese Folk Culture Villages and Windows of the World which combines participation, sightseeing, entertaining and interests. The activities in Happy Valley cover the fields of sea, land and air. Besides, the activities here are different in the day time and in the night. Happy Valley is a product of modern high technology and leisure concept and pays much attention to tourists' participation. Happy Valley builds a natural, refreshing, lovely, surprising, ardent and exciting atmosphere for the tourists inside which provides people a happy journey of charms and driving rhythms. It is really a fashionable experience here which could strengthen your body and edify your mind.