Megapolis″t Hong Kong (Hong Kong) is located in South-East China, on the shores of the South China Sea. Hong Kong has the status of a special administrative region, including the island of Hong Kong (also called Hong Kong), Kowloon peninsula (Dzûlun), as well as the 235 coastal small island. About 7, 1 million. residents, mainly Chinese, living in the territory of Hong Kong, which has a total area of 83 kV. km.
Today, Hong Kong is an incredibly modern, industrialized, urbanized city, in which good manners, mores and manners are in the foreground. The Chinese certainly know what is a discipline even more – they not only respected her, While they are at work, While crossing the street or while having lunch at a restaurant, and produce. Hong Kong Island is a go-go, luxury and rather expensive city.
Through 11 century the territory of present-day Hong Kong is populated by around 3500 peasants and 2000 Chinese fishermen. Through 1841 (d). the territory was conquered by Great Britain, after which a British settlement (settlement). In the period 1856 – 1860 (d)., After the Anglo-Chinese war, also known as the second opium war, the southern tip of the Kowloon Peninsula and Stonecutter Island were taken from China.
Through 1898 (d). територията е окупирана от Япония, а през 1945 (d). Хонконг отново е заета от Великобритания. На 1 July 1997 (d). Hong Kong was returned to China in the capacity of administrative region free. Hong Kong was a British colony for the purposes 156 години. To celebrate the, that British influence is largely helped by a small fishing village. Today, Hong Kong is a metropolis with one of the largest and most powerful commercial ports, as Macau, Шанхай, Guanžou, Sâm″n and Ningbo, and also Čindao.
Hong Kong Island can be defined as ultra modern management, business and tourist center, and the Kowloon peninsular urbanised and prenaseln of residential, Office, commercial and other buildings and areas, naroeni with grandomanska height. New Territories are in the North of the peninsula are mainly mountains with little arable area, and cut off from the "heart of the city" population. Lantau Island features an pristroeniâ to it an artificial island for the new a cozy and FANC y, very convenient Airport Check Lap Kok, plus a bunch of innumerable smaller islands.
A few years ago in the Hong Kong open and the only hotel in the world of gold. This incredibly luxurious and beautiful place is built entirely in Imperial, palatial style, as only for outer lining of the rooms have spent more than two tons of precious metal. Accommodation in super luxury apartments worth 25 000 dollars and it's perfectly normal, having regard to the, that the premises are with Golden toilet seats, bed and bath. The walls are covered with gold wallpaper, such are the chandeliers and taburetkite. Golden are more sofas, the dining table, the chairs and sanitary supplies. For the construction and furnishing of the Golden hotel are spent about 82 million dollars.
Before 4 years was opened and the largest cable car in Asia – "Ngong Ping". The lift takes to one of the largest Buddha statues in the world, located on Lantau Island, who enters in the composition of Hong Kong. The statue of Buddha is located on a hill, към който води каменна стълба с 268 steps. В Ngong Ping ще можете да хапнете, да си купите сувенири, дори да си направите масаж на краката. Освен самата статуя, tourists will be able to see the performance of the apes, a typical visit to China and to get acquainted with the life of Buddha. Specialized multimedia presents the basics and history of Buddhism.
Сред туристическите забележителности в Хонг Конг са Връх – The Peak, от който се открива невероятна гледка към целия модерен мегаполис с неговите небостъргачи. The Ocean Park you can see a small Zoo and a botanical garden with free entry, emblematic of Hong Kong horse racing hipordum, The Bazaar for Western goods, както и фериботната връзка за Макао.
На Коулуун се намират най- the interesting museums of Hong Kong, както и базарът за нефритени произведения и този за морски дарове и всякакъв вид риба. Don't miss the opportunity to walk around Victoria Park, and to see the clock tower. Movement between the tourist attractions and everywhere becomes quite easy, Thanks to the system of the ten lines of urban metro – MTR. Rather it is important to know, in Hong Kong, smoking in public places is prohibited, as the fine to bypass the rule is about 500 Euro.
