Seoul Tower Travel Gallery
>> Friday, November 12, 2010
Kowloon Walled City Park
>> Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Kowloon Walled City ParkThey lived in small rooms stacked on top of each other, and the stories increased to about 11 or 14 stories. It couldn’t grow higher than that because there was an airport nearby and the Hong Kong government forbad taller construction. It is said that most of the people made a living in factories or businesses in the town or outside, and that people who could move out did so, so the city had a disproportionate number of old or sick women and men.However, somehow the town kept growing until people were evicted and the town demolished during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The bottom stories received no natural light. Gangs thrived to some extent until the 1970s when police raids and the opposition of people in the city stopped a lot of the crime.
Read more...
Hong Kong Wong Tai Sin Temple
Hong Kong Wong Tai Sin TempleWong Tai Sin told him to build a temple at the site and also told him where to build structures and what to name them. He began to build the temple complex in 1921.There are several halls, temples and pavilions including the Three Saints Hall, the Bronze Pavilion that excludes women and girls, the Archives Hall, the Yue Hing Shrine that has a Buddha, a Confucian hall for the worship of Confucius, and a colorful garden called the Good Wish Garden.
The complex has a library for Chinese religious literature.According to the founder of the temple, the temple site is 3,600 paces from a pier in Kowloon. There are shops nearby where people can buy joss sticks, incense, and other things.
Read more...
The complex has a library for Chinese religious literature.According to the founder of the temple, the temple site is 3,600 paces from a pier in Kowloon. There are shops nearby where people can buy joss sticks, incense, and other things.
Hong Kong Tsing Ma Bridge Hongkong
Hong Kong Tsing Ma Bridge Hongkongthe Hong Kong government built the Tsing Ma Bridge to connect Tsing Yi with Ma Wan across the channel.he span is the largest of all bridges in the world carrying rail traffic. It looks like a heavier version of the Golden Gate Bridge. In comparison, the middle span of the Golden Gate Bridge is about 1,280 meters long (4,200 feet).Construction of the bridge was carried out by a joint venture of Costain, Mitsui and Trafalgar House. Construction started in May of 1992 and ended in May of 1997. The former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher helped to inaugurate the bridge and the Lantau Link transportation facilities.
Read more...
Avenue Of Stars Of Hongkong
Avenue Of Stars Of Hongkonghe sidewalk and pedestrian area has the handprints and signatures of famous Hong Kong actors such as Jackie Chan and metal sculptures of Hong Kong actors or film industry figures such as Bruce Lee.To keep people from falling into the ocean below, there is a metal handrail along the sidewalk. Some local people go there to enjoy the sight of the bay and the passing ships, jog, and enjoy the harbor air, and tourists go to see the light show at night and to take photographs. he Avenue of the Stars is a good place to watch it, but it is best watched from a boat. Lasers, skylights, searchlights, LED effects and some fireworks are used for visual effects. Amplifiers add music and narration. About fifty of the big buildings on both sides of the harbor participate. The technology was developed by an Australian firm, and the show cost about 5 or 6 million USD to develop.
Read more...
Lantau Island Bigbudda Travel In Hongkong
Lantau Island Bigbudda Lantau Island is the largest island in Hong Kong, located at the mouth of the Pearl River. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District, but a small part in the northeast of the island belongs to Tsuen Wan District. With a land mass of 147.16 km², it is the largest island in Hong Kong and the sixth largest island in China. Originally the site of fishing villages, the island has in recent years been transformed with the development of several major infrastructure projects, including the new Hong Kong International Airport, Ngong Ping 360, and Hong Kong Disneyland.
Source : WIkipedia.com Read more...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
