Research at Sea - An Amazing Collection of Interesting Topics

Hong Kong - a city of contrasts

By: Elena Reboni  

Hong Kong is a city of contrasts – ancient traditions adjoin here with the ultra modern city look. This former British colony with the mainly Chinese population pretends to be the “meeting point” of the East and West.
During many centuries Hong Kong was a part of Chinese Empire but in 1841 yielded to the British power, China handed Hong Kong over. In 1898 this act was legalized as 99 years rent treaty. The United Kingdom discharged its obligations and in 1997 Hong Kong was handed back to China. It received a status of Special Administrative Region (SAR), but Hong Kong has lost a part of its economic power since China opened its doors to the international business. Hong Kong is no more the only gates to trade with China.
Hong Kong has a rich cultural heritage, the most precious object of which are carefully kept in Hong Kong museums.
Hong Kong Museum of Arts is a part of Hong Kong Cultural Centre. It exhibits paintings, drawings, lithographs and sketches of the old Hong Kong. In the Centre you can also attend lectures devoted to Hong Kong history, its culture.
China is known as one of the leaders in tea production – visit its Tea museum. It is located within Hong Kong park territory. The museum is housed one of the oldest colonial mansions in Hong Kong – Flagstaff House. Its permanent exposition is devoted to the Chinese tea. Here you can see a collection of 600 teapots and objects for the Chinese tea ceremony. In museum shop you can buy original teapot as a souvenir.
Chinese theatre is also world known. During your visit to Hong Kong you will have an opportunity to see its opera, ballet, drama, comedy, to know the peculiarities of the national dance and music. There are a lot of places in China to witness it.
Space theater in the Space museum – is an unforgettable experience. Here you can see newest movies, best computer space shows and a lot more.
If you plan your visit to hong Kong in November, you can take part in Hong kong folk festival. The part of the island turns into the music stage and products exhibition. Annual food festival takes place in August.
Hong Kong has a reputation of one of the biggest shopping cities in the world. Here you can find everything you want. Take note – prices can differ very much from shop to shop and it’s usually more profitable to pay in cash than using a credit card.


For booking a hotel, please, go to Hong Kong hotels page


This article is free for republishing