Hong kong china. Hong kong special administrative region of china located to the east of the pearl river estuary on the south coast of china. The rocks and gentle hills of nan lian garden will bring you inner peace as will a calming cup of tea in a stanley cafe. It is a vibrant cultural and financial center of chinese society. Hong kong as its own country.
Surprisingly hong kong remains a bastion of chinese tradition. Get an eyeful of traditional chinese architecture in ngong ping village then take the tram to the tippity top of victoria peak for unparalleled views. Hong kong was a british possession for decades until it rejoined china in 1997. In sharp contrast to china where there are so many restrictions even on websites there is no restriction or filtering of websites based on their content in hong kong.
This british chinese hybrid astounds visitors with its striking juxtaposition of dense skyscrapers and lush landscapes. This is because of democracy in hong kong. It is surrounded by the south china sea on all sides except the north which neighbours the guangdong city of shenzhen along the sham chun river. Hong kong is an independent city.
About a kilometre of street market bustle and clothing accessories and souvenir bargains. Hong kong exists as a special administrative region controlled by the peoples republic of china and enjoys its own limited autonomy as defined by the basic law. Souvenirs snacks opera singers and fortune tellers ordered chaos in action. Become one with everything at the chi lin nunnery.
Hong kong is on chinas southern coast 60 km 37 mi east of macau on the east side of the mouth of the pearl river estuary. Best of hong kong. China or peoples republic of china is an independent country. While the two share a clear cultural affinity fifty years of communist rule in the mainland and british and international influence in hong kong has seen them diverge.