I really enjoy visiting large temples and Che Kung Temple in HK’s Sha Tin area is a good reminder of what I’ve come to adore. Brings back good memories of Taiwan. Interestingly, the smaller temple dates back as early as
HK’s Skyline from Hopewell Centre Wan Chai
Hopewell Center on 183 Queen Road East in Wanchai offers a great view of the scary urban Hong Kong Island. On the 62th floor there is a relatively up-market revolving restaurant, oddly named Revolving 66, but on the way –
Visiting Kadoorie Farm & Botanical Garden
Set just next to Hong Kong’s tallest mountain, overlooking the new territories as far as Shenzhen are the Kadoorie Farm & Botanical Gardens. It’s a gorgeous little spot and it’s very well done, with beautiful gardens, a small animal collection
Flowers – Kadoorie Farms & Botanical Gardens
Kadoorie Farms & Botanical Gardens is a magical spot up in the northern territories of Hong Kong dedicating a huge area for botanical gardens. Here’s from Wikipedia: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (Chinese: 嘉道理農場暨植物園), formerly known as Kadoorie Experimental and
Temple Street : HK Yau Ma Tei Night Market
Not quite up to the Taiwan night market standards, Temple Street is probably as close as you’ll get to a bustling night market in Hong Kong. The location – between Jordan and Yau Ma Tei MTR stations – isn’t my
Revisiting Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
One of the busiest temples in Hong Kong and a well known tourist attraction is the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple. Though I’ve visited the Wong Tai Sin temple a few times before, it’s always interesting for
Hong Kong Wetland Park
The Hong Kong Wetland Park is a bizarre combination of nature and museum concrete in a way that only Hong Kong can pull off successfully. Located at Tin Shui Wan, close to the HK Shenzhen border, far away from where
Hong Kong Heritage Museum – Couture
HKUST organized a tour this last Saturday to see a terrific exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum called "The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947–1957". It’s a brilliant exhibition. Photography is not allowed inside, but here’s
Hong Kong’s Jade Market @ Yau Ma Tei
Hong Kong’s Jade Market and Jade Street is located at the area of Tau Ma Tei MTR area, selling all sorts of overpriced polished stones to the keen tourists. It not all about Jade, you see, but Jade
The most bizarre farewell to Hong Kong – Noah’s Ark
My sister’s flight back was in the afternoon, so I was trying to think – what can we do in the morning on the way to the airport. Recent news announced a brand new attraction in Hong Kong – a