First up is Hong Kong!
Tour
https://youtu.be/2OlnG-GMSpI
A small island located five miles off the mainland...considered a territory but not part of the PRC
426 square miles and over 7.5 million people call it home.
Also one of the most developed cities in the world with the highest per capita of billionaires...and the most skyscrapers.
Crowded and bustling...filled with sounds and sights and smells (the name Hong Kong literally means Harbor of Incense) the entire ordeal may feel like an assault on the senses.
One would scarcely believe this used to be habitated by sleepy fishing villages and a few farmers.
It is now one of the world's most significant financial centers and commercial ports.
A shining jewel on the Pearl River delta.
Surrounded by the China Sea on three sides.
The Hong Kong Skyline
The primary languages are Cantonese, Mandarin and English.
Traditional characters are used in writing instead of the simplified characters of the mainland.
Example
The population is a mix of races..as is the religion.
Hong Kong is home to Buddhists, Confucianism, Taoists, Christians, Islamic and Jewish.
The culture here is seen as a hybrid of the East and West.
Video
https://youtu.be/xwftD2aehpM
Later this week we will explore the cuisine of HK and some of its better known attractions...
Until then...
