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Guan Yin Overlooking Repulse Bay  
   

Guan Yin Overlooking Repulse Bay

Guan Yin is a Bodvisstah(sp?) and is overlooking the Bay. The Goddess of Mercy was made purely from lifeguard donations b/c there were many people who drowned at the bay
Haiku for Hong Kong

July 12th 2006
Where did I leave off last? I honestly have no clue, so I will start off at the tour of the mansions, shimmy into the 10,000 buddhas temple, run through my food poisoning and end on my so far, not so exciting day. I will begin with a Haiku: On the Tour There was a torrential Downpour. Wet. So that's how my Sunday morning started, having our tour of the ancestral halls in the New Territ ... read more
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Chinese/Hong Kong Flag Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong... ... read more
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