View from The Peak

Day #139: The Peak

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August 19th 2013
Victoria Peak is the central hill overlooking Hong Kong. It has a British-built funicular that looks straight out of a British seaside resort, and for which there was a two-hour queue (it was the weekend), so I walked up to the top. Even on a cloudy (polluted) day the views of the skyscrapers were good on the walk up and The Peak is probably the best way to get a sense of the layout of Hong Kong, ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong

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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