City of Skyscrapers

This was the view from our hotel room on Hong Kong Island, looking at Kowloon, actoss the water. The scrapers go on as far as the eye can see along the coast up to the mountainside, on both sides of the harbour - Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The building in the center is the ICC building, the tallest in Hong Kong.

Stunning, Unbelievable Hong Kong

May 4th 2015
Even though we had been told to expect a city of skyscrapers and high density population, we were still unprepared for the reality when we arrived. We have been in many large, densely populated Asian cities, but none compare to Hong Kong, for unlike the other cities we have visited, Hong Kong is a city built entirely of sky scrapers. Hospitals, schools, churches, shopping malls, all residences, vi ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

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