View of Hong Kong

Day 9 Hong Kong

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April 8th 2008
Geo: 22.33, 114.18We visited today the Avenue of Stars. We saw the hand prints of quite a few Chinese stars. I saw Jet Li's one. The view of Hong Kong is magnificent from there, especially at night, when all the neon lights came up. At 8pm, the nightly light show came on and well worth the wait. ... read more

Asia » China

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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