Hong Kong welcomes guests from around the world with a smile. The incarnation of urban balancing act between the cultures of China and Europe, Hong Kong has long been one of the world’s most vibrant centers of trade.
A few trips to Hong Kong by the monuments, which are for work and fun. Hong Kong is so strong that it burns like oil in a wok of street vendors everywhere. Little has changed since the return of 1997, the British colony of Hong Kong to China. The city flourished through cooperation between Chinese and British companies is, if anything, more attractive and colorful than ever.
opium wars tall.
In the eighteenth century, British merchants first to reach what would be Hong Kong, is only a few fishing villages. The region had no sense at all in the Chinese empire and had been ignored for centuries.
The English built a trading port here in 1711 and prospered during the nineteenth century, where goods from China, popular in Europe.
As the craze for Chinese things disappeared the British began to deal in opium, however, grows in India and imported illegally in China, where the Qing dynasty emperor had forbidden the sale. When the Chinese tried to prevent imports, the British responded with military force.
The result of the Opium Wars (1838-1856) have been disastrous for China. In 1842, the British took control of Hong Kong became a British colony. A 1898 pact with China that Hong Kong and 234 surrounding islands a British protectorate over ninety-nine years. The treaty expired in 1997.
Negotiations took place in 1982 to amend the original agreement to protect the special status of Hong Kong. China had originally requested control not only the so-called “New Territories” around the city but also from the same Hong Kong. Through a series of agreements and concessions, the United Kingdom was able to keep Hong Kong to be absorbed directly into the mainland. Instead, the July 1, 1997, Hong Kong was declared a Special Administrative Region of China.
Skyscrapers and feng shui.
special status of Hong Kong were allowed to remain in a modern commercial metropolis. Despite its modernity visible forms, traditional life are never far below the surface. The ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui is still applied to new development, where the measurements are set based on lucky numbers and windows positioned so that the prosperity and luck.
Skyscrapers loom where the beautiful colonial buildings stood just a few of them stayed. In the central district, the Cathedral of San Juan, the former residence of the French and the Legislative Council building are among the few remaining traditional buildings.
Omnipresent Buddha.
Traditional life is a stronger presence in the New Territories, in the city. Impressive complex of temples are everywhere, built in traditional style in a relaxed atmosphere. 10,000 Buddhas Monastery is one of the most popular. This number represents “many” or “many” in Chinese, rather than a specific number of Buddha.
In fact, more than 10,000, maybe 13,000. The huge bronze Buddha overlooking pin The monastery on the island of Lantau is the largest Buddha in the world, measuring 26 meters high. Visitors can climb a steep path of 260 steps to reach it. The view of the major awards no doubt the efforts and achieve spiritual enlightenment along the road.
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