The first in our series of Hong Kong highlights. Experience a traditional ‘wet market’. **Warning** This is a live food market. Animal lovers, and the overly squeamish, are urged to view with caution.
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Travel Hong Kong: Experience a Traditional ‘Wet Market’
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010Experience Living Culture and Lifestyle of Hong Kong First-hand at the Street Markets
Friday, January 22nd, 2010A territory of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong is a rapidly growing international financial centre and global metropolis. Many of the world’s biggest business and financial dealings take place in Hong Kong which is also quite famous for its expansive skyline. For the traveler, Hong Kong features an array of unique attractions ranging from the religious and cultural sites to theme parks and museums. Some of Hong Kong’s most popular attractions include Hong Kong Disneyland, Ocean Park, Repulse Bay, Victoria Peak, Kowloon Park and the Wong Tai Sin Temple.
Like in most of Asia’s major cities, the shopping experience Hong Kong is a really happening one. But of course like in most cities, the real adventure of Hong Kong shopping is best experienced in its bustling street markets and not in its posh shopping malls. So if you’re an adventurous traveler looking for a first-hand experience of Hong Kong living culture there’s no better place than its myriad street markets.
As its name suggests, the Ladies’ Market in Tung Choi Street is the perfect spot for the ladies. From bags and, shoes to accessories and garments the market features a wide array of items at really bargain prices. If the daytime is too hectic and busy, why not make a visit to the Temple Street Night Market with its brightly lit alleys and stalls. Food stalls and stalls selling items such as clothing, pens, CDs and cassettes, watches and even electronic items can be found here. If you’re looking for a place to buy a small gift or a memento, the Stanley Market is the place for you with items such as handicraft, silk, artworks and other collectibles available.
Jardine’s Crescent and Li Yuen Street West are other popular street markets in Hong Kong. Both these markets offer a wide variety of items ranging from clothing to shoes, handbags, cellular phones and VCDs.
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Savour Hong Kong?s Scrumptious Seafood Dining Experience!
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010The dynamic and vibrant city of Hong Kong commands an expansive skyline and is one of the world’s premier hubs for finance and business. For the discerning traveller, Hong Kong offers a veritable feast of interesting sights and attractions to experience and enjoy. From theme parks, to museums and places of religious significance, travellers to Hong Kong can be rest assured that there will be something of interest to all. Some of these attractions include the Victoria Peak, Hong Kong Disneyland, Ocean Park, Repulse Bay and the Wong Tai Sin Temple. Hong Kong’s shopping and nocturnal experiences are also quite happening.
Like in most East Asian countries seafood is king and no visit to Hong Kong will be complete without a traveller trying out its mouth-watering array of seafood dishes. The preparation of live seafood is not only a vocation in these parts but it’s also considered a form of culinary art – and rightfully so. The city is dotted with hundreds of seafood restaurants and eateries that serve dishes made of almost anything that moves underneath the ocean surface. This includes, fish, prawns, lobsters, crabs, oysters and clams. The four main seafood areas in Hong Kong are Lei Yue Mun, Sai Kung and the islands of Cheung Chau and Lamma.
Sai Kung is home to a number of excellent alfresco restaurants along the waterfront serving an array of delectable seafood dishes while the tiny village of Lei Yue Mun also features many top notch yet affordable seafood eating houses. The islands of Cheung Chau and Lamma are two more areas where a number of seafood restaurants are available for visitors to indulge in. Most of the seafood restaurants in Hong Kong present the live specimen in giant tanks, and guests can choose for themselves what and how they consume it.
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