During this
month, I’ve mostly been exploring Hong Kong.
For my first few days in Hong Kong, I explored the city with some of the
other UC students. The city is so
beautiful during the night when all the lights are lit up. I also went to the Symphony of Lights Show
which begins every night at 8pm. It’s a
light show that is best viewed at the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront. The buildings participating are located in
Central Hong Kong so we view it from across the harbor. The lights from the buildings would light up
to the music playing and there would be laser beams shooting out from the
buildings. It was amazing. I also went to the Peak. I took the Peak Tram from Central to the
top. The waiting time for the ride was
super long…maybe an hour and a half. I
paid with my Octopus Card. When I got to
the Peak, I went to Sky Terrace 428, which is the highest 360° viewing platform
in Hong Kong. The view of the entire
Hong Kong city was amazing as well.
I spent the
Mid-Autumn festival and National Day Holiday long weekend in Hong Kong. My friends and I went to Causeway Bay to see
the Lee Kum Kee Lantern Wonderland. They
built a giant lantern where we could walk in and every fifteen minutes or so,
there would be a light show accompanied by music within the lantern. I also went to see the Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance. It was very crowded as many people were
waiting to see the dragon. The dragon
wasn’t an ordinary dragon, it was a dragon made out of lit incense. This was the first time I saw this kind of
dragon, so waiting for almost 2 hours was worth it. On National Day, I also went to Tsim Sha Tsui to see 23 minutes of fireworks. Chinese songs were played throughout the show and it was wonderful!
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| Symphony of Lights |
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| View of Hong Kong from the Peak |
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| Lee Kum Kee Lantern Wonderland |
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| Waiting to get into the lantern |
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| Inside the Lantern |
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| Tai Hang Dragon Dance - The large crowd |
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| The Tai Hang Dragon |
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| 23 Minutes of Fireworks on National Day |
I also hiked
in the New Territories, watched the horse races in Happy Valley, went to
Stanley Beach, went to Kowloon Park, ate street food in Mongkok, visited temples, and did many
other things that I will update later.
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| Happy Valley Racecourse |
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| Stanley Beach |
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| Wong Tai Sin Temple |
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| Street food in Mongkok |
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| Street food in Mongkok |
