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Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

Attraction | "famous London wax museum Madame Tussauds"

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In Hong Kong, except the Disneyland theme park Ocean Park Avenue and its own star also has a branch of the famous London wax museum Madame Tussauds.In each of the branches of the museum, located in a country or town in the first place are "local" celebrities, but rather a global star, born in a particular country or town.At the entrance to the museum in Hong Kong is a statue of Bruce Lee, which can be photographed by everyone.More immediately before going into the first room is a must-positive photography with a figure of Jackie Chan. On his camera with him photographed NOT! The figure of Jackie Chan as the best-known all over the world who came from Hong Kong is the most relia...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on April 8, 2012

Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
Peak Tower, 101 Peak Road, The Peak
Hong Kong

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Man Mo Temple

Attraction | "famous temples in Hong Kong "

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One of the most famous temples in Hong Kong was built in the mid-19th century. It is dedicated to two deities Taoist - God of literature and the god of war Manu Mo. They are easily distinguished: the first one holding a hand - a symbol of calligraphy and painting, and the other, fierce and red-faced, holding a sword. Mo consider God to be their patron police, military, and even restaurants for some reason. At the very least, many Hong Kong restaurants present his images, which brings gifts and to whom regularly lit incense. Curiously, the local mafia, the triad, which had great influence in Hong Kong in the 19th century, is also believed to be their patron god of Mo and worshiped him. The c...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on August 3, 2011

Man Mo Temple
Hollywood Road & Ladder Street
Hong Kong

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Island Shangri-La Hong Kong

Hotel | "View from the window"

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The hotel was beyond praise, he has surpassed all expectations. I will not even particularly telling, have a look at the picture! It is felt, have invested not only money but also the soul. I like good hotels, but like this one - a rarity. And not about the gilded it, and that he was very sincere, you come back, as home. Room was on 41 floor. Climb in the elevator - the ears laid. On our floor had a huge garden (artificial + natural trees and flowers), very nice. I think that this was on all floors. View from the window at the skyscrapers, is especially beautiful at night when they are lit up. In my room except tea and coffee accessories, had a very interesting wicker basket, inside which,...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on March 5, 2011

Island Shangri-La Hong Kong
Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road
Hong Kong, China
(852) 2877 3838

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Avenue of Stars

Attraction | "Photos in an embrace with Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan"

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The main Hong Kong location shooting. In the sense that it is here that made all the photos from Hong Kong paradigmatic views. Entourage appropriate: on the opposite bank - the forest of skyscrapers District Central, next to - Bronze, Bruce Lee, feet - concrete slab with traces of Jackie Chan's handprints, and dozens of "stars " of Hong Kong militants smaller.

However, you can come here and in the dark. Every evening at eight then arranged a 15-minute laser show with light projections on the opposite bank of skyscrapers.

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on May 22, 2011

Avenue of Stars
Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade
Hong Kong

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Big Buddha-Tian Tan Buddha

Attraction | "Big Buddha"

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It stands on the neighboring island of Hong Kong, and the most convenient way to get there - it's the metro and tramway. Once again, delighted the local stations - all cars are connected to each other. Cradles the cable car is ordinary, but there are glass bottom. Naturally, I chose the second. Strange feeling when you stand on the glass, and beneath you sail ships. Cableway passes the airport and show how taking off and landing aircraft. From the station to the Buddha himself is a street lined with shops and restaurants. The idea is clearly slyamzili from neighboring Disneyland. Overcoming the temptation to souvenir shops and crisp scent of hot dogs, each traveler must c...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on May 22, 2011

Big Buddha-Tian Tan Buddha
Near Po Lin Monastery
Ngong Ping, Lantau Island

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Absolutely amazing

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View of the city Photo - Hong Kong, China

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City absolutely amazing. Clean, beautiful, sparkles and shines for its glass skyscrapers, huge advertising screens and pleasantly pleasing to the eye avtokollektsionera abundance of expensive and sometimes rare cars. Did not expect, quite honestly, from the Asian metropolis. Full of Chinese, Indonesian and Filipino tourists, which, however, only adds Asian flavor. Prices, as in London, however, as double-decker buses.But it is not surprising, Hong Kong has officially been recognized as one of the oldest British colony, referred to the jurisdiction of China only in 1997, and then only with a mass of conditions to maintain its autonomous status, at least for the next 40 years.In ...Read More

City absolutely amazing. Clean, beautiful, sparkles and shines for its glass skyscrapers, huge advertising screens and pleasantly pleasing to the eye avtokollektsionera abundance of expensive and sometimes rare cars. Did not expect, quite honestly, from the Asian metropolis. Full of Chinese, Indonesian and Filipino tourists, which, however, only adds Asian flavor. Prices, as in London, however, as double-decker buses.

But it is not surprising, Hong Kong has officially been recognized as one of the oldest British colony, referred to the jurisdiction of China only in 1997, and then only with a mass of conditions to maintain its autonomous status, at least for the next 40 years.

In Hong Kong, a lot of interesting places, but even with all of my travel lust could see the strength of a third. Half-day walking on the Hong Kong Museum of Art - for connoisseurs simply must see. Out of curiosity, went to Sham Shui Po - is for lovers of good audio and electronics - a true paradise. If desired, there can buy not only the latest news twice cheaper than in Moscow, but rare, almost rare instances of musical technique of the highest quality type Nakamichi cassette decks or turntables Transrotor. I myself, though, so do not buy - and then did not want to hang around the city with extra baggage.

Like any normal tourist, I went to the monastery Pu Lin (also known as Po Lin) on Lantau Island - this is where there is a huge and delicately performed by a statue of a seated Buddha, if not confusing, height about 35 meters, and Victoria Peak, from which all Hong Kong - at a glance. It turned out that I was very lucky with the weather - usually due to fog and low clouds tropical city with a height not seen. In general, SC - a city engineering records. Buddha statue almost the biggest in the world and accurately - in China, also in a short time of my visit I had occasion to ride the longest cable car in Asia and then to the world's longest escalator.

By the way, all lovers of Asian exoticism strongly recommend a visit Saykon - the famous fish market, where local purchase freshly fish and other seafood. My advice - come early and just watch. A taste of fresh fish, octopus and lobsters can be in many restaurants in the neighborhood.

And of course another story - this is Hong Kong cuisine. As I understand it, the locals do not like to cook at home and eat mostly outside. And in general in Hong Kong food is not even a cult, but an integral part of life as coffee in Italy. Therefore, restaurants, cafes and very tiny eatery with pasta and cuttlefish can be found literally in every 100 meters, if not more. True, the menu more frequently in Chinese than in English. But I am somehow a big problem in that I saw - you can always poke a finger in the side dishes you liked the photos or in a bowl neighbor. And in any case, do not go twice in the same restaurant, even if you really like it - miss a lot of interest in others.
In Hong Kong you can appreciate the diversity of the culinary delights of Chinese provinces - Peking, Szechuan, Cantonese cuisine, as well as Japanese, Thai, Malay, Indonesian. But be prepared to queue up a bit - this is normal practice in Hong Kong catering.
And, of course, at least once is worth a visit Hong Kong "ice bar", a special place in which I will gladly drink a glass of vodka at -20, wrapped in a fur coat on hire.
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Victoria Peak

Attraction | "The main thing - it's panoramic views"

HongKong from Victorian PeaK Photo - Island Shangri-La Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

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Victoria Peak - is one of the tops of mountains that separates Hong Kong island in half. The road goes up the most beautiful places, winding serpentine by thick subtropical forests, between luxury villas and small groups of multi-storey prestigious buildings, each of which constitutes an autonomous state with its own security and infrastructure.More interesting for tourists to use to lift up a tram - a funicular railway. Wagons with a stepped floor, certainly modern, but the style of old, for about ten minutes will bring up.Steepness is such that at times breathtaking, and remembers roller coaster. The attraction is not for those with a weak heart and nervous imagination. Slope - fro...Read More

Victoria Peak - is one of the tops of mountains that separates Hong Kong island in half.
The road goes up the most beautiful places, winding serpentine by thick subtropical forests, between luxury villas and small groups of multi-storey prestigious buildings, each of which constitutes an autonomous state with its own security and infrastructure.
More interesting for tourists to use to lift up a tram - a funicular railway. Wagons with a stepped floor, certainly modern, but the style of old, for about ten minutes will bring up.
Steepness is such that at times breathtaking, and remembers roller coaster. The attraction is not for those with a weak heart and nervous imagination. Slope - from barely noticeable to four degrees and thirty.
Tram route to the Victoria Peak was built over a hundred years ago. The current model - smaller, about fifteen.
Two linked cars take on board 120 passengers and climb up, pulling on heavy-duty steel ropes.
Back tram rolls backwards, so that everyone sits back to inexorably approaching the city.
Ropes, which have a tram, in contrast to the majority of cable cars, not at the top and bottom, between the wheels, on the strength of an almost five-fold overlapping the permissible load. Sam "climber" weighs 30 tons, and hoist motor controls the computer.
When in the lift at an angle under 30 degrees you presses the back of a wooden seat, there is an involuntary emotion, especially as only the right to move the motion starts to open Hong Kong in all its splendor banking.
The upper cable car station is located in the building of "Peak Tower". It's standing on two pillars, hemisphere, or rather, a crescent moon, turned the sharp ends up.
The building seems a little - and its original form, but in reality it is huge, and contains in itself, apart from the tram station, numerous shops, cafes, restaurants, cinemas and the local version of the museum of wax figures, briefly known as "Madame Tussauds". Here in Hong Kong, it is slightly less than in London, but the collection is quite rich.
The museum is located in the underground part of the "Peak Tower" and to get into it, you need to go down the elevator.
When the cab stopped and the doors open, then you see the dark corridor leading deeper into the museum.
The exhibition presents, of course, the British royal family, Princess Diana separated, Hitler, Churchill, Einstein, etc. The standard set.
Chinese theme called mandatory Jackie Chan and the original song "Arrival of Chinese President in Hong Kong." Here I would add to the title of this phrase - "to accept the new property."
On the contrary "Peak Tower" - a mandatory multi-storey shopping center full of shops, and even more restaurants. Then just what - the realm of food and plenty of visitors, as if all the guests were raised here as the top climbers on steep rocks, and, therefore, very hungry.
But, of course, the main thing - it's panoramic views. From the roof of shopping center, with viewing platforms "Peak Tower" and even the area between them open up an amazing picture - "Hong Kong Forest, Aberdeen, Kowloon and Lantau Island. Since each site can be seen that - then its in a different location than the light.
Particularly impressive in this panorama in the evening, when the city appears as millions of lights going off into the horizon. Read Less

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on January 23, 2011

Victoria Peak
128 Peak Road.
Hong Kong
+852 2807 6543

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Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery

Attraction | "Monastery of Ten Thousand Buddhas"

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I was so glad when turning from MTR Sha Tin, without the help of road signs and advice to the English-speaking passersby, she went to the hills, which, as stated in my guide, and should be Monastery of Ten Thousand Buddhas.Reach the inner courtyards could be on ekskalatoru, one of the tiers is an artificial pond with giant goldfish, there is a golden statue of the deity unknown to me, prudently harvested for glass; tier above there are three golden statues, each with its own specific.If you look in order, in a territory where there is no people, where all the pointers nedublirovanny in English, but in these premises with the characters and pictures on the walls, to whom her candle in...Read More

I was so glad when turning from MTR Sha Tin, without the help of road signs and advice to the English-speaking passersby, she went to the hills, which, as stated in my guide, and should be Monastery of Ten Thousand Buddhas.
Reach the inner courtyards could be on ekskalatoru, one of the tiers is an artificial pond with giant goldfish, there is a golden statue of the deity unknown to me, prudently harvested for glass; tier above there are three golden statues, each with its own specific.

If you look in order, in a territory where there is no people, where all the pointers nedublirovanny in English, but in these premises with the characters and pictures on the walls, to whom her candle incense ... some tourists are particularly out of place.
But There are wonderful views of the covered light haze, the valley of Sha Tin in the winter.
Because the monastery of Ten Thousand Buddhas is not ekskalator, and more than 400 steps. And it's the little, what a guide, vypushenny 4 years ago (and in Hong Kong is an impermissible error) is not lied. And on the edges of this long and sometimes very steep uphill, stairs to and from the golden statue of Buddha sitting in the complete human growth. That is enough to be not to go up to the hills and turn to Sheung Wo Che Road, to be directly in the index, which leads to the stairs.

Totally man-sized golden Buddha statues, white whites of the eyes with bright red lips ... All are completely different: the Buddha with children. Buddha riding on a fish, the Buddha sitting and standing Buddha, Buddha-old baby-and Buddha, the Buddha and the Buddha who asks the giver, the Buddha's leading stag deer and Buddha sitting astride a tortoise, talking Buddha and the Buddha indicates, the Buddha grieving and laughing Buddha, Buddha begging Buddha is humble, compassionate Buddha, and Buddha surprising.
On which side do not go around - the Buddha will look at you. More attention to "Buddha" for you to add a Monday morning - only on the way back down the stairs I met a couple of retired tourists from Europe. They also exchanged views with the Buddhas.

But all these Buddha on the stairs were not counted. Because the wall shelves of the main hall of the monastery were lined against the whole name of mathematical logic, nearly 13,000 small statues of Buddhas in different poses and different facial expressions, under each of which is "ieroglifirovano" his name to donate. And at the center of the temple the statues of Buddha Large.

On the wall of the same main hall and I saw an ad on Fake monk. Ever monks, without which manages every second story of tourists. visited Hong Kong. Announcement states that the labor, the monks will never walk through the monastery just so, and if they are walking, do not talk to tourists. and if they began to speak, then do not ask them for money. So ignore those Fake monks. or better yet - call the police.
In fact, it's all true. Because the outfit, like a monk's clothes (as a tourist and did not notice the difference) to get to Hong Kong easy. Next: a box in his hands and the expression of the petitioner in person and ... the search for tourists willing to sacrifice the churches and monasteries penny, if not cheap. Sometimes, razdobrevshy from a very large offerings of monk can give in return a cheap bracelet of colored stones, and even record the donor's name in some sort of honorary book.
One word at a "restoration" of all the temples with monks feyk-no tourists will not be enough, but get rid of them is even more difficult than from our Gypsies. Triggered only repeated a dozen times: "No money, no money!", Only here a rogue Chinese believe that a foreigner in China and have no money?

Goddess of Mercy Kwun Yam on the patio facing face-to-red pagoda with a height of four-story house. Also along the terrace in front of the temple itself does not set the gold, but the colorful statues of 18 students of the Buddha. Absolutely all the fierce expression on his face. Read Less

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on February 28, 2011

Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
220 Pai Tau Village
Sha Tin, Hong Kong
(852) 2691-1067

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