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Fire Dragon Dance 2007-09-24 09:33:00 Tai Hang, a small district in Hong Kong Island, doing a old-fashioned Chinese dance from a nearby temple located in this area. This is called "Fire DragonDance
". It is organized by the "kai-fong" (local neighborhood) association there, with 130 years of history. They hold up the fire dragon to run the dance for 3 evenings during Mid-Autumn Festival period. The dragon is 67 meter long, consist of 31 segments. The dragon is decorated with joss sticks. The dance is originally a religion event and now become a performance for every year. The organizer needs 200 people to hold up the dragon.
Da Pai Dang (sidewalk snack booth, large stall, 大排檔) 2007-09-24 08:29:00 Da Pai Dang is a Cantonese word, which means the dining booth located at the street-side, outdoor and open-air. People sitting at the street side, having delicious of Chinese style food. Various types of food are provided by Da Pai Dang, say, dishes are fried by wok, a Chinese type of cooking pan, with shape of V; steaming of fresh sea-food; won-ton noodle; Chinese style congee or rice etc.Nowadays, some of the Da Pai Dang are moving to indoor, with air-conditioning, however, the street-side eating culture can represent Hong Kong style, so Da Pai Dang are still be found in some area of the city.These booths located in Chai Wan, an indoor wet market, without air-condition, therefore, they still keeping the traditional culture: "seems to be dirty". Read more:large
The Countryside 2007-09-24 07:41:00 Hong Kong is generally known as a highly-developed city. However, we still have our beautiful nature scene. In Sai Kung, the so called "back courtyard" of Hong Kong, cover most countryside area of Hong Kong, with mountain, sea shores, beaches, villages, small town and some outlying islands (The is known as "Country Park" in Hong Kong). Hiking trails are located almost everywhere of this area. This is a good place for Hong Kong people to enjoy for leisure during weekends and holidays. People enjoy the works of God here, breathing fresh air, talking with friends, jogging, cycling, and enjoy water sports.
Lanterns (Mid Autumn Festival) 2007-09-23 21:51:00 Mid Autumn
festival is coming on 25 Sep. Families in Hong Kong will get prepared to celebrate this traditional Chinese festival. We will buy mooncakes, some seasonal fruits like apples, pears (梨), peaches (桃), grapes, pomegranates (石榴) , melons, oranges and pomelos (柚子). My mother will prepare a great dinner for the family on that day. Yummy Yummy...I remember that in my childhood, my mom took me, my sister and brother to buy lanterns every mid-autumn festival. It is quite funny that eveytime, my sister chose rabbit lantern, I chose an aeroplane lantern and my brother chose tank lantern. haha... I really miss the lanterns I played in the past.The craftsmanship of the traditional lanterns are much better than nowaday's plastic ones. I took some pictures yesterday at Sham Shui Po where there are around 4 or 5 stores selling lanterns. The stores hang their lanterns on front of their stores to get attention from customers. The lanterns comes from different sizes, shapes, color Read more:Festival
Avenue of Stars (星光大道) 2007-09-23 02:50:00 The Avenue
of Stars, located at the East Tsim Sha Tsui, along the seaside, with the view of Victoria Harbour. It is aimed to celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry. It modeled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with the hand-print and autograph of the famous acting stars along the avenue.Here is the official URL of the avenue: http://www.avenueofstars.com.hk/
Fruity Yogurt Drink 2007-09-22 11:59:00 People in Hong Kong like to discover new tastes. Yogurt drink is quite popular. Yakult - a famous brand name of yogurt drink. It is originally from a Japan name, however, Hong Kong people love to drink.Some resturants are shaking Yakult with various types of fruits, to produce different kinds of fruit-yogurt drinks. This is widely accepted by the youngsters in the new generation. A lychee flavor yakult drink ordered from a restaurant in Causeway Bay ($22). Read more:Drink
Delicious sweet bean curd (豆腐花) 2007-09-22 09:13:00 Today afternoon, I went with my wife to Sham Shui Po for sweet bean curd (豆腐花). We went to a small soya bean restaurant where is crowded with customers. We ordered 2 bowls of sweet bean curd and a plate of fried Tofu. The texture of the sweet bean curd is so soft and smooth. Really good taste that I ever ate. They cost about HK$28. Read more:Delicious
Fine Dinner @ Stanley 2007-09-22 05:30:00 I went to have dinner atMijas Spanish Restaurantat Stanley
Plaza last night. The mood was good there. I ordered a Virgin Colada and my friend a house white wine ($48/$56) Garlic Bread was served first ($25) This is my favourite.Serrano Ham with Asparagus ($88) Clams in White Wine Broth ($85)The special Roast Suckling Pig was crispy ($160)Another favourite of mine...Squid Ink Pasta ($155) After dinner, we walked along the bars on Stanley Market Road. The night scene of Stanley Plaza is beautiful.We can see lanterns decoration as the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming (Sep 25) ! Read more:Dinner
Cuisine of Hong Kong - Yum Cha (飲茶) 2007-09-21 23:45:00 Today morning, I go to Chinese restaurant with my family (Dad, Mom, brother and his wife) for Yum Cha.Yum Cha is one of the most popular Chinese tradition for family gathering in holidays. Families can have a nice chat with each others, read magazines and newspapers. Sometimes, my families discuss family issues and I found that it is even more faster to come to decision. :>There are a lot of DimSum (點心) being served in restaurant. My favorites are Steamed rice-flour rolls, Steamed pork dumpling, Steamed shrimp dumpling and many others. You can see below a photo I took this morning that a waiter is carrying a trolley around. The trolley contains a varities of DimSum. A list of DimSum names is placed at the front of the trolley.By the way, do you know the meaning of putting the teapot-cover over the rim and the handle? I guess you get it right. It is a traditional practice to ask for refill the teapot.You can get your own favorite DimSum dishes here: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/ Read more:Cuisine
, Hong Kong
Moon Cake 2007-09-21 08:46:00 Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the most famous Chinese traditional festival in Hong Kong. The festival is on the day of full-moon in the 8th month of Chinese calendar (equivalent to 25 September in 2007). Moon Cake is the traditional food available during this period. About Mid Autumn Festival on WIkipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid_Autumn_Festival
Christmas in Hong Kong 2007-09-19 10:49:00 Although this is just September, but I'd like to share what the Christmas
is like in Hong Kong
. Maybe you may want to come to join us this year.
North-East Part of Hong Kong 2007-09-19 10:40:00 The North
-East Part of Hong Kong
is a "costal-park", which is a restricted area for environment protect. Some of the outlying islands are located there. Here comes a video of the scene there.
A View from our University 2007-09-19 02:31:00 A famous scene of traffic in Hong Kong. The Cross Harbour Tunnel. The traffic is always jam during day time. Our university - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
, is located at the side of the Kowloon entrance of the Cross Harbour Tunnel. The video is taken from the library at the afternoon time.Enjoy the traffic jam here. :)
Wetland Park 2007-09-18 19:32:00 I went to Wetland Park the other day. This is a brand new recreational facility developed by the local government. Here we can see the ecology of the wetland, which located at Tin Shui Wai, the north-west part of Hong Kong.You can take bus Route 967 is directly from Central.
Hong Kong Tram 2007-09-29 07:13:00 To enjoy the original Hong Kong
, I would say taking tram across the Island is good and the only choice. Especially if you want sightseeing but not walking on street. The fare is just $2 for each trip. Hong Kong Tramways start from Kennedy Town in the west of the Island, go eastwards to Shaukeiwan, it passes through most of the areas along the northern part of Hong Kong Island. Say: Series of store selling dry Chinese sea-food in Sai Ying PunMetropolitan of the city, Central and AdmiraltyOld town in Wan ChaiShopping arcade in Causeway BayRacecourse in Happy ValleyResidential areas in Kennedy Town, North Point and Shaukeiwan The double-decker tram in Hong Kong is not equipped with air-conditioner, however, it is very cool to be sitting inside the upper decker. The whole trip of a tram may take 1.5 hours, however, trams are travelling shuttle between Central and Wan Chai within 30 minutes. I hope you will enjoy traveling on Hong Kong Tram, no matter a long trip or just shuttling inside th
Causeway Bay 2007-09-29 01:56:00 Yesterday night my friends and I went shopping and dinner at Causeway
Bay. We met at Sogo and shopping for a while. And then we went to have dinner at our favourite "Little Fat Sheep" hotpot restaurant. We reserved the table at 9pm which there will be HALF PRICE afterwards :) Four of us ordered 3 different dishes of sheep and some vegetables. The soup base was excellent and the sheep was fresh.
Hong Kong style Graffiti. 2007-09-26 10:28:00 "King of Kowloon" (九龍皇帝), the name which is deeply flashed in every Hong Kong
citizen's memory. Tsang Jo Choi(曾灶財) is King of Kowloon. He just passed away (age 86) in July 2007. He is famous for his graffiti in public area. He claimed he is the king of Kowloon.Many people think that he suffered from mental illness. but to me, he is a kind and an ordinary elderly. Anyway, his life and his graffiti have been a page in Hong Kong history.I went to Olympican City located nearby Olympic MTR station for exhibition of the masterpieces by King of Kowloon today. Here are some of the pictures I took. :> Read more:Graffiti
Tai Mei Tuk and Plover cove reservoir 2007-09-26 09:10:00 Tai Mei Tuk is a famous outdoor recreation site in Hong Kong. It is located in the Plover Cove Country Park.This is one of the little boat wharf. You may take a boat or enjoy your fishing time here.There are many public BBQ sites and BBQ shops around Tai Mei Tuk.If you don't like BBQ, you would attracted by the different restaurants. There a number of HK style restaurants, western style and even Thai food.Plover cove reservoir is the second large reservoir in Hong Kong. It is enowned for its magnificent main dam. Measuring near 2km in length and some 24 hectares in area, it is Hong Kong's longest dam. It is also the world's first "reservoir in the ocean".People enjoy riding bicycle while some of them like to walk on the dam. You would also see a lot of people fishing and lot of kite flying on the sky.Somethings you should know and keep it mind. He did ride fast. Look out!Remember to bring your camera and feed the battery. It is one of the great position watch sunset.For more informa
Mister Softee 2007-09-26 08:58:00 Mister Softee is popular in Hong Kong. There are fourteen ice cream vans running on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New territorries. The Mister Softee vans in Hong Kong sell four products only.Soft ice creamNutty DrumstickLarge CupsJumbo OrangeThese vans usually parks in popular tourist attraction. This photo was taken in Tai Mei Tuk.You must try the Jumbo Orange. I always buy it when I see the van. Read more:Mister
Double-decker Bus 2007-09-26 06:16:00 Double-decker air conditioned buses are the majority of the public transport in Hong Kong. The characteristic of Hong Kong buses is, most of them are "wearing" colorful cloths --- advertisement is dominantly cover the fleet. For my understanding, double-decker bus is one of the options in western city, most of the buses are single decker in the States. However, double decker is very typical in Hong Kong. Nearly all public buses became double-decker since 15 years ago, before air-conditioned bus is introduced. Tourists may be captured by those beautiful fleet when sightseeing in the city. Those open upper decker buses are interesting, especially when the bus is running fast on the highway, or shuttle between the narrower roads along the mid-levels.I would like to recommend you route 15C in Hong Kong Island, this route using the bus with "open upper decker". You can enjoy open air whentravel around.
Nam Sang Wai 2007-09-26 05:38:00 The place becomes popular since a crocodile was being placed in Shan Pui River anonymously a couple of years ago. And, several TV dramas and films were taking some shots here, especially wuxia film (Chinese classic fighting style film). I walk around this area and enjoyed the beautiful scene here. The grassland was very soft, the feeling was very good when you walked on it. The wooden area was very classic, this made me free of the troublesome of living in a metropolitan. This is a good place for leisure. You can drive to Nam Sang Wai directly from Yuen Long. Or take the taxi at the Yuen Long Railway Station.
Bakery? French Fries? Wings? 2007-09-26 05:21:00 There are many Hong Kong style snacks along the streets in crowd areas like Causeway Bay and Mongkok. I just recommend this "cake shop" - Danish Bakery
. People always queue up not because of its bread and/or cake, but they are looking for the famous hotdogs, french fries and chicken wings. You can located Danish Bakery at the corner of Caroline Hill Road in Causeway Bay. Read more:French
, Wings
Tai Fung Lau Peking Restaurant 2007-09-26 04:09:00 Last night my family and I went to try Tai Fung Lau in Tsim Sha Tsui for its famous "peking duck" dish. We ordered cold pasta with cucumber and peanut butter, fried egg white with milk and serve with vinegar, vegetables with chinese ham, and the main dish - roasted duck. It was served with a piece of wrapper and sauce. The skin of the duck was so crispy and not much fatty. And finally the dessert of sweet fried banana. We rated this restaurant 5 stars. Address: 29-31 Chatham Road, Windsor Mansion, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.Tel: 2366 2494
A warm dinner on Mid-Autumn festival 2007-09-26 03:20:00 In Hong Kong, Chinese families will gather together for dinner during traditional Chinese festivals like the Mid-Autumn
festival and Lunar Chinese New Year. Some families have their dinner in restaurants while some others will prepare dinner at home. Whatever it is, it is a good opportunity for gathering and social.I think that eating culture can reflect the uniqueness of a country's culture. And Chinese food has a wide varieties of different foods. Even one family's dishes can be very different from another because their old families may come from different provinces of China.Last night, my family gathered to have a wonderful dinner to celebrate mid-autumn festival. My mom be the chef of coz. We had steamed fish, chicken, steamed shrimps and soup. These are the most delicious dishes in my life. I love my family. After that, we played mahjong. Tell you, though I know how to play mahjong but I am not good at it and rarely play (once or twice a year during lunar Chinese new year). To m
Golden Bauhina Square 2007-09-25 21:59:00 I have to go to work in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) some day. A "Flag Rising Ceremony" is held in the "Golden
Bauhinia Square
" beside the HKCEC every morning, at 8 am. I have to report duty at 8:15am in the morning, therefore I arrived there at 7:55am for brief breakfast, then wait for the flag rising to start at 8am sharp. I'm watching the ceremony inside HKCEC, which is 180 degree different from the general public and tourist. Normally, tourist standing in the square to watch the ceremony, they are also facing to the HKCEC, so you can see a crowd in the left side of the video. The flag rising ceremony is normally organized by the Hong Kong Police, the nation anthem is playing while the regional flag of HKSAR and the national flag of The People's Republic of China.The tourist association promotes this event very much. If you are living in Kowloon side, simply go to Tsim Sha Tsui and take Star Ferry to Wan Chai. The "Golden Bauhinia Square" and HKCEC is bes
Sunset 2007-10-03 18:56:00 The sunset over the sea is very beautiful. In Hong Kong, sunset is quite easy to find, however, a clear day is not so frequent. By the way, if the air pollution index is acceptable, that's the weather is not hazy, the sunset is very beautiful in Hong Kong.Here is some location that I suggested to enjoy the sunset.On the ferry to (or from) outlying island, including- Lamma Island- Cheung Chau- Mui Wo (Lantau Island)- Peng ChauStanley (Beach of Southern part of HK Island)Repulse Bay (Beach of Southern part of HK Island)Deep Water Bay (Beach of Southern part of HK Island)Chung Hom Kok (Beach of Southern part of HK Island)Golden Coast (Tuen Mun, NT West)Lung Kwu Tan (Tuen Mun, NT West)Pak Lai (Yuen Long, NT West)Tsuen Wan Waterfront ParkTai Po Waterfront Park Hope you can enjoy the art of God here. Read more:Sunset
Dumplings 2007-10-02 21:43:00 I made dumpling with my fellow before. Dumpling is northern Chinese style food, with pork, shrimp and vegetable inside. It is easy to make dumpling, first of all, we need all the ingredients ready. The wrappers is easy to buy from local wet markets. The meat and vegetables are all chopped and mixed. Wrap the ingredients with the dumpling wrapper to complete. Boil a bowl of Chinese style chicken soup, put the completed dumpling inside the soup and boil. The dumplings are ready to serve when they started to float on the soup. Dumplings
are easy to find in local chinese restaurants.
Golden Computer Centre 2007-10-02 11:06:00 I went to the GoldenComputerCentre
in Sham Shui Po looking for the latest notebook computer. My notebook has been using for 3 years already, it is time for a refresh :) There are many brands and models but I target HP, Lenovo or DELL. The prices of the latest models ranging from $8,000 to $12,000. The specification includes Core 2 Duo, 2GB Memory, 160GB harddisk with the latest Microsoft Vista (Home Premium/ Home Basic/ Business) installed. I am still debating because I still have to compare the number of years of warranty and discounts :-P Any advice? Golden Computer Centre - Sham Shui Po MTR Station D2 Exit(Tourist MTR 1-Day Pass and Airport Express Tourist Octopus are available)
Doulos 2007-10-01 22:37:00 I visited Doulos last Sunday. It is the eldest ship (still operating) in the world, which is built in 1914, just 2 years younger that the Titanic, and will retire in 2010. Doulos is now a ship visiting the world, with the mission of spreading Gospel of Jesus. This is supposed the last time for Doulos to visit Hong Kong. It is parked at the Ocean Terminal, Tsim Sha Tsui till 7th October.It is quite special for Doulos since the 300 members on the ship are come from all over the world, and they are all volunteers. They also need to pay for their daily life on the ship. However, this is a ship for Gospel, so it is worth for them, moreover, they can earn very valuable experience on the journey, with friend form different countries.Doulos is also the biggest book fair in the sea, they sell book and earn for the running cose of the ship. The books are mainly donated from different sources.I met Ray on the ship, he came from Taiwan and is one of the senior volunteer there, and he shows me the
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