Hong Kong's top ten tourist attractions
4hw.com.cn: Hong Kong is a famous tourist attraction. It integrates prosperity, fashion, classicality, shopping and food. It is known as the "Pearl of the East" and "shopping paradise". There are not only beautiful Victorian buildings, but also modern entertainment places such as Hong Kong Disneyland and Hong Kong Ocean Park. Where to play and shop in Hong Kong?
No.1: Taiping mountain top
Taiping peak is the highest point in Hong Kong, 554 meters above sea level. It is located in the northwest of Hong Kong Island and has always been the symbol of Hong Kong. Taiping peak is one of the most popular scenic spots in Hong Kong, and it is also an ideal place to have a bird's-eye view of the magnificent seaport and the splendid city scenery. Walking around the scenic hilltop, you can see the cascading skyscrapers, the world-famous Victoria Harbor, and the fresh and pleasant green mountains. From the Luji road view, you can see the view of Victoria Harbour. In addition, the Lion Pavilion, the observation platform of the peak square and the skyscraper of Lingxiao Pavilion also have excellent scenery! It's an unforgettable experience to take the cable car to the top of Taiping mountain and overlook the fascinating scenery of Victoria Harbor! The cable car towed by steel cable climbs 373 meters (about 1200 feet) along the slope. The slope is steep, which makes you think that the tall buildings along the way are all inclined. In the car, I can't help leaning back. Tall buildings and dense woods seem to be lying aside. It's amazing!
No.2: Hong Kong Disneyland
With an area of 126.82 hectares, Hong Kong Disneyland is the world's smallest Disneyland and the seventh Disneyland in the world. Hong Kong Disneyland has a number of unique attractions, two Disney theme hotels, and a variety of shopping, catering and entertainment facilities. The park roughly includes four theme areas (8 in California, 7 in Florida and Tokyo, and 5 in Paris). It is similar to other Disneyland parks, including American town street, adventure world, fantasy world and tomorrow world. In addition to the well-known Disney classic stories and amusement facilities, Hong Kong Disneyland also coordinates with Hong Kong's cultural characteristics to conceive some amusement facilities, entertainment performances and tours specially designed for Hong Kong. In the park, you can also find Disney cartoon characters Mickey Mouse, Winnie, Mulan, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty Princess, etc.
No.3: Hong Kong Ocean Park
Hong Kong Ocean Park is an ocean themed leisure and entertainment park in huangzhukeng, Hong Kong, covering an area of more than 870000 square meters, which opened on January 10, 1977. Hong Kong Ocean Park is surrounded by the sea on three sides, with deep water bay in the East, East boliao Strait in the South and Dashu Bay in the West. Covering an area of 870000 square meters, it is the largest marine park in Asia. Park buildings are distributed on Nanlang mountain and huangzhukeng valley. There is an aerial cable car between the two parks. Tourists only need to take a 1.4km cable car to travel between the two parks and form a complete park scenic spot. The park has the largest marine aquarium and theme amusement park in Southeast Asia. With its beautiful scenery, it is the favorite place for visitors to Hong Kong. Here you can not only see interesting open-air amusement park and dolphin performance, but also strange marine fish, towering ocean skyscrapers, more thrilling and exciting cross mine flying car and fast journey, which can be called the perfect combination of science popularization, sightseeing and entertainment.
NO.4: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center
The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC) is a grand and multi-functional venue, located in the busy commercial center of Hong Kong, with a seafront location overlooking Victoria Harbour. The total rental area of the exhibition is 63580 square meters, with a daily visitor flow of 140000 people. The exhibition has an elevated walkway connected with the adjacent Wanchai business district, and the public transportation nearby includes buses, ferries, underground railways, etc. It is the second largest conference and exhibition venue in Asia, second only to Japan in scale. There are three large exhibition halls in the center, with an exhibition area of more than 28000 square meters, which can accommodate 2211 standard booths; there are conference rooms of different sizes covering a total area of 3000 square meters, and a conference hall of 4300 square meters. It is one of the largest banquet halls in the world, with a meeting capacity of 4300 and a banquet capacity of 3600 guests.
No.5: shallow bay
Located in the south of Taiping mountain on Hong Kong Island, Repulse Bay is the most representative and beautiful bay in Hong Kong. This beautiful bay, known as "the first Bay in the world", also has the reputation of "Hawaii in the East". The shallow water bay is located in the south of Hong Kong Island, near the mountain and sea. The bay is crescent shaped, with gentle slope and long beach, calm waves, clear water and fine sand. The beach is broad, clean and shallow, warm in winter and cool in summer. The water temperature is between 16 ℃ and 27 ℃, which has always been a resort for Hong Kong people to spend summer and tide, and also a famous scenic spot for tourists. In the past, one of the eight sceneries of Xiangjiang River, the floating and sinking of the sea, refers to the beach in the shallow bay. The beautiful scenery of Repulse Bay makes it one of the famous high-grade residential areas in Hong Kong Island. There are luxury houses all over the area, including Li Ka Shing, a Hong Kong tycoon, Ying Wan garden, 129 Repulse Bay, which are the relics of luxury private houses of baoyugang. These buildings beside the mountains and waters constitute the unique scenic area of Repulse Bay, which makes people forget to return.
No.6: Xingguang Avenue, Hong Kong
Avenue of stars is the waterfront garden in Tsim Sha Tsui, east of Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, opposite Victoria Harbour along the new world centre. The new world group has invested 40 million Hong Kong dollars in the construction of Xingguang Avenue, which is supported and fully participated by the tourism department, Hong Kong Tourism Development Council, leisure and Cultural Services Department and Hong Kong Film Awards Association. As a tribute to the outstanding people in Hong Kong's film industry, 73 movie celebrities' plaques are installed on the ground, and more than 30 celebrities have printed their fingerprints, which has become a hot spot in Hong Kong's tourism. From Dilong, Chu Yuan and Xie Xian, the venerable old film makers in Hong Kong, to the Contemporary International Hong Kong film masters John Woo, Tsui Hark, Hong Jinbao and Feng Baobao, as well as Michelle Yeoh, Andy Lau and Jackie Chan, they all left their fingerprints here. On November 27, 2005, the bronze statue of martial arts superstar Bruce Lee was also unveiled on Hong Kong's Xingguang Avenue. The bronze statue is 2 meters high and is made according to the shape of the movie "dragon fights tiger" to commemorate Bruce Lee's 65th birthday. There are also bronze statues and a small stage for performance at the entrance of the avenue. Along the road, there are food kiosks, souvenir kiosks, some movie related sculptures and open seats for tourists to enjoy.
No.7: Huang Daxian Temple
Built in 1945, Wong Tai Sin Temple, also known as the miser's garden, is one of the most famous temples in Hong Kong and one of the most famous in Hong Kong and overseas. According to legend, Wong Tai Sin, also known as the red pine fairy, is well known for practicing medicine to help the world. It is said that Huang Daxian, who is enshrined in the temple, is "responsive to every request", and his signature is very effective. In addition, the temple is the only Taoist temple in Hong Kong that can hold Taoist weddings. At the end of the lunar year and from the first to the 15th of the first month of the first lunar month, a large number of good faith people go to the temple to thank God for the past year and ask for God's protection for the future year. Every year, August 23 of the lunar calendar is the birthday of Huang Daxian. All Huang's disciples will gather in the main hall of the temple at noon to participate in sacrifice activities.
Visit: at the entrance of the temple, there are usually many stalls selling candlelight fruit. The price of candlelight is about 10 yuan a bunch, and the price of fruit is appropriate. When offering incense, you should worship with both hands, and then offer incense with your left hand, which represents respect for the gods. The number of incense is one or three.
Ask for autograph: it is said that Huang Daxian's autograph is very effective, so many good faiths come far to ask for directions. Visitors can get a signet box beside the main hall. There are 100 bamboo sticks in the box. Each time they ask a question, shake the signet box until one of the bamboo sticks falls out. Look at the number for the signer paper. The Scripture on the signer paper is the response of the immortal. The two-story building next to the temple and shrine is the place for signature release. There are many professional signature release monks serving for signature release. The price of each signature is about ￥ 20 to ￥ 30.
No.8: Tsim Sha Tsui
Tsim Sha Tsui is a tourist attraction in Hong Kong. There are many shopping malls, tourist attractions, restaurants and bars. It is a golden area for shopping and nightlife in Hong Kong. There are new world shopping center and two luxury hotels along the coast. To the west of Tianxing wharf, there is seaport city, the largest shopping center in Asia, which is composed of three parts: Ocean Building, Ocean Center and ocean corridor. There are many shopping malls in the adjacent Zhonggang city.
The bell tower in Tsim Sha Tsui was built in 1916 as part of the Old Kowloon Canton Railway Station. The tower is 45 meters high. The square column tower is a dome and round tower. It is lofty and beautiful, which is the symbol of Kowloon. In front of the bell tower, there is a two-story coastal profile, which is an excellent place to enjoy the Victoria Harbour and the night view in the harbor.
No.9: Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is located in the west of the North Bank of Hong Kong Island. It is the main commercial and entertainment center of Hong Kong. There are many large department stores and shopping malls in the area, including Chongguang department store, Times Square, Li stage square and World Trade Center. Causeway Bay shopping area is also the second most expensive rental area in the world, second only to New York's Fifth Avenue. Causeway Bay is not only the busiest shopping and catering area in Hong Kong, but also one of the city's nightless areas. At night, the typhoon shelter in Causeway Bay is busy and bustling. The boats are brightly lit, and the boat girls in Tang suits are rowing and taking tourists to and from the seafood boat, bar boat and song boat. While tasting seafood on board, visitors can also enjoy the night view of the harbor and enjoy the sampan scenery, which is unique. Therefore, the night tour shelter is an ideal arrangement for tourists to visit at night.
No.10: Lantau
Located at the top of the Muyu peak on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, the temple of heaven Buddha is the largest open-air bronze statue in the world today. The statue is 23 meters tall, with a total height of 34 meters, including the lotus seat and the base. It weighs 250 tons and is made of 202 pieces of bronze by welding. The weight of 5 tons of Buddha face is about 2 kg of gold when pouring, adding luster. The shape of the Buddha is composed of the essence of Yungang, Longmen Buddha and the sculpture technology of Tang Dynasty. Sitting south to north, bending and raising the right hand to chest, with five fingers extended horizontally, showing the "fearless seal", which represents the pain of pulling out; the left hand is hanging on the foot, facing the palm outwards, and the finger tip is slightly downward, which is called "and wish seal", which means to give happiness and shows the great power and compassion of Da Xiong. It is known as the crystallization of cutting-edge technology and Oriental Art. From the foot of Muyu mountain to the base of the temple of heaven, there are 260 stone levels. The base is modeled on the dome of the temple of heaven in Beijing, hence the name.