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Hong Kong - the Amazing City

I am back from Hong Kong with the late flight at 9:45 pm via Shenzhen. The Monday that just past was a busy day for me, after my absence in office for five weeks. Everyone including the Ayi, seems to have something to say to me. Now, I have left Shanghai and now I am sitting at the desk of Shangri-La Hangzhou. I will start my journey in Zhejiang from tomorrow.

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Jian Shuo before Standard View of Hong Kong Island. Photographed by Wendy.

Well. Considering it is already early in the morning, I won't talk too much about the Hong Kong trip this time, although I have so much to talk about it. Hong Kong is an exciting and attractive city. This first time visit helped me to learn that there is still a very long way for Shanghai to catch up with the standard Hong Kong built and maintained, as a friendly metropolitan, as a business central and as a tourist city.

Here is what is the key learning this time. I will find more time (maybe this weekend) to explain the trip in more details.

Hong Kong is a city with great usability (as Eric said). Look at the Hong Kong metro - so effective and so clear.
Hong Kong is a communication intensive city - there are 5 times more signs, signal lights, yellow lines (on the road), posters and other ways of communities than in Shanghai
I like boats there - the star ferry is fantastic. I also took private boats and fasterTurboJet.
I love the islands around Hong Kong - we visited Cheung Chau, and Lantau (the Sea Ranch). - Thanks for Minji to host us on her small island.
Hong Kong is an ideal place for hiking - surprise? I claimed up to the maintain along Mt. Davis Path to the Jockey Club Mt. Davis International Youth Hostel. It took me 35 minute but the view was breath-taking

I took about 600 pictures there and it takes sometime to upload it to this website. I will be back.

Acknowledgement

Wendy and Jian Shuo would like to thank Minji and the German girl (we didn't know her name yet) for hosted us on their 50-residents island, and Eric for professional tour guiding.

Posted by Jian Shuo Wang at August 30, 2004 11:24 PM
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Comments

I think you looks older than before.

Posted by: duke on August 31, 2004 2:18 AM

Wow. How did you manage to do/experience so much in just a few days?

Impressive!

Posted by: WilliamW on August 31, 2004 11:56 AM

600 pictures in ~ 3 days!! Wow! Thats impressive!
Looking forward to seeing them on your blog.

Here are some amazing pics of HK,
http://www.pbase.com/accl/hong_kong

Posted by: nirmalya (external link) on August 31, 2004 9:27 PM

It's good to hear from you again, JS! And great to know that you had a fantastic time in HK! :-)

Posted by: earthmilk (external link) on September 1, 2004 1:55 AM

don't work too hard,jianshuo! take care.

Posted by: rachelmitchell on September 1, 2004 7:04 PM

i wish i could get a job in that hotel becouse is good

Posted by: JEREMIAH on June 19, 2007 12:36 AM

i wish i could get a job in that hotel becouse is good

Posted by: JEREMIAH on June 19, 2007 12:37 AM