Hong Kong | aaarticle.com

Hong Kong is a dense harbour metropolis where glass towers climb steep green hills above one of the world's great skylines. Ferries, trams and a fast metro stitch together its islands, and its markets and dim sum houses are a draw in themselves.

Overview

Hong Kong packs more than seven million people onto a strip of the South China coast, its towers pressed between the harbour and the Peak’s forested slopes. The territory spans Hong Kong Island, the Kowloon peninsula and the New Territories with their outlying islands, all bound by an efficient transit web. Beyond the neon and the trading floors lie country parks and quiet beaches within an hour of downtown, and a food culture that runs from street stalls to the finest dim sum.

Highlights

The Peak Tram climbs to the classic view over Victoria Harbour, and the Star Ferry makes the same crossing at water level for a few coins. Tsim Sha Tsui’s waterfront faces the island skyline, best at the nightly light show, while the markets of Mong Kok and the old shops of Sheung Wan reward a wander. On Lantau, the Big Buddha and Ngong Ping cable car pair with beaches and hiking a short ride from the city.