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Exploring South China – Hong Kong Posted by sasha on Jun 11, 2018
Hong Kong is an autonomous territory and former British colony in the south of China. It’s also the perfect place to begin a trip, as Hong Kong is a major transportation hub. With a few days there, you can feast on dim sum, take a day trip to Lantau Island, walk on the Avenue of…
A Big Buddha and More on Lantau Island Posted by sasha on Oct 15, 2014
Cruise over to Lantau Island for an awesome Hong Kong day trip. Take the cable car for stunning views, climb to the top of the Big Buddha, wander through the wisdom path, and pay a visit to the Po Lin Monastery. 大屿山 – dà yǔ shān Lantau Island 你需要排队一个小时左右 nǐ xū yào pái duì yī…
Better Know a… SAR (Hong Kong) Posted by sasha on Sep 3, 2014
In the last edition of the “Better Know a…” series here, we visited Shanxi province up in the north of China. Since there’s going to be a ton of new stuff on the blog this fall about the south given my recent Hong Kong to Kunming overland trip, I figured now is as good a…