Hong Kong 2

12/31/07

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The MTR (Mass Transit Rail) efficiently carries millions of passengers each day to work and to school.

Feel the crowded Festival Walk.

Shopping is a major pastime in Hong Kong. Shopping centers link apartment complexes, or lie undeground. Typical is the New Town Plaza with 9 levels and 700 shops. 

There are more than 400 Buddhist temples in Hong Kong. The temples, smoky with incense, are busy every day of the year, with devotees giving offerings to the gods in exchange for luck, health and wealth.

The Avenue of Stars honours the Hong Kong movie industry and its stars. Jordan finds the handprints of Jackie Chan.

 

Nathan Street in Kowloon is the hub for restaurants and local and international shops. It bustles day and night. 

At 8:00 every night, the facades of buildings on both sides of the harbour are lit up with a myriad of colors in 'The Symphony of Lights."

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