Hong Kong: Places (China)
Hong Kong SAR, China: A city where 'east meets west.' Situated in the southern part of China and formerly a British colony until 1997, Hong Kong is the gateway to Asia and the financial and cultural capital of the region. With the world's best skyline, freest economy, and the most densely populated neighborhood on the planet (Kowloon District) Hong Kong is a place that attracts visitors and residents from around the globe. Traditional chinese temples sit next to towering glass and steel skyscrapers as buses, taxes and crowds of hurried workers rush by fresh fish markets, chattering open air markets, glitzy shopping malls and possibly the world's most diverse selection of restaurants. This shoppers paradise is home to more Louis Vitton stores than Paris, $2 DVD's, and overflows with cheap goods manufactured just across the border in mainland China.
