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The ultimate insiders guide to Hong KongFeatures interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides .From zero to hundred in 175 years no other metropolis has as compressed and chequered a history as Hong Kong, with its striking and seamless blend of eastern and western cultures. Famous for its cosmopolitan nightlife, cutting-edge fashion, culinary sophistication, and entertainment, Hong Kong also conceals a trove of lesser-known and unpredictable experiences. More than 260 islands and country parks as far as the eye can see ... who would expect such breathtaking natural beauty in one of the most densely populated cities on Earth? Step off the beaten path to explore Hong Kongs hidden heart. Discover what compels locals to stand in a line that snakes around the corner every morning at 4:30am, and from which Great Wall of China you will find a wonderful view over the South China Sea. Learn what gas lanterns have to do with the bubonic plague, and visit a...

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Imprint Emons Verlag GmbH 2016 All rights reserved Text Kathrin Bielfeldt - photo 1

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Emons Verlag GmbH // 2016
All rights reserved
Text: Kathrin Bielfeldt and Raymond Wong
Photographs: Jrgen Brger, exceptBeef & Liberty (place 4): Beef and Liberty Ltd;Central Market (place 13): Chan See Ting;Opus Hong Kong (place 67): Swire Properties;Sammys Kitchen (place 82): Mogens Andersen;Tsui Wah (place 102): Raymond Wong;Wang Fu (place 105): Chan See Ting Cover icon: supakitmod/depositphotos.com
Design: Emons Verlag
Maps based on data by Openstreetmap, Openstreet Map-participants, ODbL
ISBN 978-3-96041-172-7
eBook of the original print edition published by Emons Verlag

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Table of contents

1_Arch Angel Antiques |
Better than a museum

2_Art Supermarket |
Pick up a picture

3_Avenue of Comic Stars |
The hands that created them

4_Beef & Liberty |
All about burgers and gridiron buttons

5_Betsy |
Homecoming of an old lady

6_Bibo |
Art picked off the streets

7_Blue House |
Power to the people

8_Bridges Street |
Water, but not a bridge in sight

9_Casadei |
Rediscovering a forgotten artist

10_Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
A corner of Italy in Hong Kong

11_Cattle Depot Artist Village |
The wide arch of history

12_Central Ferry Pier |
A building with a moving history

13_Central Market |
Classic Streamline Moderne architecture

14_Chancery Lane |
A small alley behind the prison wall

15_Chater Road |
The first steps onto new land

16_Chinese Arts & Crafts |
Chinese craftsmanship at its best

17_Chu Wing Kee Store |
Made with pride in Hong Kong

18_Chungking Mansions |
Home to the world

19_Colonial Mailboxes |
A piece of living history

20_Comix Homebase |
Starting point of the Wan Chai Heritage Trail

21_Discovery Bay |
Where golf carts go for US$129,000

22_The Double Oval |
A widely travelled sculpture

23_Duck Shing Ho Bakery |
What makes people queue at 4.30 in the morning?

24_Duddell Street |
Rats and lanterns

25_Financial District |
Very different at weekends

26_The Flying Frenchman |
The hidden angel on the promenade

27_Foo Tak Building |
Art on the up and up

28_Former Kowloon British School |
Hijacking the spirit of education

29_The Fringe Club |
Theatre and all that jazz

30_Government House |
The big puzzle

31_Gutzlaff Street |
A German language genius on a larger mission

32_The Helena May |
The legacy of the suffragettes

33_HKWalls |
If you have the wall, they have the art

34_The Horizon Plaza |
Bargain hunting in an old factory building

35_The HSBC |
The cathedral of capitalism

36_Hysan Place |
A change of perspective

37_IFC Mall Roof Garden |
Out in the sunshine in the middle of town

38_Jamia Mosque |
An oasis of calm

39_Jao Tsung-I Academy |
A different computation of time

40_Jardine House |
The house of a thousand coins

41_The JCCAC |
Myriad artists under one big roof

42_The John Osborn Statue |
The story of a hero

43_The Kadoorie Farm |
A tangerine tree and its consequences

44_Kau Ling Chung |
A most secluded campsite

45_Kom Tong Hall |
A not-so-thoroughly classical monument

46_Kubrick and Broadway |
The mecca of film aficionados

47_Kwan Tai Temple |
The art of the potter

48_The Lily |
Asias richest woman and her feng shui master

49_Lin Heung Tea House |
A tradition with a difference

50_Lock Cha Tea House |
A paradise for tea lovers

51_Lugard Road |
The higher the better

52_Lui Seng Chun |
A much-loved building

53_Mama Chau |
Heavy on heat, light on the wallet

54_Maritime Museum |
All hands on deck

55_Mavericks |
Beach life in Pui O

56_Methodist Church |
In the end, churches are just companies

57_Mini Great Wall |
The Cheung Chau Family Trail

58_Mui Wo |
The art of slowing down

59_Murray House |
What became of the old barracks

60_Nan Lian Garden |
Breathtakingly beautiful

61_Nathan Road |
In praise of the neon tube

62_Ngong Ping |
An architect with a vision

63_Oi! Art Space |
Creative freedom at US$2.50 per square metre

64_Old Mental Hospital |
The 111th monument

65_Old Stanley Police Station |
Tiger hunting in Hong Kong?

66_Old Trees |
Afforestation English style

67_Opus Hong Kong |
Where you would be happy to own a closet

68_Pak Tai Temple |
The most beautiful picnic table in Hong Kong

69_Pak Tsz Lane Park |
Cutting off the old pigtail

70_Parsee Cemetery |
A very pragmatic solution

71_Peng Chau Island |
Looking back on a long history

72_Ping Shan |
Discovering Hong Kongs first heritage trail

73_Police Married Quarters |
Perfect conditions

74_Possession Point Hill |
Where Hong Kong became British

75_Qing Stone Tablet |
Fighting back against authority

76_Queens Road West |
Honouring the ancestors

77_Rednaxela Terrace |
Chinglish and other confusions

78_The Repulse Bay Hotel |
The Riviera of the Orient

79_The Rock Carvings |
It began long before the British

80_St Andrews Church |
A rare group of buildings in neo-Gothic style

81_St Josephs Church |
All good things come in threes

82_Sammys Kitchen |
Wheres the beef?

83_SARS Memorial |
Heroes in white coats

84_Sha Tin Heritage Museum |
A visit to the opera

85_Shanghai Street |
An El Dorado of culinary hardware

86_Shek Kip Mei |
A fire and a very rare find

87_Signal Hill |
A hill with a German past

88_Silvermine Waterfall |
No silver, but an outhouse

89_The Sing Lee Factory |
No construction site, even if it looks like one

90_The Stoep |
The oldest South African restaurant in Hong Kong

91_The Tai Chi Series |
In serenity is strength

92_Tai O Heritage Hotel |
Nine bullet holes

93_Tai Ping Shan |
The telegram was faster

94_Taikoo Artwalk |
Kevin Fung - living the dream

95_Taikoo Shing |
Skating, sachets of sugar and a cable car

96_Tak Sun School |
Bruce Lees yellow jumpsuit

97_Tamar Park |
A park with a past

98_Tanka Boat People |
A life at sea

99_To Tsu Kok |
A curious little shop on Peng Chau

100_Tonys Photo Shop |
A small shop with a long history

101_Trappist Monastery |
Contemplating the silence

102_Tsui Wah |
The Cantonese take on European food

103_The Tung Wah Group |
More than just a hospital

104_Vertical Art Space |
Keep-fit arts trail

105_Wang Fu Restaurant |
Dumplings la carte

106_Whampoa Shopping Centre |
On the site of the old docks

107_Wing Lee Street |
How a film saved a street

108_Wing Wo Bee Farm in Sha Tin |
Honey and clever bees

109_The Wishing Tree |
Wishing on a plastic tree

110_Wontonmeen |
Ambassadors of design

111_Yau Ma Tei Theatre |
Cantonese operas and erotica

111 Places in Hong Kong That You Shouldnt Miss

Kathrin Bielfeldt and Raymond Wong

emons: Verlag

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