It is more than 16 years since Hong Kong was independent from the English. But the city continues with that air that is different from the rest of its Asian neighbors.
Despite being China, the island is far from the uniformity and rigidity of other cities such as Shanghai and Beijing. But it is also different from super modern Singapore.
Hong Kong is a lover of luxury, sophisticated, wild and exuberant. It has not lost the British essence and forms an ideal mix that fills it with charm. We tell you here what you should not miss in this majestic city.
Hong Kong Bay
One of the most unforgettable views is that of the profile of its skyscrapers at sunset. As the buildings are lit in a festival of lights and signs in Chinese and English. The best way to appreciate it is in the Star Ferry route that every 10 minutes leaves the piers. For less than a euro, these relics make the trip in 15 minutes.
Food
Impossible not to delight yourself with the delicious dim-sum, the small rice or dough buns, stuffed with meat, shrimp or vegetables that are served with tea at noon. The noisy City Hall with employees passing in carts by the tables with baskets to choose bamboo. Roast or barbecued pork over rice is a must-see dish from the old English colony. And so that you do not forget that you are in exotic China, Cantonese cuisine offers dishes that are not for the scrupulous: shark fin, thousand-year-old eggs, pig's feet.
Entertainment
One of the best places to soak up the local It is in the market where you will find fortune tellers, letter casters, Chinese opera singers, imitation items, sellers of all kinds of legal and illegal merchandise. The market is open daily from 16 p.m. to 12 p.m., the best way to get there is by metro.
Fun at Lan Kwai Fong
Fund managers come to this site after work, investment bankers and top executives that abound in Hong Kong. The steep slope concentrates bars and customers go out to the streets to mix with those of the bar next door or opposite. On weekends it will be very difficult to walk among them because everyone will be in the street drinking, dancing and having fun as if the world was ending.