Hong Kong Travel Guide & Tours
As a Special Administrative Region of China, Hong Kong is situated on the southeast coast of China, occupying an area of 426 square miles (1,104 square kilometers). Hong Kong has developed from a small fishing village in the 1800s into a dynamic and thrilling 21st century cosmopolitan metropolis. The city is one of the world's leading financial, banking and trading centers.
The Hong Kong's territory consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories, including over 260 outlying islands. The Hong Kong's territory consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories, including over 260 outlying islands.Hong Kong, though small in size, offers to its visitors amazing tourist attractions, such as Victoria Peak, Dialogue in the Dark, a Symphony of Lights, Ocean Park Hong Kong, Star Ferry, Big Buddha, Ngong Ping 360. For those who want to plunge into the culture and history, there are a wide variety of thematic museums and temples.
Once arrival in Hong Kong, shopping is inevitable, because this metropolis is a commercial center of Asia. The Central, Causeway Bay and Wan Chai on the Island as well as Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok on Kowloon Peninsula are the most popular shopping areas.
Owing to a subtropical climate, Hong Kong’s sweltering summer months are sauna-like, and there are frequent monsoons and typhoons during that time of year. July is the hottest month, with an average high of 84°F (29°C). January is the coldest month, with an average high of 61°F (16°C). Prime timing for a trip falls around mid-October to late December, when temperatures are still mild.
