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Hong Kong
Seven million people on eleven hundred square kilometres, three-quarters of it mountain.
- Capital
- Hong Kong
- Status
- Special administrative region
- Region
- Special administrative regions
- Must-see
- Victoria Peak and the harbour
- Local specialty
- Dim sum, milk tea, cha chaan teng cafés
Ceded to Britain in 1842 after the first Opium War and returned to China in 1997 under the "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong built one of the world’s largest ports and financial centres on a resourceless rock. The constraint of its terrain produced the most vertical city on the planet, where forty percent of the territory is country park. Its cinema, from King Hu to Wong Kar-wai, marked the history of the medium.
What to see there
Places, dishes and traditions tied to this territory.
Dim SumCantonese culinary tradition consisting of a variety of small dishes served in bamboo steamer baskets, traditionally enjoyed with tea during yum cha ('drinking tea').Jackie ChanHong Kong actor, director, producer, stuntman, and martial arts master, born Chan Kong-sang in 1954 in Hong Kong.Temple Street Night MarketLandmark · Hong Kong, ChinaVictoria PeakLandmark · Hong Kong, China
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