Central District & HSBC Building
1 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong
Central is the financial heart of Hong Kong — a forest of skyscrapers on the north shore of Hong Kong Island that houses the headquarters of every major bank, law firm, and corporation in the territory.
Happy Valley Racecourse
Sports Rd, Happy Valley, Hong Kong SAR, China
Happy Valley Racecourse is one of the most extraordinary sporting venues in the world — a horse-racing track wedged into a valley on Hong Kong Island, surrounded on all sides by residential tower blocks that rise 30 storeys above the stands, creating an amphitheatre where the sport, the betting, the beer, and the spectacle of Hong Kong life converge under floodlights every Wednesday evening during the racing season.
Star Ferry
Star Ferry Pier, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
The Star Ferry is the most romantic commute in the world — a fleet of green-and-white double-decker ferries that have been crossing Victoria Harbour between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon since 1888, and whose seven-minute journey provides the best view of Hong Kong's skyline for the price of a few Hong Kong dollars.
Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha)
Ngong Ping Rd, Lantau Island, Hong Kong SAR, China
The Tian Tan Buddha is a 34-metre bronze seated Buddha on Ngong Ping, Lantau Island — the largest outdoor bronze seated Buddha in the world when it was completed in 1993, and the centrepiece of a monastic complex that combines genuine Buddhist practice with Hong Kong's characteristic ability to turn sacred sites into well-managed tourist experiences.
Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Promenade
Tsim Sha Tsui East, Hong Kong SAR, China
The Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront promenade is the place where Hong Kong takes its portrait — a kilometre-long walkway along the Kowloon side of Victoria Harbour that faces the full sweep of Hong Kong Island's skyline, from the towers of Central through the convention centre in Wan Chai to the residential blocks of Causeway Bay.
Victoria Peak (The Peak)
The Peak, Hong Kong SAR, China
Victoria Peak is the most famous viewpoint in Hong Kong — a 552-metre mountain on Hong Kong Island whose summit terrace provides a panoramic view of the city's skyscrapers, Victoria Harbour, Kowloon, and the green islands of the New Territories that is consistently ranked among the greatest urban views in the world.
Wong Tai Sin Temple
2 Chuk Yuen Village, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon
Wong Tai Sin Temple is the most visited temple in Hong Kong — a Taoist-Buddhist-Confucian complex that draws millions of worshippers annually, particularly around Chinese New Year and during examination season (when students come to pray for good results, which says something about the pragmatic relationship between Hong Kong religion and Hong Kong ambition).
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