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With a stopover in Taipei on Taiwan, the 747-400 of China Airlines carries us in

17 hours from Los Angeles to Hong Kong

From the Hong Kong Peak, we get an excellent view of the “skyscraper jungle“

The many Chinese billboards

undermine the Far Eastern charm

of Kowloon

The bus and metro system is functioning excellently, is very clean and punctual

On Sai Young Choi Street, this wall

covered with phone numbers is eye-catching

The fantastic skyline of Hong Kong

Island is always a beautiful sight

Many stalls sell a big variety

of nuts and dried fruit

This hawker stall in front of our

guesthouse offers delicious fried food

We find these bundles of roasted baby ducks in the amazing clean market right opposite the Wong Tai Sin Temple

An odd sight: Cypresses and

skyscrapers near the Wong Tai Sin

Temple in Outer Kowloon

Already the gate to the Chinese

Wong Tai Sin Temple in Outer

Kowloon has an exotic appearance

Like everything in Hong Kong,

the Wong Tai Sin Temple nestles

between staggering skyscrapers

A scene of big devotion in front of

the main altar of the Wong Tai Sin

Temple. Besides fruit offerings,

bundles of incense sticks are lit up

Many of the worth shippers offer

fruits to their gods, which they lay

out on the floor in front of he main

altar

The huge coils that hang on the ceiling

of the Mars Mo Temple on Hong

Kong Island are incense sticks

which burn up to two weeks

Huge skyscrapers and a lovely

fountain on Hong Kong Island

Wall to wall towers – nothing for

people suffering from claustrophobia

Between all the skyscrapers, the cars

on this narrow looking street on

Hong Kong Island look like busy ants

Flowers in the lush greenery

are blooming all over

On Hong Kong Peak, we sink from

the hectic life into pleasant silence

with a vegetation of mosses, flowers,

exotic trees and even a waterfall

A rare sight: Cherries, which

are growing directly out of a trunk

We are surprised that even nostalgic tramways are still circulating on

Hong Kong Island

In Mong Kok, the hustle and bustle

on the streets never ends. And in the

night, the countless shining illuminations transform Kowloon into a sea of light

Chinese style houses in Shantin in

the New Territories on the way

to the China border

Wonderful sights are these two Pagodas emerging from Shantin’s deep jungle. The white one belongs to the Po Fook Ancestral Worship Hall, where on each floor the walls are covered with urns. The red one belongs to the “10'000 Buddha” Monastery

This golden Buddha with four heads

is situated in the garden of the

Po Fook Ancestral Worship Hall…….

 

…….and the traditional turtle

pond - known for bringing

luck - is just nearby

Smoke from incense sticks is

rising in front of a Buddha in the

Po Fook Ancestral Worship Hall

Blossoms of lotus flowers

in the Chi Lin Nunnery

Also the pagoda of the „10’000 Buddha“ temple – shining in red and gold - adds

to its unique Far Eastern charm

It is an incredible sight as we approach

the jungle trail leading to the „10’000” Buddha Monastery. The many Buddha’s which flank the path on both sides,

are shining golden against the deep green

of the jungle. It is one of those moments which we will always remember

A special attraction is also the red

temple roof with its golden dragons

– a beautiful contrast with the green hills

This goddess with the many hands

is one of the showpieces of the

temple of the „10’000 Buddha“

Two different worlds: The bare

skyscrapers in the valley and the

mystic atmosphere on the hill of

the temple of the „10’000 Buddha“

The walls inside the temple

are loaded with Buddha niches

Picnic tables in the Po Lin Monastery

on Lantau show, how touristy this

famous worship place is. Only

vegetarian food is allowed

Steep stairways lead to the 900 ft.

high Buddha made out of bronze at

the Po Lin Monastery in Lantau, the

biggest Buddha in the Hong Kong region

Golden Buddha’s and richly

decorated walls dominate the

interior of the „Exhibition Hall“

of the Po Lin Monastery

Statues with offerings flank

the impressive Po Lin Buddha

They still exist - the picturesque

sampans in Aberdeen - which still

sail in the waters of the narrow

harbour between high-rise skyscrapers

It was luck that we also get a

glimpse of a traditional Chinese junk

With its sampans and junks,

Aberdeen’s small fishing port

still spreads a touch of the

nostalgic Hong Kong

Huge bicycle parking lots are a sign

of China’s main mean of transport

A women cleans fish in the harbour

of Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island

The Chi Lin Nunnery in Diamond Hill

– a Buddhist Temple – reminds us in its architecture and simplicity to Nepal

In the exceptional surroundings of the superbly built natural environment of the Edward Youde Aviary, we find ourselves

surrounded by rare, exotic birds, like:

„white-necked Mynah“

“Asian Fairy Blue Bird”

“yellow faced Mynah”

Two different worlds are touching

each other: Sky rising twin towers

and the green sanctuary of the

Hong Kong Park

Water lily pads floating in the

lotus pond of the Hong Kong Park

With its lovely fountains, ponds,

cascades and decorated with many lampions, the Hong Kong Park is also

a popular spot for wedding ceremonies

 

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2nd Visit: With vehicle in December 2007