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Christmas in Hong Kong

MAmacgreg ·37 photographs ·24 Dec 2009 – 28 Jan 2010 ·36 days
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24 Dec 2009 – 28 Jan 2010
36 days · trip of 2009
Who
ALBERTO GREGORI · @macgreg · CASTIGLIONE D'ADDA
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Hong Kong, although it looks like a new Manhattan, with futuristic buildings rising from the busy harbour, surprises with the authentic corners that preserve ancient traditions: temples with an intense scent of incense, old artisan workshops, narrow alleys where you can taste the local delicacies.

My guide and travel diary of Hong Kong:

The journey's photographs

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Hong Kong skyscrapers shrouded in haze, seen from Victoria PeakMalpensa under snowin flight to Hong KongFast ferry crossing the bay before skyscrapers in haze, Hong KongRed brick clock tower among palm trees in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong KongWhite ferry docked in Hong Kong, ICC tower looming through the hazeWhite ferry docked at green piers, glass skyscrapers over Hong Kong harbourBoy in cap on glass terrace at the Peak, Hong Kong skyscrapers in hazeCrowded residential skyscrapers in the haze, Hong KongElevated wooden walkway winding through tropical trees, visitors stroll in dappled shadeTourists among palms and flowers in Hong Kong Park, glass Lippo Centre towers behindThe Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong among glass skyscrapers and green treesArtificial waterfall over rocks and stone walls, surrounded by lush tropical plantsHong Kong's IFC tower rises among glass skyscrapers under a blue skyIncense coils hanging inside Man Mo Temple, bronze burners and drifting smokeCook at wok in a night food stall, seafood plates displayed under bright lightsGreen laser beams over Hong Kong skyline, skyscraper lights reflecting on the waterLong-exposure traffic along Hong Kong waterfront with illuminated skyscrapersColorful cable cars suspended over green hills, soft daylightGiant panda sitting on snow raises its paw in zoo enclosureGiant panda sitting on grass eating bamboo with its pawIlluminated skyscrapers across the misty bay at night, boat passing byIlluminated skyscrapers with Christmas lights over the harbour, misty nightCable cars above a highway bridge between bay and green hills, hazy daylightBoy sitting on steps in front of a giant bronze Buddha statue, colorful flags, daylightLarge bronze Buddha statue among trees, visitors climbing steps with colorful flags, daylightCircular stone plaza with colorful prayer flags among trees, daylight, visitors walkingLarge bronze seated Buddha statue on lotus flowers under blue skyBronze bodhisattva statues worshiping before green mountain, daylight, colorful flags wavingLarge bronze seated Buddha statue with raised hand, blue sky, sunlightTourists climbing the steps of a Buddhist temple with a large bronze incense burner in the foregroundBuddhist temple interior with hanging lanterns, golden altars and set tablesElderly man in yellow jacket seated at a fortune-telling temple counter with divination sticksWoman behind meat and offal counter in covered market, artificial lightVendor in white apron drinks beside fish tanks in a covered marketIlluminated skyscrapers at night over busy harbor, artificial lights glowing through hazeIlluminated skyscrapers at night reflected on the water, a ferry crosses the harbor
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