Hong Kong, China
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Crossing Victoria Harbor on the Star Ferry is irresistibly romantic. -
The view from the peak’s 1,810-foot high point is equally spectacular in every direction, assuming the day is smog-free. -
Nestled amidst the high-rises and road-ways of Hong Kong Island’s Causeway Bay district, the Happy Valley Racecourse is one of two tracks that see billions of dollars wagered each season. Hong Kong’s first official horse race was held on this site in 1846. -
Workers survey the harbor-reclamation efforts. -
I. M. Pei’s 1990 Bank of China tower is an immediately recognizable element of the Hong Kong skyline. -
Of the many street markets, the Ladies’ Market on Kowloon’s Tung Choi Street is perhaps the liveliest. -
In operation since 1888, the Peak Tram conveys visitors to Victoria Peak, atop Hong Kong Island, in about ten minutes. -
Luk Yu Tea House, on Stanley Street in Central, has been serving incomparable dim sum since 1933. -
British architect Norman Foster sited the banking hall on the HSBC building’s first level, rather than the customary ground floor, to create an open-air plaza at street level. Architecture aficionados can explore the structure freely. As is the case in most of Hong Kong’s major buildings, access is largely unrestricted. -
Originally the Supreme Court, Hong Kong’s Legislative Council Building, completed in 1912, remains a high-water mark of Colonial-era architecture. -
The New Territories’ Botanic Gardens offer a soothing break from Hong Kong’s occasionally stifling urbanity. -
As the city’s many food stalls attest, Hong Kong is a gourmand’s paradise. -
The 2,600-foot-long escalator from the lower Central district to Hong Kong Island’s mid-levels spares the legs but hasn’t eased traffic.
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