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Former KCR Clock Tower
This 44m-high clock tower (1915) in red-brick and granite was once part of the southern terminus of the Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR). It was demolished in 1978 after operations moved to the modern train station at Hung Hom, but you can still see what it looked like at the Hong Kong
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Kowloon Park
Built on the site of a barracks for Indian soldiers in the colonial army, Kowloon Park is an oasis of greenery and a refreshing escape from the hustle and bustle of Tsim Sha Tsui. Pathways and walls criss-cross the grass, birds hop around in cages, and ancient banyan trees dot the
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Looking at the Past Pavillion
The Looking at the Past Pavilion was raised for tourists at a cost of over one million yuán. Its famed for a unique design using dozens of four-storey pillars - unfortunately these were culled from northern Yúnnán old-growth forests. A path (with English signs) leads from Old Marke
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Yúcì Ancient City
A favourite location for Chinese film producers, there are over 400 rooms and halls to explore in the preserved section of this Ming town . Walk the streets and some of the gardens for free, but buy a ticket to enter the temples or the numerous former government offices. The oldest
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Sifangjing Xiang
Four old and well-preserved alleys lead north away from the river: Sifangjing Xiang, Fuxing Xiang, Renshou Xiang and Chongzikou Xiang. Wander along Sifangjing Xiang and peek at its namesake Sìfāngjǐng (Four Directions Well), with its three deities overlooking the water, capped with
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Chinese University Art Museum
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Art Museum is divided into two sections. The four-floor East Wing Galleries house a permanent collection of Chinese paintings, and calligraphy, but it is the ceramics, jade objets d’art and other decorative arts that are especially worth inspecti
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Drubthub Nunnery
Southwest of the Potala an unmarked road leads around the eastern side of Chagpo Ri, the hill that faces Marpo Ri, site of the Potala. Take this road past stone carvers and rock paintings to Drubthub Nunnery. The nunnery is dedicated to Tangtong Gyelpo, the 15th-century bridge-make
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First Pass Under Heaven
The town walls east gate, which the Great Wall once linked up with on its way from the mountains down to the sea, has been tarted up for tourism. This was Shānhǎiguāns principal watchtower – two storeys with double eaves and 68 arrow-slit windows – and is a towering 13.7m high. Sev
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Central–Mid
The worlds longest covered outdoor people mover zigzags from Centrals offices to homes near Conduit Rd. Embark and let the streets unveil – Stanley and Wellington with their glamour and tradition; Gage and Lyndhurst where florists and prostitutes once hawked their wares; Hollywood,
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Temple of Eternal Tranquility
The largest and oldest temple in the area sits atop Jīmíng Mountain (鸡鸣山; Jīmíng Shān), which overlooks the town to the northwest. Its still an active monastery and a large and lively festival is held here during April each year. It takes three to four hours to hike to the top from
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Police Museum
Fans of Hong Kong crime thrillers should make a trip to this museum in pretty Wan Chai Gap. The protagonist in this former police station is the Hong Kong police force, formed in 1844, but the real star is the Triads (ie Hong Kong Mafia). The eye-opening Triad Societies Gallery unc
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Xīnhài Revolution Museum
The 18,000-sq-metre museum has some 7,000 well-curated but propaganda-ish exhibits on the revolution, famous Cantonese revolutionaries, and the life of Sun Wan, Sun Yatsen’s daughter. Take bus 383 or 430 and disembark at Chángzhōujie, or take line 4 of the metro and get off at Dàxu
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White Cloud Hills
White Cloud Hills, in the northern suburbs of Guǎngzhōu, are an adjunct of Dàyú Range (大庾岭; Dàyú Lǐng). There are more than 30 peaks that were once dotted with temples and monasteries. It’s a good hike up to the top. Star Touching Peak (摩星岭; Móxīng Lǐng), at 382m, is the highest po
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Lǚshùn Museum
The history of Liáoníng province is covered in this stylish old museum in two early-20th-century buildings. Among the thousands of artefacts on display are ancient bronzes, coins and paintings, as well as several mummies and a quirky chopstick collection. The area around the museum
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Ocean Terminal Building
The building jutting 381m into the harbour is a cruise terminal and a shopping mall. Originally Kowloon Wharf Pier (c 1886), it was rebuilt and reopened in 1966 as the Ocean Terminal – then the largest shopping centre in all of Hong Kong. Today its part of the Harbour City complex
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University Museum & Art Gallery
The University of Hong Kong Museum & Art Gallery houses collections of ceramics and bronzes spanning 5000 years, including exquisite blue and white Ming porcelain; decorative mirrors from the Warring States period to the Qing dynasty; and almost 1000 small Nestorian crosses fro
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Shabten Monastery
On the western outskirts of the town is the surprisingly large monastery (founded 1814), a branch of Lhasa’s Sera Monastery, with more than 90 monks. The main hall here is particularly atmospheric. Look in the back hall for the strings of dried tamarind pods, said to have been brou
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Shǐjiā Hútòng Museum
Housed in a pleasant, renovated double-courtyard, which used to be a local kindergarten, this small museum uses old photos, maps and artefacts, as well as some scale models, to explain the history of Shijia Hutong, and of Běijīngs hútòng districts in general. There are excellent En
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Confucius Cave
About 30km southeast of Qūfù, this cave on Ní Shān (尼山) is where, according to legend, a frighteningly ugly Confucius was born, abandoned and cared for by a tiger and an eagle before his mother realised he was sent from heaven and decided to care for him. The gravitas is a bit hoke
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China Numismatic Museum
This intriguing three-floor museum follows the technology of money production in China from the spade-shaped coins of the Spring and Autumn period to the coinage and paper currency of the modern day. Youll find chunky gold-nugget coins, coins inscribed with beautiful Chinese charac
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