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Pui O
Along South Lantau Rd is a succession of beaches that attract surfers, beach-goers and retirees alike. Just 5km southwest of Mui Wo, Pui O has a decent beach, but as it’s the closest one to Mui Wo it can get very crowded. The village has several restaurants, holiday flats galore an
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Peak Tower
The anvil-shaped Peak Tower makes a good grandstand for great views of the city and harbour. On Level P1 there’s an outpost of Madame Tussauds , with eerie wax likenesses of international stars and local celebrities such as Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh. There is an open-air viewin
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New Guǎngdōng Museum
This ultramodern museum has an extensive collection illuminating the human and natural history of Guǎngdōng, as well as Cantonese art, literature and architecture. Inspired by the Chinese lacquer box, the museum’s appearance is a striking contrast against the curvilinear design of
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China Folk Culture Village
Splendid China is home to miniature replicas of China’s own famous sights. Included in the admission is China Folk Culture Village , which has two-dozen faux minority villages complete with minority-culture demonstrations. A mini-monorail run by the Shenzhen Happy Line Tour Co link
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Běichán Sì
The temple at the foot of a barren hillside on Xīníng’s north side is nothing special but halfway up the steep climb to the top you pass cave temples and shrines that are thought to be 1700 years old. A pagoda, and great views of the city, await you at the top. The easiest way to g
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Bǎijī Sì
For the best views over Zhōngdiàn, head to this delightfully named and little-visited temple. The temple has three monks inside and dozens of chickens wandering around outside. To get here, walk along the narrow paths behind Kersang’s Relay Station, past the deserted temple, contin
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Hung Shing Temple
Nestled in a nook on the southern side of Queen’s Rd East, this narrow, dark and rather forbidding temple (c 1847) is built atop huge boulders. It was erected in honour of a deified Tang-dynasty official who was known for his virtue (important) and ability to make predictions of gr
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Wǔtǎ Pagoda
This striking, Indian-influenced, five-tiered pagoda was completed in 1732. Its main claim to fame is the Mongolian star chart around the back, though the engraving of the Diamond Sutra (in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Mongolian), extending around the entire base of the structure, is in m
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Pǔdù Temple
This non-active Ming-dynasty temple cant be entered, but the square in front of it, which forms part of a small park, is a peaceful place to rest up after a shopping spree on Wangfujing Dajie. The structure of the main hall is unusual in its Manchu style, and from the parks elevate
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Qĭnán Villa
Lack of upkeep and old age (early 18th century) means Qĭnán Villa looks a bit like a princeling-turned-pauper. The stone carvings around its elegant arches and the terraces fringed with urn-shaped balusters are now overgrown with black moss and weed. The villa was built as a study
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Tai Po Market
Not to be confused with the East Rail station of the same name, this street-long outdoor wet market is one of the most winning in the New Territories. Feast your eyes on a rainbow of fruits and vegetables, tables lined with dried seafood, old ladies hawking glutinous Hakka rice cak
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Temple of Bright, Filial and Piety
The Temple of the Six Banyan Trees was built in AD 537 to enshrine Buddhist relics brought over from India. Located about 400m west is the Temple of Bright, Filial and Piety , the oldest temple in Guangzhou, dating back to the 4th century. Many prominent monks came to teach here, i
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One Thousand Step Beach
One of Pǔtuóshān’s two large beaches – the other is One Hundred Step Beach – both on the east of the island are attractive and largely unspoilt, although periodically you may have to pay for access; swimming (May through August) is not permitted after 6pm, but it’s lovely to plonk
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One Hundred Step Beach
One of Pǔtuóshān’s two large beaches – the other is One Thousand Step Beach – both on the east of the island are attractive and largely unspoilt, although periodically you may have to pay for access; swimming (May through August) is not permitted after 6pm, but it’s lovely to plonk
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Municipal Museum
This massive collection of relics anchors the budding cultural zone about 13km east of Old Town in Láo Shān district. It has the usual broad span of exhibits expected in a big-city museum, ranging from the prehistoric to the industrial age. Collections of folk-art woodcuts and intr
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Kangchen Monastery
This little-visited but interesting monastery actually consists of two separate and rival complexes. Your Tibetan guides probably wont enter the well-tended building to the left because of its statues of Dorje Shugden, the powerful Tantric protector outlawed by the Dalai Lama. Kang
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Guāndì Temple
Up the road from the South Gate, this historic Taoist temple originally dates to 1396.
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Dàmíng Lake
All the water eventually flows into Dàmíng Lake, the largest park in the city with boat rides, paddle boats, temples, bridges, and little islands to explore. In the summer, lotuses bloom in pink and white. The park has been a scenic site since the Tang Dynasty, inspiring everyone f
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Chin Woo Athletic Association
This is the 88-year-old branch of the Chin Woo Athletic Association, founded 100 years ago in Shanghai by the famed kung-fu master Huo Yuanjia (霍元甲). The Shanghai school was featured in Bruce Lees Fist of Fury and Let Lis Fearless . You can visit the school during opening hours. Cl
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Arrow Factory
This tiny, 15-sq-metre, one-room gallery occupies a former vegetable shop and is now an independently run art space for funky installations and modern-art projects designed to be viewed from the street, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You cant enter the room, but its all-glass f
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