"Time Out" Guide to Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou ("Time Out" Guides)

by PenguinBooks (Creator)

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  Paperback
  2003

  $6.14

  A team of local writers take a look at how things have changed since the former British colony was handed back to China. This vibrant, exciting and often overwhelming city offers an extraordinary diversity of attractions - both urban and rural - for visitors. This guide explores Hong Kong's best restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars, with an in-depth look at all types of Chinese cuisine. It also includes a round-up of the best festivals and events in the area, from rugby tournaments to arts festivals, and, or course, Chinese New Year. Though best known for its shopping and eating opportunities, Hong Kong offers much, whether you want to soak up some scenery or try out an activity such as kung fu or tai chi. The guide also goes beyond the city to include the outlying islands, the former Portuguese colony of Macau and booming modern city of Guangzhou (Canton).

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  Paperback
  2007

  $4.19

  Hong Kong is a territory in perpetual re-invention. The fishing village colonised by the British in the early 19th century has long led Asia and the world in modern architecture - notably of the skyscraper variety. But this is not enough. With mainland Chinese cities going more Flash Gordon with their skylines than Hong Kong, the city has upped the ante and re-emerged as China's capital of cool. Several bars and restaurants with stunning contemporary interiors and drop-dead urban panoramas are dishing up credible international cuisine; hotels are making it on to the glossy magazines' hippest hot lists; and the government is spending more on the arts and the city's biggest natural asset: Victoria Harbour, whose promenades are finally no longer neglected wasteland. Written by journalists witnessing these transformations, Time Out Hong Kong is the best insider guide to China's most exciting city and environs.