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Exploring Hong Kong’s diverse charm

Exploring Hong Kong’s diverse charm

Culture

As Asia’s dynamic world city, Hong Kong’s cosmopolitan identity provides a unique living and working experience for global talent. With over 600,000 non-Chinese residents, the city thrives with vibrant, multicultural communities, reflecting a rich history of migration, connection, and integration throughout the years.

Embrace Local Festivities: A Guide to Lunar New Year Customs and Etiquette in Hong Kong

Embrace Local Festivities: A Guide to Lunar New Year Customs and Etiquette in Hong Kong

Culture

As an international metropolis of diverse cultures, Hong Kong is home to a variety of Chinese and Western festivities, fostering a welcoming community for talent settling in the city. One of the most anticipated local celebrations, Lunar New Year (also known as “Spring Festival”) represents a time of reuniting with loved ones and embracing new beginnings, much like Christmas and Thanksgiving.

Cultural Diversity

Cultural Diversity

Culture

One of the most cosmopolitan cities in Asia, Hong Kong is a culturally diverse metropolis, a heady mix of East and West where old heritage buildings line up against sleek skyscrapers, and English, Cantonese, and Mandarin are widely spoken by its ethnically diverse population.

Feng Shui & Traditional Festivals

Feng Shui & Traditional Festivals

Culture

Feng Shui, the ancient practice of aligning buildings and objects to attract good luck and ward off misfortune, still plays a big part in Hong Kong’s daily life. It is seen not only in the city's major buildings, like the HSBC building in Central with its high, hollow atrium to invite good energy, but also in daily activities. Many visit the Taoist Wong Tai Sin temple to pick up lucky amulets or the Che Kung Temple to spin the wheel of fortune three times for good luck.

Hong Kong Movies: Film Sets and Where to Watch

Hong Kong Movies: Film Sets and Where to Watch

Culture

Hong Kong’s bustling streets and soaring skyscrapers have served as backdrops to some notable Hollywood blockbusters. Godzilla V Kong showcases the city’s destroyed neon-lit buildings. Transformers: The Age of Extinction features five tightly packed high rises in Quarry Bay, known as the Monster Building. The Dark Knight includes a scene where Batman catches a helicopter from the roof of the Peninsula Hotel.

Useful Language Phrases

Useful Language Phrases

Culture

Hong Kong has a diverse language culture, with many locals being trilingual in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. English is widely used in commercial activities and legal matters, while British spelling is followed for placenames and in most schools.

Things to do at Weekends: Workshops

Things to do at Weekends: Workshops

Culture

Whether you’re keen to extend your knowledge of Chinese culture or simply enjoy getting creative, there are plenty of places in Hong Kong where you can turn your hand to Chinese calligraphy, have a go at making ceramics, or find out more about Chinese tea.

Hong Kong Architecture

Hong Kong Architecture

Culture

Framed by hills and mountains and with skyscrapers on either side of Victoria Harbour, the Hong Kong skyline is a spectacular sight, boasting over 1,500 buildings taller than 100 metres. Each night at 8pm, the skyline of Hong Kong transforms into a dazzling spectacle of Symphony of Lights — the world's largest permanent light and sound show. More than 40 buildings, such as the HSBC Tower, Bank of China and ifc Tower on Hong Kong Island and the International Commerce Centre (ICC) in Kowloon, are lit up in

Cultural Activities

Cultural Activities

Culture

Hong Kong's cultural cache continues to grow, with a steady stream of museums and galleries all over the city. The newest, arguably one of the most impressive, is the Hong Kong Palace Museum along the West Kowloon waterfront, where nine galleries dedicated to Chinese art and culture await. Don't miss, too, the M+ Museum in West Kowloon, which curates regular international exhibitions.

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