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Two salesmen from Pakistan outside Chung King Mansion in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's United Nations

Chung King Mansion in the heart of Hong Kong is a mini United Nations.

China MaryLou Driedger

Hong Kong's trams are 100 years old.

Hong Kong's Trams Celebrate 100th

Amid the frenetic pace and futuristic architecture of Hong Kong's financial district, the trams s...

China AFP/Isabella Steger

Fragrant Harbour

Title: Fragrant Harbour. Author: John Lanchester. Publisher: Faber & Faber (2002). ISBN: 05712146...

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What happened to Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport?

Closed since 1998, Kai Tak airport sits right in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour and is estimated to...

China AFP/Adrian Addison

Taking a break - windsurfers on the beach, Cheung Chau island, Hong Kong.

Surf's up as Hong Kong catches the wave

The laid-back beach lifestyle seems light years from bustling Hong Kong but just a few miles from...

China AFP/John Saeki

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Shark's Fin Soup

Few Chinese wedding banquets are complete without shark's fin soup -- a Chinese delicacy which, t...

China AFP/Roberto Coloma

Off the Beaten Path - Minorities in Asia.

Black & white environmental portraits from Cambodia, Vietnam and China by New York photographer M...

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Learning to Love Hong Kong

Having fallen in love with Hong Kong since he first steamed into its island-studded waters nearly...

China Steven K. Bailey

Hong Kong's Museum of Coastal Defense

I find it a sad fact that so many Asian cities have become synonymous with military cataclysms. T...

China Steven K. Bailey

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Chinese Lunar Animal Calligraphy - Rabbit

To see the proper stroke order of Rabbit, click the Start button. Click here to download a practi...

China Kong Lee

Hong Kong Dragon Boat races at Aberdeen harbour on the south side of Hong Kong island.

Dragon Boat Race

* * * HONG KONG, June 10, 2005 - Rowers made last-minute preparations and Taoist priests conducte...

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Feeding the dragons

In the weeks leading to the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, some unusual items start appearing on...

Singapore / China Bee Lian Goh

Bubble Tea and Geoduck

New and old Chinatowns in Greater Vancouver "Let me tell you about a remedy you can use at the fi...

China Robert Tompkins

'In the Mood for Love' Hong Kong Recipes & Photos

This romantic menu includes Crab Cakes with Chili Garlic Mayonnaise, Sashimi Rice Paper Spring Ro...

China Celeste Heiter

Cover- Enter The Dragon

Martial Arts Reviews- Enter The Dragon

Every film genre has its classics. Romance has Casablanca, Drama has Citizen Kane, Martial Arts h...

China Will Raus

Inside the Big Buddha

I love the constant crowds of Hong Kong. I love the shopping and the nightlife, but sometimes eno...

China Joe Lavin

Film Review: Mr. Nice Guy

Mr. Nice Guy is a 1997 Hong Kong film directed by Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, and starring Jackie Chan. Th...

China Celeste Heiter

Happy Birthday, Hong Kong Style

One day, I'm staying in a grimy $9-a-night Beijing dorm room where I'm afraid to touch anything f...

China Joe Lavin

Moo Goo Gai Pan

Recipe: Moo Goo Gai Pan

The Chinese dish known as Moo Goo Gai Pan means Mushrooms (Moo Goo) Chicken (Gai) Sliced (Pan). A...

China Celeste Heiter

Curse of the Golden Flower

Martial Arts Reviews: Curse of the Golden Flower

Review of Curse of the Golden Flower, a beautiful and lush film, declared to be a martial arts ma...

China Will Raus

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