Hong Kong is a city<\/strong>, and former British colony<\/strong>, in southeastern China<\/strong>. Vibrant and densely populated, it\u2019s a major port and global financial center famed for its tower-studded skyline. It\u2019s also known for its lively food scene<\/strong> \u2013 from Cantonese dim sum<\/strong> to extravagant high tea<\/strong> \u2013 and its shopping, with options spanning chaotic Temple Street Night Market <\/strong>to the city\u2019s innumerable bespoke tailors. <\/p>\n The History of Hong Kong<\/strong>, a coastal island located off the southern coast of China<\/strong>, began with its incorporation into the erstwhile Chinese empire during the Qin dynasty<\/strong> (221\u2013206 BC). While archaeological findings dating back thousands of years show pockets of settlements in the region, regular written records were not kept until China’s Qing dynasty<\/strong> (1644\u20131911) first came into contact with the nascent British Colony during the early 19th century. Starting out as a fishing village, salt production site and trading ground, it later evolved into a military port of strategic importance and eventually an international financial centre<\/strong> that as of 2004 had the world’s sixth highest GDP (PPP) per capita, supporting 33% of foreign capital flows into China. <\/p>\n The culture of Hong Kong<\/strong> can best be described as a foundation that began with China, and became more influenced by British colonialism<\/strong>. After the 1997 transfer of sovereignty<\/strong> to the People’s Republic of China<\/strong>, Hong Kong continues to develop an identity of its own. <\/p>\n One-hundred-fifty years of rule as a separate British colony<\/strong>, as well as political separation from the rest of mainland China have resulted in a unique local identity. Elements of Traditional Chinese culture<\/strong> combining British western influences have shaped Hong Kong in every facet of the city spanning from law, politics, education, language, food, and the way of thought. It is for this reason that many people in Hong Kong are proud of their culture and generally refer themselves as “Hong Kongers”<\/strong> or “Hong Kong Chinese”<\/strong>, to distinguish themselves from the Chinese in mainland China (which developed independently). <\/p>\n 1) Ocean Park Hong Kong<\/strong> 1) Volar<\/strong> Welcome To Hong Kong – Tour Guide Hong Kong is a city, [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":173573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1588,1587,2044],"tags":[2046,2047,2048,2049,2050,2051,2045],"class_list":["post-173572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destination-info-en-ca","category-news-en-ca","category-south-eastern-china-en-ca","tag-culture-of-hong-kong-en-ca","tag-history-of-hong-kong-en-ca","tag-hong-kong-en-ca","tag-hong-kong-tourism-en-ca","tag-night-clubs-at-hong-kong-en-ca","tag-popular-destinations-at-hong-kong-en-ca","tag-quora-en-ca"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173572","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173572"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173572\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173572"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.travelsmantra.com\/en-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}History Of Hong Kong<\/h3>\n
Culture Of Hong Kong<\/h3>\n
Cultural Identity<\/h3>\n
Popular Places or Destination to Visit in Hong Kong<\/h3>\n
\n 2) Victoria Park<\/strong>
\n 3) Hong Kong Disneyland<\/strong>
\n 4) Lantau Island<\/strong>
\n 5) Tian Tan Buddha<\/strong>
\n 6) Ngong Ping 360<\/strong>
\n 7) Po Lin Monastery<\/strong>
\n 8) Man Mo Temple<\/strong>
\n 9) Clock Tower,Hong Kong<\/strong>
\n 10) Hong Kong Museum Of History<\/strong>
\n 11) Wong Tai Sin Temple<\/strong>
\n 12) Tung Choi Street<\/strong>
\n 13) Lamma Island<\/strong>
\n 14) Hong Kong Heritage Museum<\/strong>
\n 15) Hong Kong Space Museum<\/strong><\/p>\nNight Clubs At Hong Kong<\/h3>\n
\n 2) Boujis Hong Kong<\/strong>
\n 3) Play Club<\/strong>
\n 4) Hong Kong Cafe<\/strong>
\n 5) Drop<\/strong>
\n 6) Dragon-i<\/strong>
\n 7) Dizzi<\/strong>
\n 8) Levels<\/strong>
\n 9) New Makati<\/strong>
\n 10) Billion Club<\/strong>
\n 11) Why Club<\/strong>
\n 12) Insiders Bars<\/strong>
\n 13) Crazy Horse Club<\/strong>
\n 14) Discovery Bay Marina Club<\/strong>
\n 15) Show Biz Night Club<\/strong>..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"