HongKong Travel Introduction

      Hongkong is separated by a river in the north, near Shenzhen city, Guangdong Province. To the west, it is separated by the Zhujiang River estuary, facing Macau and Zhuhai city and to the east and it is overlooking the vast South China Sea. Due to its unique geographical position ,special charming of the combination of the east and west cultures and its identity of tax free port, Hong Kong has now developed into an economic centre in Asia, a tourism city and so called Shopping Heaven. Famous places include Ocean Park, Tian Tan Buddha and Shanding Plaza.
      The Hong Kong Island (otherwise known as Gang Island) is the most thriving place of the whole of Hong Kong and is also the seat of the Hong Kong Government bodies .It covers an area of 30 square miles. On both sides of the streets, there are flourishing commercial towers and shopping centers, offices of the world famous financial bodies ,shipping institutions and the headquarters of trade companies, and consulate of various countries and regions. The topography in thesouthern part of the Hong Kong Island is relatively low. The renowned Deep Water Bay and Repulse Bay are all located here, which are HongKong's mainly tourist area and residential quarters of the first class. Kowloon is one of the centers of industrial and commercial activities. The Victoria Harbour, one of the three natural deep water harbours of the world is situated between the Kowloon Peninsula and the Hong Kong Island .
      By utilizing the excellent advantages, Hong Kong has gradually developed into one of the world shipping centers. Every year there are several million tourists come to Hong Kong for visits and thousands of huge ships coming in and out of Hong Kong harbours and everyday there are hundreds of airplanes taking off and landing in Hong Kong international airport.
      Hong Kong belongs to the monsoon climate of the subtropical zone ;the annual average temperature is 22.8°C , and the annual rainfall is 2214mm (88.5 inches).If you travel to Hong Kong in the summer, temperatures average at 29°C (84°F). Winters in Hong Kong are cool, temperatures get to about 17°C (63°F).There have always been tropical storms in Summer and Autumn (mid-September to mid-November) which is the most comfortable seasons of the year. During this time of the year, several millions of tourists come to Hong Kong for visits and shopping.