Tips & Tricks
Sha Tin Racecourse (near Tai Po Road, Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong) — is a racecourse of superlatives – the home of the world’s richest day of turf racing, the world’s first retractable roof over a parade ring, and the world’s longest Diamond Vision Television screen. With a capacity of 85,000 spectators, major racing […]
Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance (Tai Hang, Hong Kong Island) – started over a century ago by Hong King’s Tai Hang community to ward off bad luck, this theatrical outdoor event is held every September and involves 300 performers, 72,000 incense sticks and a 67-metre-long dragon producing a spectacle of fire, smoke and dynamic fury […]
Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade (Lantau Island, Outlying Islands) — During the annual Dragon Boat Festival, three fishermen’s associations in west Lantau Island’s tranquil fishing village of Tai O organize a religious ritual known as the Tai O Dragon Boat Water Parade (or the Tai O Deities Parade) which takes place on the fifth […]
Ocean Park Hong Kong (Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong Island) — Opened in 1977, Ocean Park Hong Kong is a marine-life theme park featuring animal exhibits, thrill rides and shows. In 2012, its impressive ability to offer guests a world-class experience that blends entertainment with education and conservation was confirmed when it became the first […]
Star Ferry (Star Ferry pier, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong) – this ferry service has been faithfully carrying passengers from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon and back since 1888. While the two sides of Victoria Harbour are now connected by a world-class infrastructure system of road and rail tunnels, tens of millions of people […]
Noah’s Ark Hong Kong (33 Pak Yan Road, Ma Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong) – as the name of this theme park implies, it is indeed a full-size replica of Noah’s Ark (the only one anywhere in the world). Located at Ma Wan Park, the distinctive ark on the waterfront overlooks the Rambler Channel and […]