Hong Kong’s century – old underground reservoir at Bishop Hill
Located at Bishop Hill (主教山) in Shek Kip Mei, the Ex-Sham Shui Po Service Reservoir had lain dormant (沉睡的) and forgotten for decades before it captured
Located at Bishop Hill (主教山) in Shek Kip Mei, the Ex-Sham Shui Po Service Reservoir had lain dormant (沉睡的) and forgotten for decades before it captured
The Shaw Prize (邵逸夫獎) has been described as the “Nobel of the East”. Founded in 2002 in Hong Kong by Sir Run Run
The word Halloween comes from “All Hallows’ Eve”. It is actually two words blended(混合)together. “Hallow”, or holy person, refers to
The Romans must have been very pleased with themselves when they invented lead pipes 2000 years ago. Eventually, they had
The Chung Yeung Festival is a public holiday in Hong Kong. Not one of the major holidays in town, one might be wondering
The Chinese Mid-autumn Festival(中秋節)is also known as the Moon Festival. It always falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth
Chang’e(嫦娥)is the goddess of the moon in Chinese mythology. There are many tales about her. The best known story is
Kowloon has a much longer recorded history than Hong Kong. Early maps from the Ming and Qing dynasties consigned all of
Ordinary as it may seem, Possession Street in Sheung Wan has an important place in the history of Hong Kong. Source:
The opening shot in the First Opium War, called the Battle of Kowloon (九龍海戰), occurred on September 4, 1839, when the
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