The Insider's Guide to Hongkong

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THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO
HONGKONG
HONG KONG is a society that appears to be constructed almost entirely of concrete, steel and glass at first glance, but underneath is a constant and whirling pageant of Chinese social and spiritual life. From its spectacular har-borside commercial skylines and immense shopping plazas to its back-street bazaars, junk-fleets and Chinese temples, it is an exotic and sometimes bizarre partnership of past and future, East and West, hard-driving free enterprise and pure fun.
The Insider's Guide to Hong Kong takes the reader and traveler on an intimately detailed step-by-step tour of Hong Kong, its society, history, culture, business life, tourist attractions, pleasure path, its myriad restaurants and cuisines, charming outlying islands and its off-the-track places of interest
Derek Maitland is the author of ten novels and non-fiction books, including three major works on Chinese culture. His Setting Sails is a definitive study of the history of the... Tovább

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THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO
HONGKONG
HONG KONG is a society that appears to be constructed almost entirely of concrete, steel and glass at first glance, but underneath is a constant and whirling pageant of Chinese social and spiritual life. From its spectacular har-borside commercial skylines and immense shopping plazas to its back-street bazaars, junk-fleets and Chinese temples, it is an exotic and sometimes bizarre partnership of past and future, East and West, hard-driving free enterprise and pure fun.
The Insider's Guide to Hong Kong takes the reader and traveler on an intimately detailed step-by-step tour of Hong Kong, its society, history, culture, business life, tourist attractions, pleasure path, its myriad restaurants and cuisines, charming outlying islands and its off-the-track places of interest
Derek Maitland is the author of ten novels and non-fiction books, including three major works on Chinese culture. His Setting Sails is a definitive study of the history of the Chinese junk; 5,000 Years of Tea chronicles the history and culture of the lusty leaf. In the Insider's Guide to Hong Kong Maitland feels that his long and intimate association with the territory has given him a special perspective on its society and culture. "I've watched its development over three distinct periods, going there to write and work in 1966,1976 and now 1986," he says. "We've grown up together ~ and together we'veretained a sense of excitement"
Nik Wheeler is a British freelance photographer whose sensitive photographic portrayals have graced no less than seven books and the pages of many of the world's leading magazines. Vissza