Today we rode the tram up to the tallest point on Hong Kong Island, The Peak. The views are just breathtaking and I hope these photos will help you get a sense of how vast this city is. We're on the Hong Kong Island side and across the harbor is the Kowloon side. The tallest building you see is the Morgan Stanley building (as I mentioned in a prior post). Enjoy the views!
People talk about feng shui alot in Asia (the use of heaven and earth to help one improve life by receiving positive energy). Look at this picture above and find these 2 buildings: the HSBC building and the building with a field goal on top (The Bank of China Tower). China is metaphorically known as the "dragon of Asia" and Hong Kong has been referred to as the tail of the dragon . The Bank of China Tower is supposed to look like a "dagger", (to strike at the British rule of Hong Kong prior to 1997). In order to counterbalance the dagger of the Bank of China Tower, a figurative "gun" was built atop the HSBC building. Don't you love feng shui?
Here is the backside of Hong Kong Island.
Today we rode the tram up to the tallest point on Hong Kong Island, The Peak. The views are just breathtaking and I hope these photos will help you get a sense of how vast this city is. We're on the Hong Kong Island side and across the harbor is the Kowloon side. The tallest building you see is the Morgan Stanley building (as I mentioned in a prior post). Enjoy the views!
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