Due to La Niña and stronger-than-normal northeast monsoon, Hong Kong will be cold and dry in 2020’s winter Tomorrow is 1 Dec 2020. Hong Kong’s wintertime has come. According to the Hong Kong Observatory’s forecast, the sea water temperature around Hong Kong is getting lower and the situation will continue for the coming few…
Beijing Palace Museum Hong Kong version at West Kowloon waterfront will be ready in 2022 A grand Chinese cultural attraction, Beijing Palace Museum Hong Kong version, is coming. The construction for the first branch of Chinese Beijing Palace Museum was just completed at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon waterfront. It will be opened to the public…
Travelers should not miss Po Lin Monastery’s details When travelers talk about Lantau Island, they mostly mention the Big Buddha and the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car ride. Actually Po Lin Monastery is more important than the Giant Buddha and Ngong Ping Cable Car because this historic temple is the builder of the Big Buddha….
People get hopes from the simple but beautiful Christmas decorations at Tsim Sha Tsui Christmas comes in a month. As always, Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui East Area has the Christmas decorations. Due to the pandemic-led economic downturn, the decorations are simple. The beautiful Christmas decorations still offer hopes to everyone. Frank the tour…
The origin of Chinese character “休” (rest) shows Frank the tour guide’s private car tour is very relaxed “休” for rest is a simple Chinese character with a straight forward meaning. Character “休” pronounces as “jau1″ in Cantonese and “xiū” in Mandarin. The character “休” shows that a man (on the left) leans against…
Effective Hong Kong-Singapore air travel bubble postpones by fortnight Hong Kong-Singapore air travel bubble, which was due to launch on Sunday (22 Nov 2020), postpones by two weeks. This is not due to Santa Claus is still making the bubble! (Video shows you the Christmas decoration at Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong.) The reason is…
Larger and calmer Hong Kong Victoria Harbor under Covid-19? Under Covid-19 pandemic, the beautiful Victoria Harbor of Hong Kong looks bigger and calmer. The reasons are the disappearance of giant cruise ships and suspension of border crossing high speed ferry services, like Turbojet between Hong Kog and Macau. Frank the tour guide shows you the…
A: Murray House, B: Po Lin Monastery, C: Bank of China Building The answer is A. Actually Murray House, Po Lin Monastery and Bank of China Building form a long and interesting story. Frank the tour guide is going to tell you in this blog post. Apart from blogging, Frank can show you…
Skyscraper HSBC Main Building, which has two prevalent tales, was finished on 18 Nov 1985 The construction of HSBC Main Building at No 1 Queen’s Road Central was finished on 18 Nov 1985. Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) spent about 5 billion to build its new headquarters. This once dearest skyscraper in the…
Hong Kong Post issued “Hong Kong Past and Present Series: Victoria Harbor” stamps Hong Kong Post issued stamp product “Hong Kong Past and Present Series: Victoria Harbor” in late September 2020. The special stamps show the great view of Victoria Harbor in 1962 and in 2020. Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor changes a lot in…
