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Hong Kong

Pictures from a December 2005 trip to Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon taken from Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon from Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island (toward the left)

Hong Kong, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon from Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island (toward the right)

Victoria Harbour and a cruise ship from Tsim Sha Tsui (Kowloon)

Star Ferry leaving Tsim Sha Tsui Terminal in Kowloon

Hong Kong Convention Center

Star Ferry on Victoria Harbour

Another Ferry crossing Victoria Harbour

Ponds within Hong Kong Park (HK Island)

Times Square, a shopping center and public square, in Hong Kong (HK Island)

View of southwest side of Hong Kong Island while on ferry to Lamma Island

View of Hong Kong Island in distance while approaching Lamma Island

Fisherman heading out from Lamma Island

Stilt houses on Lamma Island

Village of Yung Shue Wan (Lamma Island)

Yung Shue Wan Market (Lamma Island)

Yung Shue Wan Market (Lamma Island)

Yung Shue Wan Market (Lamma Island)

Yung Shue Wan Market (Lamma Island)

Yung Shue Wan Market (Lamma Island)

Yung Shue Wan (Lamma Island)

Seafood tanks (Lamma Island)

Seafood tanks (Lamma Island)

Seafood tanks (Lamma Island)

Ginger onion baked crab (Lamma Island)

Steamed fish (Lamma Island)

Drying out the catch (Lamma Island)

Drying out the catch (Lamma Island)

South Hong Kong Island

South side of Hong Kong Island (hole in the building allows the mountain dragons to drink from the bay on the other side [feng shui])

South side of Hong Kong Island

Residential buildings on Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Convention Center

Hong Kong Skyline

Clock Tower (Kowloon)

Star Ferry Tsim Sha Tsui Terminal in Kowloon

Street scene from the top of a double decker bus on route to village of Stanley (HK Island)

Village of Stanley (southeast side of HK Island)

Village of Stanley (southeast side of HK Island)

Repulse Bay (south side of HK Island)

Repulse Bay (hole in the building allows the mountain dragons to drink from the bay on the other side [feng shui])

Repulse Bay (hole in the building allows the mountain dragons to drink from the bay on the other side [feng shui])

Repulse Bay (hole in the building allows the mountain dragons to drink from the bay on the other side [feng shui])

Sampan in city of Aberdeen (southwest side HK Island)

Floating restaurant in city of Aberdeen (southwest side HK Island)

People living on boats in city of Aberdeen (southwest side HK Island)

A city street in Mongkok, Kowloon. (Mongkok means "a prosperous area")

Another street in Mongkok, outside of subway station (Kowloon)

Another Mongkok street scene

Bamboo scaffolding is used for all building construction and repairs (Kowloon)

A city street in Kowloon

Desserts from a local bakery shop and roasted chestnuts from a street vendor

Giant Buddha (Lantau Island)

Po Lin Monastery from the Giant Buddha (Lantau Island)

Giant Buddha (Lantau Island)

Po Lin Monastery's Grand Temple (Lantau Island)

Po Lin Monastery's kung fu performance at Grand Temple (Lantau Island)

Fishing boats in Tai O, a fishing village. (Lantau Island)

Tai O waterfront ... these people, called Tankas, live on the boats or stilt houses over the water (Lantau Island)

Fishing boats in Tai O (Lantau Island)

Stilt houses in Tai O (Lantau Island)

Fishing trawler along west coast of Lantau Island

Fishermen sorting their days catch at Tai O (Lantau Island)

Stilt houses in Tai O (Lantau Island)

BBQing fish at the Tai O Market (Lantau Island)

Tai O Market (Lantau Island)

Fung Ying Seen Koon Temple ... built on a hillside overlooking the New Territories town of Fanling ... Fanling is north of the Kowloon peninsula and about 4 miles south of the border with mainland China (Fanling, New Territories)

A building in Fung Ying Seen Koon Temple (Fanling, New Territories)

Wall art crafted from color stones at the Fung Ying Seen Koon Temple (Fanling, New Territories)

An art piece at Fung Ying Seen Koon Temple (Fanling, New Territories)

Gold Fish Pond at Fung Ying Seen Koon Temple (Fanling, New Territories)

Gold Fish Market (Kowloon)

A city street in Kowloon

A Fruit and Vegetable Market (Kowloon)

Hong Kong skyline from Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront promenade (Kowloon)

Hong Kong skyline from Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront promenade (Kowloon)

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