Where Did The Last VACATION I Take

I have been to Hong Kong once, (Attached herein my pictures taken in the place),and I would say that the amazing building structures and its complicated history, were all attracts me. Hong Kong island was used by the British as a staging-post for the opium trade and was taken by them as a free port during the Opium War (1839-42). Their occupancy was ratified by the treaty of Nanking. In 1860 the Kowloon peninsula was added to the port and in 1898 the New Territories were received from China on a 99-year lease. Growth was rapid during the 1930s when many Chinese fled the civil wars and Japanese invasion on the mainland and the population doubled to 1.6 million. Hong Kong itself surrendered to the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941 and was not liberated until 30 August 1945. During the 1960s, the colony became a major manufacturing centre and its population reached over 4 million by 1991. The lease for the New Territories ended in 1997, whereupon the whole colony reverted to the People's Republic of China.



Victoria lies at the foot of Victoria Peak (1,805 ft/550 m), the center of an extensively quarried granite range covering much of the island. Hong Kong has many natural harbors, that of Victoria (c.17 sq mi/44 sq km) being one of the finest in the world. The colony grew around this beautiful, sheltered, deepwater port, and today an estimated 75% of the population are concentrated there.



Hong Kong has several different modes of public rail transport. The two metro systems for the city are the MTR (Mass Transit Railway) and KCR which acts as a link between Hong Kong and mainland China (KCR also operates a light rail system in northwest New Territories). These are operated by the MTR Corporation Limited and the Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation respectively. The tramway system covers the northern parts of Hong Kong Island and is the only tram system in the world run exclusively by double deckers.
Most ferry services are provided by licensed ferry operators serving outlying islands, new towns, across Victoria Harbour, Macau and cities in mainland China. The oldest service, the legendary Star Ferry...





But, this time I would love to recommend Philippines to all my friends.
This is the best place to be seen or visit. The city is organised and has plenty historical places. Weather is just like the end of summer in the states, according to the... Why don't come over and see wonderful places in our country?...

Hey, there! How about you?... Where your last vacation took place?... What is it about this place that you love, what are the sights that visitors to this place should see?...

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