Victoria Harbour
維多利亞港
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula.
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China covers 9.6 million km², third largest of any country, and holds more than 1.4 billion people — about 17 per cent of everyone alive. It is divided into 33 province-level divisions, two of them special administrative regions. Beijing is the capital; Shanghai is the most populous city by urban area. Between them the land runs from the Central Plain and the Yangtze and Yellow rivers out to desert, plateau, subtropical and temperate forest, and the Himalayas in the southwest. The first decision a visitor makes here is therefore not which sight to see but which climate to travel in.
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維多利亞港
Victoria Harbour is a natural landform harbour situated between Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula.
議事亭前地
Senado Square, known locally as 議事亭前地, is a public square in the historic centre of Macau. It forms part of the Historic Centre of Macau UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Xi'an City Wall is a major military defensive system in Chinese history. The existing structure dates primarily to the early Ming dynasty, built on foundations from earlier periods including Tang dynasty fortifications.
Ping An Finance Centre is a 599.1-metre skyscraper in Shenzhen's Futian District, with the Free Sky observation deck forming its principal public visitor experience.
The Star Ferry is a cross-harbour passenger service between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. Its operator describes the ferry as both a vital transport connection and a must-experience visitor journey across Victoria Harbour.
Wutong Mountain National Park is a protected natural area in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Its local name is 梧桐山国家森林公园. The park encompasses Wutong Mountain and provides a substantial green landscape within a densely developed metropolitan region.
The Former French Concession is a large historic area of central Shanghai rather than a single preserved monument. France obtained the concession in 1849, and its boundaries expanded as Shanghai grew before the administration ended during the Second World War.
Xi'an Muslim Quarter is a lived commercial and residential district in the city centre, known for Hui culture, mosques and food streets. It is not one market hall or a single ticketed attraction.
OCT-LOFT Creative Culture Park is a former industrial compound in Shenzhen’s Nanshan District, reshaped into a cultural quarter by Overseas Chinese Town. Factory buildings now hold galleries, studios, creative workspaces, shops, cafés, restaurants, and event venues.
南京路
Nanjing Road is a major commercial thoroughfare in Shanghai, widely recognised as one of China's premier shopping streets. The road stretches west from the Bund and divides into Nanjing Road East and Nanjing Road West.
香港海洋公園
Ocean Park Hong Kong is a major marine mammal and amusement park located on the southern side of Hong Kong Island. Established in 1977, it occupies a substantial hillside and coastal site spanning Wong Chuk Hang and Nam Long Shan.
东方明珠广播电视塔
The Oriental Pearl Radio and Television Tower is a landmark television tower in Shanghai, China. Its local name is 东方明珠广播电视塔. The tower stands in the Lujiazui area of Pudong district, opposite the Bund across the Huangpu River.
氹仔舊城區
Taipa Village is a historic district on Taipa Island, Macau, preserving Portuguese colonial architecture alongside southern Chinese building styles. The area represents a fusion settlement pattern characteristic of Macau's UNESCO World Heritage status.
The House of Dancing Water is a large-scale water-based theatrical production at City of Dreams Macau. Created by Franco Dragone, it combines acrobatics, martial arts, diving, and motorcycle stunts in a purpose-built theatre with a transforming pool.
A Symphony of Lights is a nightly multimedia light and sound show in Hong Kong. The event involves more than 40 buildings on both sides of Victoria Harbour, with participating structures on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon.
Macao Giant Panda Pavilion is a wildlife attraction dedicated to giant pandas in Macau. It gives visitors a chance to observe these animals in a managed setting while learning about their behaviour and conservation.
昂坪360
Ngong Ping 360 is a cable-car system on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, connecting Tung Chung to the Ngong Ping highland village area.
The Ming Tombs form a dispersed imperial necropolis in Changping District rather than a single museum. Thirteen Ming emperors were buried across a valley selected for its landscape and geomantic setting.
Dragon's Back is a mountain ridge on Hong Kong Island's southeastern coast, named for its undulating profile resembling a dragon's spine.
People's Square is a major public plaza in central Shanghai, covering approximately 140,000 square metres in the Huangpu District. Originally the site of the Shanghai racecourse, the area was redeveloped in the 1990s into an open civic space.
Xintiandi is a pedestrianized entertainment and shopping district in central Shanghai. The area comprises restored traditional shikumen lane houses, a distinctive architectural form combining Western and Chinese elements that was prevalent in the city from the 1860s to the 1930s.
Grand Tang Mall is a large-scale pedestrian cultural and commercial district in Xi'an, developed as a flagship project celebrating Tang dynasty heritage.
Xiaomeisha Beach is a seaside recreation area in Yantian District on Shenzhen’s eastern coast, known locally as 小梅沙海滨. Its setting combines a sandy shoreline, seawater and the hilly coastal landscape that characterizes this part of the city.
民政總署大樓
The Leal Senado Building stands in Senado Square at the heart of Macau’s historic centre. Its name means Loyal Senate in Portuguese, recalling the building’s role in colonial municipal government.
Qianmen Street is the historic ceremonial southern approach to Beijing's old inner city and its leading traditional commercial thoroughfare.
Sea World Shekou is an open waterfront dining, public-space, and evening precinct in Shenzhen's Shekou district. The area centres on a decommissioned Minghua cruise ship, now permanently moored and converted into a hotel and restaurant complex.
The Banpo Museum is an archaeological site museum in eastern Xi'an preserving the remains of a Neolithic Yangshao culture settlement. The site was excavated beginning in 1953 and opened to the public as one of China's first site museums.
The Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady is the present cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Macau. Set on a terrace above the historic centre, it has a prominent urban position and remains an active place of worship.
OCT East is a major theme park resort complex in Shenzhen's Yantian District, developed by Overseas Chinese Town Enterprises. It occupies mountainous coastal terrain east of urban Shenzhen.
扯旗山 Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak is the highest mountain on Hong Kong Island, 552 metres above sea level, and in the nineteenth century it worked as a natural signalling post for cargo ships coming into the harbour.
Gao Family Courtyard is a preserved historical residence located within Xian's Muslim Quarter. The compound represents traditional Shaanxi architecture and offers visitors an interior space distinct from the surrounding food streets.
Tai O is a historic fishing village on the western coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is one of the territory's oldest settlements, renowned for its distinctive stilt houses built over tidal flats.
天壇大佛 Tian Tan Buddha Statue
The Tian Tan Buddha sits on the summit of Mount Muk Yue, 482 metres above sea level, at the edge of the Ngong Ping plateau on Lantau Island.
伊利莎白皇后號 RMS Queen Elizabeth
The RMS Queen Elizabeth was a British ocean liner launched in 1938, which served as a troopship during World War II and later as a luxury transatlantic passenger liner.
The Sea World Culture and Arts Center is a purpose-built cultural institution in Shenzhen's Shekou precinct. Its local name is 海上世界文化艺术中心. The center operates as a distinct museum and arts venue with its own galleries, exhibitions, and theatre spaces.
Tai Kwun, known locally as 大館, is a revitalised heritage and arts centre in Hong Kong's Central district. The complex occupies the former Central Police Station compound, which served as the headquarters of colonial law enforcement from 1864 to 2006.
金茂大厦
Jin Mao Tower is a landmark skyscraper in the Lujiazui financial district of Shanghai's Pudong area. The building stands among the tallest structures in the city and has become an identifiable element of the skyline.
香港公園 Hong Kong Park
Hong Kong Park is a major public park in Central on Hong Kong Island, set among the towers and steep slopes of the city's financial district.
中環至半山自動扶手電梯系統 Central-Mid-Levels Escalator System
The Central to Mid-Levels Escalator and Walkway System is a piece of public transport infrastructure that happens to have become a sight.
大帽山 Tai Mo Shan
Tai Mo Shan, known locally as 大帽山, stands as the highest peak in Hong Kong at an elevation that dominates the New Territories landscape.
山頂纜車 Peak Tram
The Peak Tram is a double reversible funicular railway that hauls two tramcars up the north face of Hong Kong Island between Garden Road in Central and Victoria Gap, the saddle in the hills where the Peak Tower stands.
星光大道 Avenue of Stars
The Avenue of Stars is a 440-metre waterfront promenade on the Tsim Sha Tsui shore of Victoria Harbour, built as a tribute to the Hong Kong film industry and laid out as a walk rather than as a building.
香港迪士尼樂園 Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Disneyland Park sits on reclaimed land at Penny's Bay, on the north-eastern corner of Lantau Island, and is run by Hongkong International Theme Parks Limited.
蘭桂坊 Lan Kwai Fong
Lan Kwai Fong is a compact nightlife and entertainment district in Central, Hong Kong. The area comprises a cluster of L-shaped streets and alleys that form one of the territory's most concentrated zones of bars, restaurants, and clubs.
九龍公園 Kowloon Park
Kowloon Park is a large public park in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, giving visitors a broad green pause amid hotels, shopping streets, museums, and busy roads.
故宫
The Forbidden City is the palace complex that housed 24 Ming and Qing emperors and now forms the Palace Museum. Completed in 1420, it covers more than one million square metres and contains around 9,000 architectural bays.
獅子山 Lion Rock
Lion Rock is a prominent mountain in Hong Kong, situated in Sha Tin District within the Lion Rock Country Park. The peak rises above Kowloon and is one of the most recognisable natural landmarks in the territory.
颐和园
The Summer Palace is Beijing's best-preserved imperial garden, organised around Longevity Hill and Kunming Lake.
香港太空館 Hong Kong Space Museum
The Hong Kong Space Museum is a public astronomy and space science museum located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Its distinctive dome-shaped building, resembling a planetarium, stands prominently on the Salisbury Garden phase II site near the waterfront.
香港濕地公園 Hong Kong Wetland Park
Hong Kong Wetland Park is a conservation and education facility located in the New Territories. The site combines a visitor centre with outdoor wetland habitats, serving as both a recreational destination and a venue for ecological study.
香港文化博物館 Hong Kong Heritage Museum
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum is a major cultural institution operated by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.
香港歷史博物館 Hong Kong Museum of History
The Hong Kong Museum of History is a major cultural institution dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of Hong Kong and South China. Located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, the museum occupies a purpose-built facility.
鳳峰 Lantau Peak
Lantau Peak, known locally as 鳳峰, stands as the highest point on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. This prominent summit rises within Lantau Country Park, offering commanding views across the territory.
茶具文物館 Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
Flagstaff House is Hong Kong’s oldest surviving Western-style building and now houses the Museum of Tea Ware. The historic building stands inside Hong Kong Park in Central, placing colonial architectural heritage beside one of the city’s major urban green spaces.
怡和午砲 Noonday Gun
The Noonday Gun is a historic naval artillery piece located in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island. It is famously fired daily at noon, a tradition maintained by Jardine Matheson, the British trading company established in the territory.
M+ is a museum of visual culture in Hong Kong, located in the West Kowloon Cultural District. It focuses on twentieth- and twenty-first-century art, design, architecture, and moving image from Hong Kong, China, Asia, and beyond.
九龍寨城公園 Kowloon Walled City Park
Kowloon Walled City Park occupies the site of the former Kowloon Walled City, a densely populated and largely ungoverned settlement that was demolished in the early 1990s.
天坛公园
The Temple of Heaven is a renowned imperial religious complex in Beijing, China. Its local name is 天坛.
香港海事博物館 Hong Kong Maritime Museum
The Hong Kong Maritime Museum is a museum in Hong Kong dedicated to the maritime history and heritage of the region.
香港鐵路博物館 Hong Kong Railway Museum
The Hong Kong Railway Museum occupies a historic building that was formerly the Tai Po Market Railway Station, constructed in 1913.
南蓮園池 Nan Lian Garden
Nan Lian Garden is a public classical Chinese garden in Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is designed in the Tang dynasty style with hills, water features, trees, rocks and wooden structures arranged according to traditional landscaping principles.
香港科學館 Hong Kong Science Museum
Hong Kong Science Museum is a public science museum in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon. It presents science as something to explore with your hands, eyes, and curiosity rather than only through labels or glass cases.
路氹金光大道
The Cotai Strip is a major tourism and entertainment zone in Macau, located on reclaimed land between the islands of Coloane and Taipa. The area derives its name from these two islands.
香港抗戰及海防博物館 Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence
The Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence is a museum dedicated to Hong Kong's military history, particularly its coastal defence heritage and role during the War of Resistance against Japanese aggression.
黃大仙祠 Wong Tai Sin Temple
Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple is a working Taoist temple in Kowloon, and the two halves of its name matter.
志蓮淨苑 Chi Lin Nunnery
Chi Lin Nunnery is a Buddhist temple complex in Diamond Hill, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Founded in 1934, it was rebuilt in the 1990s using traditional Tang dynasty architectural techniques with wooden structures assembled without nails.
李小龍銅像 Bruce Lee Statue
The Statue of Bruce Lee is an outdoor bronze memorial on the Avenue of Stars beside the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.
孫中山紀念館 Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum
The Dr Sun Yat-sen Museum is a museum in Hong Kong dedicated to the life and revolutionary activities of Dr Sun Yat-sen, founding father of the Republic of China.
1881 Heritage
1881 Heritage occupies the Former Marine Police Headquarters, a declared monument in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. The compound comprises the main building constructed in 1884, the stable block, and a signal tower added in 1907.
周口店北京人遗址
Zhoukoudian Peking Man Site is a paleoanthropological locality in southwest Beijing. It yielded fossils of Homo erectus pekinensis, commonly called Peking Man, in excavations during the early twentieth century.
萬佛寺 Ten Thousand Buddha's Monastery
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery is a Buddhist temple complex in Sha Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong. Despite its name, it is not a monastery in the traditional sense as no monks reside there.
圆明园遗址公园
The Old Summer Palace, known in Chinese as 圆明园 (Yuanmingyuan), was an extensive complex of imperial gardens and palaces in Beijing. Constructed during the Qing dynasty, it served as a primary residence and administrative center for emperors.
中環街市 Central Market
Central Market is a historic market building located in the Central district of Hong Kong Island. The structure represents one of the city's significant surviving examples of market architecture from the early twentieth century.
秦始皇兵马俑博物馆
The Terracotta Army, known locally as the Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum Site Museum, stands among the most significant archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century. This vast subterranean complex lies near Xi'an in Shaanxi Province, China.
三棟屋博物館 Sam Tung Uk Museum
Sam Tung Uk Museum is a restored Hakka walled village in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong.
豫园
Yu Garden, written 豫园 and identified as way/40036584, is a classical Chinese garden in Shanghai’s historic old city. Its appeal lies in a carefully arranged sequence of pavilions, water, rockwork, bridges, walls and enclosed paths, rather than one isolated monument.
PMQ 元創方
PMQ, formerly the Police Married Quarters, is a creative hub in Hong Kong's Sheung Wan district. The heritage site has been revitalized into a center for design, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
北海公园
Beihai Park is an imperial garden located in central Beijing. It is one of the oldest, largest, and best-preserved ancient imperial gardens in China.
香港電影資料館 Hong Kong Film Archive
The Hong Kong Film Archive in Sai Wan Ho is a cultural venue devoted to Hong Kong’s moving-image heritage. It brings together public exhibitions, film screenings and archival resources, offering a focused way to understand the territory through cinema.
大雁塔
The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, known locally as 大雁塔, stands as a prominent Buddhist pagoda in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province.
秦始皇帝陵博物院丽山园
The Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor is the burial complex associated with Qin Shi Huang, the ruler who unified China and established the Qin dynasty.
香港摩天輪 The Hong Kong Observation Wheel
The Hong Kong Observation Wheel is a large Ferris wheel on the Central Harbourfront beside Victoria Harbour. Its appeal is the changing view across the water toward Kowloon and back toward Hong Kong Island's dense skyline.
小雁塔
The Small Wild Goose Pagoda is a historic Buddhist pagoda in Xi'an, also known locally as 小雁塔. It is associated with the Jianfu Temple complex and preserves a major example of Tang Dynasty religious architecture.
警隊博物館 Police Museum
Hong Kong Police Museum traces the history of the Hong Kong Police Force from the colonial period to the present.
寶蓮禪寺 Po Lin Monastery
Po Lin Monastery is a working Chan (Zen) monastery on the Ngong Ping plateau, in the middle of Lantau Island, at an altitude of about 400 metres and set between Lantau Peak and Lei Nak Peak.
李鄭屋漢墓博物館 Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum
Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum preserves a tomb discovered in 1955 during construction work in Sham Shui Po. Dating from the Eastern Han dynasty, the tomb is one of Hong Kong’s most important archaeological sites.
大三巴牌坊 Ruínas de São Paulo
The Ruins of St. Paul's are the surviving granite facade of the Church of Mater Dei and the remains of St. Paul's College in Macau.
城門水塘 Shing Mun Reservoir
Shing Mun Reservoir is a water storage facility in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Constructed in the 1930s, it represents an important piece of colonial-era infrastructure.
香港醫學博物館 Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences
Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences presents the history of medical science in Hong Kong inside a historic former bacteriological institute. The museum connects public health, scientific research and the development of healthcare in the territory.
天安门广场
Tiananmen Square is a vast public plaza in central Beijing, China. The local name is 天安门广场. It holds significant historical and political importance as a ceremonial and gathering space.
戲曲中心 Xiqu Centre
Xiqu Centre is a performing arts venue in Hong Kong dedicated to xiqu, the traditional Chinese opera encompassing Cantonese opera and other regional forms. Opened in 2019, it serves as a major cultural facility within the West Kowloon Cultural District.
展城館 City Gallery
Hong Kong Planning and Infrastructure Exhibition Gallery, also called 展城館 or City Gallery, introduces visitors to the territory’s urban planning, infrastructure, transport networks, harbourfront projects, and future development.
景山公园
Jingshan Park is a historic imperial garden located immediately north of the Forbidden City in central Beijing. The park centers on Jingshan Hill, an artificial mound created from earth excavated during the construction of the Forbidden City's moat.
香港動植物公園 Hong Kong Zoological & Botanical Garden
Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens is a historic public garden on a hillside above Central, Hong Kong Island. It combines botanical collections with zoological enclosures, creating a green retreat close to the business district.
国家体育场
The National Stadium, locally known as 国家体育场, is a major sports venue in Beijing. It was constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, serving as the primary stadium for opening and closing ceremonies as well as athletics events.
日坛公园
Ritan Park, known locally as 日坛公园, is a historic park located in Beijing's Chaoyang District.
龍虎山 Lung Fu Shan
Lung Fu Shan is a wooded hill and country park area on Hong Kong Island, between the University of Hong Kong and the Victoria Peak area.
上海环球金融中心
Shanghai World Financial Center is a 492-metre, 101-storey skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, completed in 2008 and designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.
香港文物探知館 Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre is a cultural institution in Kowloon Park, Tsim Sha Tsui, devoted to Hong Kong’s archaeological and built heritage.
香港懲教博物館 Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum
The Hong Kong Correctional Services Museum is a museum operated by the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department. It is located in Stanley on Hong Kong Island.
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