When I was a kid in high school you used to hear whispers about a certain type of movie. Action movies. From Hong Kong. And they were unlike anything you could see in a pre-World Wide Web North America. The granddaddy of all these was The Killer and as teenagers we scoured the video stores… Continue reading Classic Hong Kong Action Movies Courtesy of YouTube
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Hong Kong Notes
1. Hong Kong is a ridiculously busy city. It is packed with people. Despite having a population of only ~1/4 Tokyo, it has a mere fraction of the usable space. It’s a city built on mountains ringed by seas and as a result, there are people everywhere: 2. I’m guessing that the population of Hong… Continue reading Hong Kong Notes
Kowloon Walled City (Park)
It’s not on most tourists agenda, but I would highly recommend that if you go to Hong Kong you check out Kowloon Walled City Park. It’s not the park that’s so interesting, rather it’s what used to be there. First, some history. In 1841, the Brits took over Hong Kong Island. Understandably, the Chinese were… Continue reading Kowloon Walled City (Park)
Hong Kong: City for Sale
Hong Kong – and especially Kowloon – is a city of markets. You can buy almost anything. There’s a flower district… …a bird market… …and a fish market. In fact, you can go down to the local food market and the butcher will sell you pieces of an animal that you didn’t even know you… Continue reading Hong Kong: City for Sale
Kowloon Street Signs
One of the unique features of Hong Kong – and Kowloon (where we stayed) in particular – are the street signs. They’re ubiquitous and they hang over the streets, offering each store’s wares. You can almost think of them as parasites that anchor on the sides of buildings and try to drown out the sky… Continue reading Kowloon Street Signs