Guest Author Beth Williams shares her love of Chinese New Year since moving to Hong Kong, temporarily giving up celebrating the customary Western holidays in favour of some new holidays rich with culture and spirit.
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McDonald’s Taro Pie – Memory Monday
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Hong Kong – View from Victoria Peak
No trip to Hong Kong is complete without a trip by tram up to see the view from Victoria Peak and the harbour down below….everyone has done it and bought the t-shirt in one of the many night markets to prove it. The views are breathtaking…even through the city smog.
As I look through photos from past travels I’m always reminded of the smells, sounds and tastes of the place captured within the lens.
Hong Kong is one of those favorite memories.
I’m first generation Canadian Chinese and although my first trip to Asia and Hong Kong was back when I was 18 years old – I don’t really remember much of that trip other than doing a lot of shopping (that was a long time ago!).
This trip however, I remember well…
Hong Kong Shanghai Street
I recall walking down Shanghai Street near our hotel in the area of Yau Ma Tei on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong. My husband and I would often take this back street to avoid the busy hustle and bustle (and pollution) of Nathan Road. There we were with a bag full of freshly baked Chinese buns and egg tarts. We were eating those pastries like crazy they were so yummy and this batch was still warm from the oven.
As we were walking (and munching) along the street we stumbled across this building under construction. We stopped and watched as the workers were strapping the bamboo together for scaffolding.
Hong Kong is such a modern metropolitan city but like all things Chinese…we still follow the ways of our ancestors in our customs, celebrations, food and even construction techniques.
Read more about Hong Kong:
– Hong Kong – View from Victoria Peak
– Why I Love Celebrating Chinese New Year, Even Though I’m Not Chinese!