Hong Kong Culture and Heritage Tour
Hong Kong has a dearth of guided tours to help you see the best sights the city has to offer. Unlike many other cities, Hong Kong doesn't have hop on and hop off bus tours. However the tours operated by travel agents around the city are generally of very good value.
Hong Kong Culture and Heritage Tour: Traditional Lifestyles
Hong Kong is often described as a city where east meets west. This is very much true when you observe the city's unique blend of superstition and capitalism. The Traditional Lifestyles Tour is the perfect chance to experience Hong Kong's most traditional elements, such as Feng Shui and Tai Chi, while also seeing some of the cities most modern architecture.
The tour is a great chance to find out about the traditions that make Hong Kong tick. You start the tour with an hour-long Tai Chi lesson, either on the Hong Kong waterfront or on top of Victoria Peak. Both places are essentially different but offer equally impressive views of the city's skyline. If the weather is clear, you would be able to the view of Hong Kong's skyline. This would add excitement to your Tai-chi class.
Many of the skyscrapers on the city's skyline were designed based on architectural principles of Feng Shui. You'll find out about this ancient architectural practice with a trip out to Tsing Ma Bridge, one of the world's largest rail-road-suspension bridge.
The conclusion of the day comes at a traditional Chinese teahouse where you'll learn all about the arts and practices that go into Chinese Tea Culture.
This tour is a good tour for those who want to find out more about Chinese culture in Hong Kong. However, we must say that the tour is a little specialist in some areas.
Hong Kong Culture and Heritage Tour
The Heritage Tour is for those who want to see the more traditional side of Hong Kong. If you love history, this tour is for you. Once you reach the traditional villages, life is arguably more like China than Hong Kong. The history and customs of this area are fascinating and a great balance to this non-stop city
An ideal half-day out for those who want to look beyond Hong Kong's skyscrapers, the Heritage Tour will whisk you through Chinese temples, walled villages and ancestral halls in a 5-hour education on Chinese tradition.
You start out at the Tai Fu Tai Mandarins Mansion, the home of an eminent 1800's scholar who was bestowed with the title Mandarin by that time emperor. You'll then move of to two traditional Chinese villages, where you can see just how different life can be in Hong Kong city. You'll also see a traditional ancestral hall, where relatives still go and pay respect to their ancestors.
The excellent Man Mo temple, dedicated to the odd couple, the god of war and literature, is the next stop and is an excellent example of a Chinese Temple. The Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees are the final stop on the tour. The Lam Tsuen Wishing trees are a local pilgrimage point where locals kindle joss sticks and burn incense paper wishing that their dreams come true
Hong Kong has a very rich Chinese culture. Here, centuries-old traditions live on amongst its people and wander through the streets of Hong Kong. Take on the Hong Kong Culture and Heritage Tour and discover the wonder of Hong Kong's history, culture, people and soul.
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