Hong+Kong

= = = Hong Kong =
 * General Info:**

Area: 1,104 km2 Population: 7,008,900 Currency: Hong Kong Dollar

Has been regarded as the world's busiest port.
 * History:**

Hong Kong Island became occupied by British forces in 1841, and was formally ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Nanking at the end of the war.


 * Geography:**

• Located on China’s south coast on the opposite side of Pearl River Delta. • Hong Kong is 1.104 km2 long, and consists primarily of Hong Kong Island, Lantau Island, __Kowloon Peninsula__ and the __New Territories__ as well as 260 other islands. • Less than 25% of the lands territory is developed, because of all the mountains and steep slopes. • Hong Kong’s highest mountain is Tai Mo Shan, being 957m above sea level. • Hong Kong also has many bays, rivers and beaches. • As Hong Kong suffers from increasing pollution, the awareness of the environment is growing as well.


 * Climate:**

• Summers are hot and wet. • It’s also the time of thunderstorms and typhoons and sometimes flooding or landslides. • Winters are sunny in the beginning, but become cloudier. Occasionally, there come cold fronts with strong cooling winds from the north. • Spring and fall is the most pleasant seasons. • Highest temperature: 36,1 °C • Lowest temerature: 0,0 °C

• East meets west. • ”Cantopop” is the most popular music genre. (It’s short for Cantonese Pop) • They’re not too interested in sports because of the small space they’re left with. Therefore, things like gambling, horse racing and dice games are popular.
 * Culture:**


 * Architecture:**

• Hong kong has a mix of old Chinese structures, English colony buildings and modern skyscrapers. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">• Hong Kong is the city with the largest number of skyscrapers.


 * Wildlife:**

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">• Hong Kong has got 452 species of birds. That’s one third of the total bird species in China. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">• Most common bird: Pacific Loon <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">• Most common mammal: Grey Shrew <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">• Most common reptile: Big-headed terrapin