A real life wild fantasy of Lego blocks, with boxy buildings, each taller and further taller, each vying for the minimal foundation space among the rest. Manhattan on super-steroids. If the cliche "concrete jungle" ever held a literal meaning, it is here. Too many people relative to too little available space. Yet curiously, not really noisy.
Surrounded by beautiful, green, misty hills and the ocean. Some of the most luxurious apartment buildings tucked away in the beautiful mist shrouded greenery. Breathtaking views and heart-stopping rental figures. Ultra-modern buildings and ancient Buddhist monasteries.
Despite the long British colonization, the architecture appears all American with no traces of the colonial era. The city seems rapidly going back into the traditional Chinese fold. The street signs are mercifully in both Chinese and English. Very affluent with slick tall dazzling skyscrapers. The most modern office building I have visited so far (including New York) - the fancy elevator system alone bowling me over. This is intermixed with pretty ordinary run-down Chinese neighborhoods. An unrelenting monsoon, coupled with sultry and salty humidity takes its toll after all. Generally clean but a 'lived-in' look, unlike Singapore's anti-septic out-of-the-factory gleam. A very slick, modern and efficient metro rail system, matching any best European systems I have seen.
Too much modern, juxtaposed with quite a bit ancient - not necessarily living happily together.
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| Jungle view from my office |
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| The ancient and the modern |
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| In the lime light of Hong Kong film industry |
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| The Commercial Skyline |
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| "Avenue of Stars" - I only knew Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan |
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| "Big Buddha" from the Po Lin monastery |
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| Big Buddha - up close |
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| On the set of next V Shantaram movie |
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| Hong Kong by night |
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