Chinese New Year was the reason I went back Hong Kong in Feb this year. I met my family to have the traditional reunion dinner.
My mom's food is always the best .... !! Awesome.
This year it was 25C on the new year day. It broke the HK hottest record for Chinese New Year in 30 years. I didn't do any hiking this
trip, but managed to visit the peak both during the day and night. I also went to Tsim Sha Tsui to
watch the laser show. It is a very interesting show where colourful laser beams shooting out from different buildings on
both side of Victoria Harbour.
My mom made the traditional reunion dinner.
It wasn't a protest of demostration. It was the night market.
This is how packed it was in the night market.
It was actually very difficult to check out the stuff they were selling at the booth.
This year they were selling different types of balloons. The sign said, "Get it for only $5, but you have to blow it up yourself"
People people people, push it through please.
Flower section of the night market.
More flowers ....
Flowers bloomed early this year because it was so warm.
Stanley Bay ... on Hong Kong Island South Coast
Between 2 modern restaurants, there is this little temple.
This is Murray's Barracks. They moved the whole thing from Central and re-built in 2000 in Stanley Bay.
It said, "Will buy used cell phones". Usually there are people sitting here waiting for business. I guessed they were on a break.
See, what a tough plant !
Delivery ... propane tanks.
Lion Dance.
A tradition to celebrate Chinese nNew Year.
You have to admire what they did on these 6-feet-tall posts.
bow .......
Kung Hei Fat Choy !.
It even climbed up this 15-feet post.
A tradition, which a shop will hire a Lion Dance Team to perform, marks the re-opening of business after the CNY holidays(18 MB file).
They are really good. You wanna try ? (11 MB file).
Excuse me, what can I do in this park?
Fresh seafood vendors at Sai Kung Pier.
We went to a seafood restaurant in Sai Kung. These are their choices.
First you choose what you like, ....
They weigh them ....
They will made them anyway you want ...
They are still alive ...indeed.
... on Sai Kung Pier ... in New Territories.
Taking the peak tram.
Inside the tram ...
Peak Tram Terminal at the Peak.
View from within the tram ... steep climb.
Whoala .....
See the nice house on the left.
Oh ... the tram is coming.
That city view is something, isn't it ? (From within the Peak Terminal Building).
Wan Chai, walking on a pedestrain overpass.
Golden Bauhinia, the insignia of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.
This is what a lot of people came here for.
IFC Tower II.
Laser show just started ...
He did catch something during the laser show.
Laser show on the Tsim Sha Tsui side, ... .
Laser show over Victoria Harbour (5.8 MB file).
Laser show on the Island Side.
Convention Centre ... the colour will change with the laser show music.
Victoria Peak.
Went up the Peak again to take this shot.
Peninsula Hotel @ Tsim Sha Tsui.
Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Terminal.
The biggest plasma screen in HK, Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.
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