http://gohongkong.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-06T15:43:14Z Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:43:14 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/02/20/cirque_du_soleil_macau_closed.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/gohongkong/1/3/y/4/-/-/ZAIA_Ariel_Frame-Macau.jpg" alt="ZAIA" />Cirque du Soleil has brought the curtain down on the final performance of its <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/od/macaucasinoreviews/a/Zaia-Cirque-Du-Soleil-Macau.htm">ZAIA</a> show at the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/od/daytrips/ss/venetiancasino.htm">Macau Venetian Casino </a>after ongoing low ticket sales.</p> <p>The blockbuster show - regularly sold out in Vegas - was one of the first attempts to combine some entertainment with the city's now booming casino industry. Originally scheduled to run for ten years, it closed after less than four. Sad but unsurprising.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/02/20/cirque_du_soleil_macau_closed.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/02/20/cirque_du_soleil_macau_closed.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:22:40 +0000 2012-02-20T17:22:40Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/02/06/frying-fish-in-sai-kung.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/gohongkong/1/3/T/3/-/-/Fresh_Seafood_step.JPG" alt="Sai Kung" />One of Hong Kong's most enjoyable fishing villages - mixing a laid back attitude but enough bars and restaurants to make it worth a visit - <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/od/phototourofhongkong/ss/Sai_Kung_photo_2.htm">Sai Kung</a> should be on your itinerary list.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/02/06/frying-fish-in-sai-kung.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/02/06/frying-fish-in-sai-kung.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:43:14 +0000 2012-02-06T15:43:14Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/01/23/famous-people-born-year-of-the-dragon.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/gohongkong/1/3/r/5/-/-/Tai_Hang_Dragon_dance.jpg" alt="Dragon dance" />The year of the dragon is upon us and in between the fireworks and food it's time to sit down and look what your <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/od/hongkongfestivals/a/CNYHoroscopes.htm">Chinese New year horoscopes</a> have to say for the year ahead. The Year of the Dragon is considered a lucky year so there should be good news for most.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/01/23/famous-people-born-year-of-the-dragon.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/01/23/famous-people-born-year-of-the-dragon.htm Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:57:02 +0000 2012-01-23T16:57:02Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/01/21/chinese-new-year-flower-markets.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/gohongkong/1/3/R/6/-/-/Chinese_New_Year_Flower_Market_thierry_grun.jpg" alt="Chinese New Year Flower Market" />Flower markets are a Chinese New Year tradition and in Hong Kong there will be a number running around the clock to satisfy the city's demand for bountiful bouquets.</p> <p>Flowers are popular both to give as a gift and to decorate your own home - brightly colored arrangements - especially those in red - are considered good luck. Many Chinese families are superstitious about Chinese New Year, believing actions over the holiday can impact life over the next 12 months.&#160; You'll hear the words auspicious and inauspicious a lot.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/01/21/chinese-new-year-flower-markets.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2012/01/21/chinese-new-year-flower-markets.htm Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:08:24 +0000 2012-01-21T09:08:24Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/chinese-new-year-in-macau.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/gohongkong/1/3/K/6/-/-/Chinese_New_Year_Dragon.jpg" alt="Chinese New Year -Year of the Dragon" />Now the warm up New Year is out the way - December 31^st - Macau can start focussing on the real celebration - Chinese New Year. The biggest holiday of the year and an annual excuse to eat too much, argue with family and blow up a factories worth of fireworks offers some great events for visitors.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/chinese-new-year-in-macau.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/chinese-new-year-in-macau.htm Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:29:46 +0000 2011-12-31T16:29:46Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/the-peninsula-hong-kong-more-class-than-the-rest.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/gohongkong/1/3/H/6/-/-/Peninsula_hong_kong_front.png" alt="Peninsula Hong Kong hotel" />The Peninsula Hong Kong is up against increasingly palatial properties in its bid to stay the city's number 1 luxury hotel. iPod docks rather than trouser presses and cocktail lounges not tearooms seem to be the order of the day. So how does The Peninsula Hong Kong measure up?</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/the-peninsula-hong-kong-more-class-than-the-rest.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/the-peninsula-hong-kong-more-class-than-the-rest.htm Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:26:32 +0000 2011-12-31T16:26:32Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/ip-man-movie-review.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/gohongkong/1/3/L/6/-/-/Donnie_Yep_Ip_Man.jpg" alt="Ip Man with Donnie Yen" />Ok, so we might not do many movie reviews here at About Hong Kong and Ip Man might have been released in 2008 and but we were so impressed by this film in our first watch we wanted to share the news.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/ip-man-movie-review.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/ip-man-movie-review.htm Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:24:26 +0000 2011-12-31T16:24:26Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/ritz-carlton-hong-kong-hotel-review.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/gohongkong/1/3/E/6/-/-/Ritz_Carlton_Hong_Kong_review.jpg" alt="Ritz Carlton Hong Kong Hotel" />The Ritz Carlton Hong Kong is the highest hotel in the world. Fact. It's also the owner of the highest bar, restaurant and swimming pool - and on and on and on - &#160;but is it any good? In a city that revels in its five star luxury hotels newcomers need to pull off something special to truly turn heads.With nearly a year under its belt we went to find out if the Ritz Hong Kong has more than height to boast about.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/ritz-carlton-hong-kong-hotel-review.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/31/ritz-carlton-hong-kong-hotel-review.htm Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:22:19 +0000 2011-12-31T16:22:19Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/29/hong_kong_skyline.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/gohongkong/1/3/E/3/-/-/Landingpage_peak2.jpg" alt="Hong Kong Skyline" />In an announcement that will surprise no one who's stepped foot in the city, the Hong Kong skyline has been named best in the world by real estate and property gurus Emporis.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/29/hong_kong_skyline.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/29/hong_kong_skyline.htm Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:27:40 +0000 2011-12-29T20:27:40Z http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/21/hong-kong-hotel-deals-35-off-at-dorsett-regency-and-more.htm <p><img class="alignright" src="http://0.tqn.com/h/gohongkong/1/3/D/6/-/-/Guest_room_Dorsett-Regency-hotel.jpg" alt="Dorsett Regency Hotel Hong Kong" />It's been a while but our Hong Kong hotel hot deals are back - and better than ever. With fewer tourists travelling to the city, hotels are more generous than ever in trying to catch your eye. They want you to plump for their pillow rather than their rivals.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/21/hong-kong-hotel-deals-35-off-at-dorsett-regency-and-more.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gohongkong.about.com/b/2011/12/21/hong-kong-hotel-deals-35-off-at-dorsett-regency-and-more.htm Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:59:04 +0000 2011-12-21T16:59:04Z