Mid-Autumn Festival

Autumn is my favorite season among the rest. It’s short and it makes even more cherished. I enjoy so much when the light breeze on your cheek. Some trees have turned yellow while others are waiting compose a beautiful scenery picture.

It’s close to Mid-Autumn Festival. Our traditional family-oriented culture will make use of this opportunity to get together, share some laughter and caring with each others. Our celebration brings lots of foods and activities. Mooncake is a must that you cannot miss during the Festival. While we are chasing the Harvest Moon, everyone is having fun at Lantern Celebration. A must-do is to challenge the lantern riddle brain-teaser!!

The Dragon's Back trail

Have you though that you can step from busy urban areas into peaceful countryside in minutes? The Dragon's Back trail, which Time magazine declared as the Best Urban Hike in Asia (22 Nov 2004 Asia issue), is the city's finest and most surprising ramble. "The glory of it all is that you're so close to the city, but could hardly feel farther away", the Time article says.

I have been walked this trial several times and it is very deserve to recommend it to tourists. From the ridge there are spectacular views eastwards to Clear Water Bay Peninsula and islands in the eastern sea approaches to Hong Kong. To the west there are views of Stanley Peninsula and the South China Sea. At the foot of the Dragon's Back is the popular village Shek O with its sandy beaches and alfresco restaurants.

You can start the trial in To Tei Wan and finish in Big Wave Bay. The total length is 8.5 km and normally takes 3.5 hours.

Transportation
The simple way is take MTR to Shau Kei Wan Station and then take Bus No. 9 to To Tei Wan.

What!? You didn't visit the Ocean Park during your stay in HK?

Yes, you’re seeing a panda. We ain’t at a zoo though. Rather we’re introducing to you one of the nicest places to visit in Hong Kong: the Ocean Park. You could hardly find another park that is so vibrant and offers such a variety of festivities as “Summer Water Fun”, “Halloween Bash”, and so forth. Don’t be fooled by the word “Ocean”. It’s not only about creatures like sea lions, dolphins, sharks, etc. You can also see our all-time-popular Panda buddies (you’ve just seen them in the picture haven’t you?), who bring in the park hundreds of thousands of fans every now and then. What make the Ocean Park so special are its ever-changing amusement attractions. Previously we had SkyFair, during which you could be taken up to the sky in a hot balloon. And now we’re looking forward to the Halloween Bash 2007! Believe me or not, you can pay a visit to the Ocean Park every day in a year and you’ll still be amused. That is why they are increasing the entrance fee by 10% starting Oct 1 2007. Despite this, I’d bet the number of visitors will just keep increasing!

Try to spend a whole day in the Ocean Park, have fun, and I promise you won’t be upset. Drop me a line or two to tell me what you think about it after your visit. I’d be very happy to hear from you.

emmmmmmm, there is one more thing………………. Don’t forget to take the Mine Train!

Yum Cha

"Yum cha" literally means "drinking tea" and it is one of the famous customs in traditional Chinese society. However, a different "drinking tea" culture has been developed in Hong Kong. "Drinking tea" not only means a cup of steaming fresh tea, also includes various types of delicious "dim sum". To feel and understand Hong Kong life, it is a must to go to "yum cha", to enjoy the tea and "dim sum". You will be easy to find a chinese "dim sum" restaurant along the roadside in Hong Kong.

Hiking Trail

Wanna try something new besides shopping and escape from the crowd? It is a wonderful experience to approach nature through hiking, one of the most attractive trails is from Siu Sai Wan to Big Wave Bay on eastern Hongkong Island. The whole trail takes around 2 hrs to finish. The path is quite gentle and paved, so it is suitable for family and small group. Although there are 500 stairsteps to walk up at the beginning, when you see the stunning scenery from the hill, all tiredness will disappear. To get there, take bus no.8p from Wan Chai or 118 from Kowloon side.