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About This Book ............ 6

Chapter 1: Experience Hong Kong ............ 7
Experience Hong Kong Planner ............ 8
Top Hong Kong Attractions ............ 10
Free Things to Do ............ 12
Feasts & Fêtes ............ 13
On the Move ............ 14
Feng Shui Structures ............ 16
The Peak Experience ............ 18
To Your Health ............ 19
Beaches ............ 22
Island Hopping ............ 26
Sail Away: Sampans & Junks ............ 28
Hiking ............ 29
Very Amusing ............ 31
Cinema Hong Kong ............ 34
Off to the Races ............ 36

Chapter 2: Hong Kong Neighborhoods ............ 37
Western ............ 42
Central ............ 47
Lantau Island ............ 54
Wan Chai, Causeway Bay & Beyond ............ 59
Southside ............ 66
Kowloon ............ 71
The New Territories ............ 78

Chapter 3: Cultural Sights ............ 85
More on Life as It Was ............ 91
More Art Immersion ............ 92
More Sacred Spaces ............ 93

Chapter 4: Shopping ............ 103
Shopping Planner ............ 104
Major Shopping Areas ............ 107
The Stores ............ 110

Chapter 5: Where to Eat ............ 173
Where to Eat Planner ............ 174
Best Bets for Hong Kong Dining ............ 176
Hong Kong Island ............ 179
Outer Islands ............ 203
Kowloon ............ 206

Chapter 6: Where to Stay ............ 221
Hong Kong Lodging Planner ............ 224
Best Bets for Hong Kong Lodging ............226
Hong Kong Island ............ 227
Kowloon ............ 244

Chapter 7: After Dark ............ 257
After Dark Planner ............ 258
Hong Kong Island ............ 260
Kowloon ............ 271

Chapter 8: Side Trip to Macau ............ 273
Macau Planner ............ 276
Sights & Experiences ............ 279
Casinos ............ 292
Where to Eat ............ 297
Where to Stay ............ 304
After Dark ............ 312
Shopping ............ 314

Chapter 9: Side Trips to the Pearl River Delta ............ 317
Pearl River Delta Planner ............ 320
Guangzhou ............ 323
Shenzhen ............ 345

Understanding Hong Kong ............ 363
Hong Kong Then & Now ............ 364

Travel Smart Hong Kong ............ 371
Getting Here & Around ............ 372
Essentials ............ 380

Index ............ 393

About Our Writers ............ 416

FEATURES
Cultural sights
Spirituality in China ............ 94
Shopping
Markets ............ 117
SoHo & NoHo ............ 128
Causeway Bay ............ 140
Nathan Road ............ 160
It Suits You ............ 167
Where to eat
For All the Tea in China ............ 207
Side trips to the pearl river delta
21st-Century China ............ 348

Maps
Hong Kong Beaches ............ 24
Hong Kong Island ............ 39
Hong Kong ............ 40-41
Western ............ 44-45
Central ............ 48
Lantau Island ............ 56-57
Wan Chai, Causeway Bay & Beyond ............ 60-61
Southside ............ 68-69
Kowloon ............ 72
Kowloon Districts ............ 74
The New Territories ............ 80-81
Soho & Noho Shopping ............ 129
Causeway Bay Shopping ............ 141
Nathan Road Shopping ............ 161
Dining ............ 177
Where to Eat in Western, Central & the Admiralty ............ 184-185
Where to Eat in Wan Chai, Causeway Bay & Beyond ............ 200-201
Where to Eat in Kowloon ............ 215
Where to Stay in Western, Central & the Admiralty ............ 228-229
Where to Stay on Lantau Island ............ 234
Where to Stay in Wan Chai, Causeway Bay & Beyond ............ 238-239
Where to Stay in Kowloon ............ 245
Macau ............ 281
Taipa & Coloane Islands ............ 290
Guangzhou & Environs ............ 323
Guangzhou ............ 326-327
Guangzhou Metro System ............ 331
Where to Stay & Eat in Guangzhou ............ 334-335
Shenzhen & Environs ............ 345