Inside a Hong Kong village…

[almostwitty]

Apparently, Hong Kong is all a twitter about the sit-in demonstrations (complete with riot police and pepper spray) that have been taking place as the Hong Kong Legislative Council rubber-stamped a decision to build a high-speed railway line through Hong Kong to China, demolishing ancient villages in the process. (Interestingly, the official Chinese news state agency thinks the protestors barely deserve half a sentence in their report).

Anyway, cnngo.com had a photo-essay featuring the village at the heart of the railway line, and it’s rather striking how it looks an awful lot like the village my parents grew up. Even if I haven’t been back there in 20 years.

Oh, while we’re here, 50 reasosn why Hong Kong is fab. Now if only I spoke Cantonese…

Mirrored from almost witty.

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/rinny_/]

Oh I heard about the protests about the high speed rail while I was over there, in fact we passed it/one while we were on a bus back to our hotel one night

[grahamwest.livejournal.com]

How well can you get on in HK if you only speak English?

[http://users.livejournal.com/rinny_/]

I have been twice and found it ok all signs are in English and Chinese and the more tourist areas they have their menus in english and chinese and come with photos of the food.

Alot of people have some english to basic communicate with you and when it comes to the Markets if you want to barter you just use a calculator between you and the seller.

I have stayed out in the new territories both times tho as I go with my in-laws so if the is any comm comfusion they are there thankfully tho I am hopeing to take up canto so I can enjoy it even more next time I go :)