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Festivals (34 Reviews - 29 Photos)

  1. Mid-Autumn Festival by jil_coleslaw
  2. Dragon Boat Festival (Tuen Ng Festival) by jil_coleslaw
  3. Hungry Ghost Festival (Yue Laan) by jil_coleslaw
  4. Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival by sahel578
  5. Chung Yeung Festival by jil_coleslaw
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Eating and Drinking (34 Reviews - 27 Photos)

  1. Chinese Meal by gloopgloop
  2. TEA DRINKING by Amelei
  3. The Magic Chopsticks... by backpackerbaby
  4. Yum Cha (Drink Tea) by mim95
  5. Eating by NoFuture
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Do/Do Not! (28 Reviews - 16 Photos)

  1. Get your Octopus card directly after you landed! by wiamy
  2. Traditions, beliefs and superstitions by SLLiew
  3. Chopsticks Etiquettes by xuessium
  4. All wrap up to go by xuessium
  5. Never buy clocks as gifts for Chinese friends by xuessium
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Language (21 Reviews - 10 Photos)

  1. Is it Chinese, Cantonese or Mandarin? by SLLiew
  2. Learning to Speak Cantonese by bpacker
  3. The most useful Cantonese phrase in Hong Kong by Confucius
  4. Language barrier by Vita500
  5. Chinese language (Cantonese) by bellatrix
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Markets (20 Reviews - 19 Photos)

  1. The Bird Garden by scrooge1947
  2. Flower Market by scrooge1947
  3. I once changed my mind about... by chngbw
  4. Local Market by scrooge1947
  5. Fruit & Vegetables by scrooge1947
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Temples (15 Reviews - 17 Photos)

  1. Incense joss sticks and paper prayer tokens by gloopgloop
  2. Chinese Temple by herzog63
  3. when you visit the temple,... by vividvivian
  4. Buddhist temples by tini58de
  5. Buddhism is an integral part... by feline01
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Multicultural City (13 Reviews - 5 Photos)

  1. Hong Kong is packed with... by jglenn
  2. Hong Kong had returned to... by surasak
  3. There is a Jewish community of... by eaglrn
  4. Another thing I noticed about... by Krystynn
  5. Hong Kong is a good first... by wherenow
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Climate (12 Reviews - 5 Photos)

  1. sub-tropical climate by jil_coleslaw
  2. once a year activity for photography lovers by vividvivian
  3. WEATHER IN HONG KONG by Adeline_Foo
  4. When is the BEST TIME to visit... by Krystynn
  5. Climate ... by keeweechic
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Chinese zodiac/Feng Shui and more (10 Reviews - 9 Photos)

  1. The Chinese Zodiac (continued) by Sharrie
  2. Multicultural, but especially Chinese by Pavlik_NL
  3. Fortune Telling by Sharrie
  4. Geomancy by Sharrie
  5. If you are at Repulse Bay you... by Kindra
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Cantonese Opera (6 Reviews - 4 Photos)

  1. Cantonese Opera (Yuet Kahk) by vigi
  2. Hong Kong is trying hard to... by FrankW
  3. The stage plays are a classic... by chanakya
  4. 'fing shui faat' by backpackerbaby
  5. Chinese Opera by sunnywong
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Business Cards (6 Reviews - 3 Photos)

  1. The Asian Way of Giving/Receiving Biz Cards by bpacker
  2. Octopus Cards by Jfitas
  3. When someone hands you his/her... by omar_samra
  4. Business Cards by keeweechic
  5. Business Card exchanges by Phildagr8
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Dress Code (5 Reviews - 4 Photos)

  1. HK sales people GENERALLY (but... by chngbw
  2. Colours and Attire by keeweechic
  3. From my personal observations,... by Krystynn
  4. Oh, yet another personal... by Krystynn
  5. Shoes by keeweechic
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