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Guangdong or Cantonese cuisine (Chinese: 粤菜; pinyin: yuècài) is a regional cuisine that emphasizes the minimal use of sauce which brings out the original taste of food itself. [6] It is known for dim sum, a Cantonese term for small hearty dishes, which became popular in Hong Kong in the early 20th century.
It was the site of the Hong Kong handover ceremony in 1997, in which the last governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten, formally concluded the British chapter and transferred Hong Kong to China. The WTO Ministerial Conference in 2005 was also one of the largest international events hosted in Hong Kong, with delegates from 148 countries participating.
Wan Chai District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. Of the four on Hong Kong Island, it is north-central, and had 166,695 residents in 2021, an increase from 152,608 residents in 2011. The district has the second-highest educationally qualified residents with the highest-bracket incomes, the second-lowest population and the third-oldest ...
The area of Hong Kong is distinct from mainland China, but is considered a part of "Greater China". Hong Kong has a total area of 1,108 km 2 (428 sq mi), of which 3.16% is water. 260 islands are dispersed around Hong Kong, the largest of which by area is Lantau Island , located southwest of the main peninsula.
The restaurant received two stars in the Michelin Guide's inaugural 2009 Hong Kong and Macau edition. [4] It was also placed 37th in S. Pellegrino's 2011 World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2011. [5] It stays 37th in The World’s Best Restaurants Awards in 2013. [6] Amber is ranked 21st in Asia's Best Restaurants in 2019. [7]
North Reading (pronounced, as is with Reading as (/ ˈ r ɛ d ɪ ŋ / ⓘ)) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,554 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ]
However, the prosperity has declined in the early 21st century, due to a policy allowing most people from Mainland China to apply to visit Hong Kong directly, causing Chung Ying Street to transform into a place for historical sight-seeing. [2] The PRC government has built a museum about the history of Chung Ying Street to attract tourists again.
A food stand near the corner of Woosung St. and Nanking St., Jordan, Hong Kong. Jordan is a microcosm of working-class Hong Kong. Like nearby districts of Mong Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui, large sections of Jordan hosts a mix of older residential high-rises, office buildings, street markets, hotels, eateries and an almost infinite variety of small shops.