Traditions and everyday life in Hong KongFestivals, family customs, favourite places and everyday traditions, written by members of Global Penfriends who live in Hong Kong. Each cultural keepsake is a short note about life where they are.
8 keepsakes from Hong Kong
We are celebrating Chinese New Year apart from Jan first New Year. It usually falls one month after Jan first , it is counted by moon calendar and it also called “Lunar New Year”. The night before Lunar New Year, whole family…
Shared by Hello_Kitty
Victoria Peak is a mountain in Hong Kong,It is also known as The Peak locally , and Mount Austin in some maps or documents. The mountain is located in the southwestern part of the Hong Kong Island. With an altitude of 552 m, it…
Shared by Yi Yi
Red packets are commonly used as gifts of money during special occasions such as weddings, birthdays, graduations, and holidays like Chinese New Year. They are given as a gesture of goodwill, hospitality, and blessings to the…
Shared by Treeinsideyourdrawer29
Ngong Ping 360 is a bicable gondola lift on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. Intended to improve tourism to the area, the aerial lift was previously known as Tung Chung Cable Car Project before acquiring the Ngong Ping 360 brand in…
Shared by Treeinsideyourdrawer29
So every day when people go to school or work, most of them take the MTR. I personally don’t have to take it because my school is near where I live. However my Dad takes it every work day. It is a train network containing…
Shared by GeniusPancake
If you visit someone and give them Kieldsen's Butter cookie, you will be black list, because everyone in hk gives this gift and it makes people feel scared.
Shared by deertheraindeer
Around the time of mid-autumn festival, people at the toy street would hang all types of lanterns in front of their shop to attract customers.
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