Editing Hong Kong (section)

== Sightseeing ==
Hong Kong is extremely easy to get around by subway, taxi, bus, minibus, walking etc. You can easily design your own itinerary picking the places that you want to visit from below. Most people do not need a tour guide for Hong Kong. For an overview, here are two fun timelapse videos of Hong Kong featuring many of the city's famous landmarks:
# [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlDD-7oT8z0 Hong Kong: Funky Time Lapse] on youtube.
# [http://vimeo.com/25607851 timelapse Hong Kong] on Vimeo.


'''Cultural Heritage and Building architecture'''
# [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Monument/en/trails_cw.php Sample itinerary and walk tour - Central area] with a very useful map
# [http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/CE/Museum/Monument/en/trails.php Temples and historic villages]

'''Markets'''
# '''Stanley Market''' Stanley is famous for its relaxed ambience, sea environs and bargain buys in the main street market. Stanley Market is open daily, 10:30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.. 
# '''Temple Street Night Market''' Temple Street night market opens at 4 pm, but really comes alive after sunset. It offers an amazing range of inexpensive items, especially for men. There are also fortune-tellers and impromptu Chinese opera performances.
# '''Jade Market and Jade Street''' The Jade Market, located in Yau Ma Tei at the junction of Kansu and Battery Street, features 400 stalls selling jade of all types, shades, sizes and prices. Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Nearby is Jade Street, located on Canton Road between Kansu Street and Jordan Road, with shops open 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jade and gemstone testing is available at Jade Plaza. 
# '''Ladies Market''' The Ladies Market in Tung Choi Street is the place for bags, accessories and inexpensive women's clothing. Men's and children's clothing and toys are also on sale. Open daily from noon to 11:30 p.m.
# '''Bird garden/ flower market/ goldfish market''' The charming Chinese-style garden on Yuen Po Street includes some 70 songbird stalls as well as courtyards and moon gates. Look and listen but it’s wise to avoid contact with the birds. The Bird Garden is open from 7am to 8pm, daily. The colourful Flower Market sells everything from Dutch tulips to exotic orchids, open daily from 7am to 7pm. The Goldfish market on nearby Tung Choi Street sells aquariums, corals and exotic fish, open daily from 10:30am to 10pm.
# '''Western Market''' This Edwardian-style building features arts and crafts, fabric shops, alfresco dining, and ballroom dancing.
# '''[http://www.couchsurfing.org/group_read.html?gid=407&post=9262012 Local neighbourhood street markets discussion]''' 

'''Temples, Monasteries, Nunneries'''
# '''Man Mo Temple''' One of Hong Kong's oldest temples, dedicated to two deities, the ‘civil’ (Man) and the ‘military’ (Mo). 
# '''Chi Lin Nunnery''' The serene 1930s Chi Lin Nunnery (rebuilt in 1998) is spread across 3.2 hectares and is China’s largest group of hand-crafted timber buildings incorporating traditional Tang dynasty (618-907AD) construction techniques.
# '''Po Lin Monastery, Giant Buddha and Wisdom Path''' Located on Lantau, this is one of Hong Kong's largest temples and monasteries, housing the world's tallest outdoor bronze seated Buddha, at 34 m (111ft.) high. 

'''Parks'''
# '''Hong Kong Park''' Overlooked by the towers of Pacific Place and Admiralty on one side and Central on the other, the park features a hot house, a Tai Chi garden, a waterfall and the Museum of Tea Ware.
# '''Kowloon Park''' An oasis in the heart of Kowloon next to the Kowloon Mosque. Enjoy a walk among the trees, a bird sanctuary, fountains and a swimming pool.
# '''Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens''' Looking down on the old Government House, the Gardens date back to 1864. Look out for the gibbons and orangutans.

'''Theme Parks'''
# '''Ocean Park''' [http://www.oceanpark.com.hk/html/en/home/]
# '''Hong Kong Disneyland''' [http://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/en_US/home/home?name=HomePage]

'''Other references'''
# For more ideas check the [http://couchwiki.org/en/Hong_Kong_Sightseeing Hong Kong Sightseeing Wiki]
# For a very long alphabetical listing of HK areas and sights to see check here [http://www.homeandabroad.com/c/64/64_Hong_Kong_visit_guide.html]
# For Lonely Planet's list of things to do in Hong Kong (based on a recent survey of Lonely Planet readers), see [http://www.lonelyplanet.com/china/hong-kong/things-to-do]
# For a blogger's list of ten things to do in HK check here [http://velvetescape.com/blog/2011/05/ten-things-to-do-in-hong-kong/]
# You can check out some panoramic photos of popular spots at [http://www.360cities.net/map#lat=22.30195&lng=114.17417&zoom=13 360cities.net]
# For more tips about what to see/do in Hong Kong, see [http://guidepal.com/hong-kong]
# For more tourist info about Hong Kong, see [http://ilovehongkong.org/ I Love Hong Kong]
# For a blogger's tips and other HK info, see [http://annatam.com/category/hong-kong/hong-kong-travel-tips/ Journey to Hong Kong]
# Welcome to Hong Kong - a guide for visitors and expats [http://www.hiphongkong.com/visitors_tourist_guide_hong_kong]