Let’s learn Chinese character “旅” (Brigade or Travel) and why private tour is prevailing

Travel's Chinese character

From brigade to travel, from big group tour to private car tour Chinese character “旅” (pronounces as “leoi” in Cantonese Dialect) has a military background.   It shows a 500 soldiers brigade following the army flag to have the expedition.   This looks like an old style sightseeing tour, which the regimented tourist group follows…

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Differences between Western Halloween and Chinese Ghost Festival

Differences between Western Halloween and Chinese Ghost Festival

Western Halloween and Chinese Ghost Festival are not just different in their names Halloween is coming. Frank the tour guide reads posts about decoration ideas for Halloween and compares the Western Halloween with Chinese Ghost Festival. Actually their duration, aim, ceremony, customs and decoration are very different.     Frank is going to share the differences between…

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Have the trees frosted on the day of Frost’s Descent in Hong Kong?

frosty yellow leaf

NO! Hong Kong is still in the warm autumn time… 23 October 2020 is the 18th of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, Frost’s Descent. It means the late autumn has come. The weather in the northern part of China becomes cold enough to make the trees frosty especially in the early…

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Tour it yourself (TIY) the reopened HSBC lion statues and private tour for other great statues in Hong Kong

Frank the tour guide takes selfie with Stephen.

TIY the Reopened HSBC Lion Statues and have private tour for other Hong Kong great statues  The two lion statues of Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) just reopen on 22 October 2020 after finishing the first phrase of maintenance. The British-owned “the World’s local bank” finds a local fund shui master to host the…

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See pretty sunset in the fall of Hong Kong easily

Cityscape plus sunset at Mong Kok

Enjoy Hong Kong’s beautiful sunset in autumn easily Hong Kong’s autumn mostly has a vast clear and cloudless sky with high visibility (You may browse this post about Hong Kong’s pleasant weather in autumn.). Travelers can TIY (tour it yourself) to see the pretty sunset of Hong Kong at Star Ferry Pier, Tsuen Wan Waterfront…

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You should visit Hong Kong in the fall because of pleasant weather

Pleasant weather is your main reason to visit Hong Kong in autumn

Pleasant weather is the main reason for you to visit Hong Kong in autumn You should travel to the sub-tropical Hong Kong in the autumn time (October to November).   It is because Hong Kong has a pleasant weather, i.e. comfortable temperature, suitable humidity and high visibility, in the fall.     Travelers can enjoy good…

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Hong Kong Museum of History will write a better “Hong Kong Story” permanent exhibition 

Hong Kong Story permanent exhibition will undergo a two-year renovation

Hong Kong Story permanent exhibition will undergo a two-year renovation The popular Hong Kong Story permanent exhibition of the Hong Kong Museum of History has closed for renovation on 18 Oct 2020.   The museum of history is going to write a better Hong Kong Story in the coming two years by enhancing the old and adding…

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Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble allows Singaporeans to enjoy Singapore-style Stir-fried rice noodle and private tour in Hong Kong

Singapore-style fried rice noodle collage

Enjoy Singapore-style stir-fried rice noodle & private tour in Hong Kong when travel bubble is ready Hong Kong announced that it will set up the travel bubble with Singapore. This is the first step for the recovery of tourism in the two international aviation hubs after the Covid-19 pandemic. This is the good news for…

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Easy Hong Kong private shore excursion options for Silver Moon cruise passengers on 21 December 2021

Silversea's Silver Moon will come to Hong Kong on 21 December 2021.

Frank the tour guide’s private shore excursion waits for Silver Moon’s passengers during its maiden call to Hong Kong on 21 December 2021 New cruise ship of Silversea, Silver Moon, will have the maiden call to Hong Kong on 21 December 2021 during its Asian voyage.   Frank the tour guide’s Easy Hong Kong Private Tour just waits…

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Kowloon’s Shanghai Street was once the bund

Shanghai Street name sign

Shanghai Street was the prosperous bund in the past Shanghai Street is the old and long road in the Kowloon Peninsula.   It was the bund when it was first called Police Station Street before reclamation. The Colonial Government renamed it as Shanghai Street to show Hong Kong’s close trade relationship with the rich Shanghai….

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