Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

We are learning Tic Chi.  You see who is getting with the program!

This is a BIG door!

These pigs are in some stores.  

They say it is good luck to put money in the pig.

This guy is spinning a blanket over his head, like a pizza maker would spin crust. 

One of their big super markets, like Walmart.

They are enjoying their trip!

A farewell dinner.  Notice what these people are drinking.

Necessary Room

                          Necessary room


Many of the necessary rooms have just a hole in the concrete.  There are no hand rails or anything to hold on to.  Note the hole is small, so you have to squat.  This is a nice ceramic model I found in the airport.  

    When you are lucky, you will see this sign for a 
    Western type toilet.

Pearls

Pearls for the Lady

China makes fresh water pearls by placing small particles in oysters and then farming the oysters.  They put many particles in the oysters as shown above so they get many pearls from each oyster.  Sand particles normally make the core of the oyster when it is made in the ocean.  Also these man made pearls are more regular shaped than natural pearls.

I don't know what I am looking at here.

Silk production

                                    Silk

    Silk threads are being unwound from the silk     
    cocoons to be made into thread.

       We are stretching silk to make a table cloth.

A silk rug is being made. 

Leaving Main Land China and arriving in Hong Kong

                        
                  Leaving Main Land China

    Waiting at the Airport for a flight to Hong Kong



                              Hong Kong
Under the principle of "one country, two systems", Hong Kong has a different political system from main land China.  Hong Kong's independent judiciary functions under the common law framework.  The basic law of Hong Kong, its constitutional document, governs its political system and stipulates that Hong Kong shall have a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign relations and military defense.  As one of the world's leading international finance centers, Hong Kong has a major capitalist service economy characterized by low taxation and free trade.

             Hong Kong in 1843

Hong Kong in 2010

          Hong Kong is a very modern city and has 7 million people.

Our hotel was in the heart of the bustling shopping District know as Kowloon.

                                 

First we went to the harbor where many fishing boats had come for a safe harbor because of the coming storm.

  We got on board this boat for some sightseeing .  The captain was  a female and she was a great captain.  What else did I expect?

               See the modern buildings in the background.

Many fishermen and their families live on the boats for weeks at a time.  They catch the fish and then a larger boat with a refrigerator and freezer comes by and takes their catch for processing and freezing.  They continue to fish. 

   Some of the larger boats go 100s of mile from Hong Kong to fish.

 

Another larger tour boat.

The next day we took the tram to Victoria Park for spectacular views of the city and harbor of Hong Kong.

Waiting in line for the Tram.

We finally got on the tram.

As we traveled on the tram to the Peak we saw clothes on the line.

See how modern Hong Kong is.

Repulse Bay and Beach

 The longest beach on the island.

Temple of the Chinese Sea Goddess with our SHE magazine.

 

Time for Farwells

That's not all folks!