Stories about War & Conflict in Hong Kong
Book review: Warrior Odyssey - Antonio GraceffoDavid Calleja - davidcalleja [1,448] Have you ever wondered what it would be like to set off on a quest around Asia, researching and discovering lesser-known and rare martial arts along the way? Read about the experiences of Antonio Graceffo in his latest book, Warrior Odyssey.
Destinations:
Burma |
Indochina |
Vietnam |
Hong Kong |
Korea, S |
Taiwan |
China |
Cambodia |
Laos |
Thailand |
Philippines
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Saturday is Flag Day in Hong KongMaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443] The city of Hong Kong has devised a sensible way to collect money for charity.
Destinations:
Tuen Mun |
Tsuen Wan |
Hong Kong |
Victoria |
Kowloon |
Sheung Shui |
Lantau Island
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Film Review: Lust, CautionCeleste Heiter - cheiter [29,099] Ang Lee steps into the world of film noir with his World War II romantic thriller starring Wei Tang and Tony Leung as secret lovers on opposite sides of the Chinese-Japanese conflict.
Destinations:
Shanghai |
China |
Hong Kong
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Baliem valey's mummiesCarlo Ottaviano Casana - cocasana [40] Wim Tok Mabel's mummy held by one of his descendant. Apparently the mummy is 362 years old. Wim Tok Mabel was a "big man" and everybody in the valley wanted his advices. Even nowadays somebody is...
Destinations:
Malaysia |
Indonesia |
Singapore |
Hong Kong |
Mekong River |
Cambodia |
Laos |
Burma |
Indochina |
Maldives |
Thailand
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From Power Station Beach to the Kamikaze Caves: Hiking Hong Kong's Lamma Island.Steven K. Bailey - sbailey [7,770] Whenever friends ask me for advice on what to do during their summer stopover in Hong Kong, I tell them to go take a hike. Literally. Usually I recommend the short three-mile hike (4.5 kilometers)...
Destinations:
Hong Kong
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Fragrant HarbourThingsAsian Booklist - tab [1,449] Title: Fragrant Harbour. Author: John Lanchester. Publisher: Faber & Faber (2002). ISBN: 057121469X. Details: paperback, 6" x 9", 299 pages. * * * From the back cover: 'It's Hong Kong,' she said.
Destinations:
China |
Hong Kong
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GuanfellasKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] You've seen them in the movies. Maybe you've seen them on the news. For all I know, you could be one of them. They are the Triads, the Chinese secret societies or brotherhoods. And according to the...
Destinations:
China |
Hong Kong
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Hong Kong's Museum of Coastal DefenseSteven K. Bailey - sbailey [7,770] I find it a sad fact that so many Asian cities have become synonymous with military cataclysms. Think Saigon, for example, and you probably think of helicopters evacuating the American embassy as...
Destinations:
Hong Kong
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