Let's visit my hometown ---- Hong Kong!!!

Hello !!! It's Vanessa again :) 

Let me bring you to my hometown --- Hong Kong this time!!!

Hong Kong was a colony of Britain form 1842 to 1997,when China resumed sovereignty. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated area in the world, which has 7 million people on a land mass of 1,104 km² (426 sq mi). Hong Kong's population is 93.6% ethnic Chinese and 6.4% from other groups. It's an international city where you can always see people from different countries here. Thus, Hong Kong is a multilingual city where different languages are used here. Cantonese is the dominant language here, followed by Mandarin and English. 

Hong Kong is also a city in practice of cultural bricolage. Take Hong Kong's architecture as an example, some of the architectures were built in European style as Hong Kong was once a colony of Britain.



This is the legislative council building (Old Supreme Court Building) in Hong Kong. It was designed by a British architect, so you can see that it is in western style. The Exterior of the Old Supreme Court is now one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong. 

Hong Kong is well-known as the Pearl of the East.


Here is Victoria Peak. You must come here once if you visit Hong Kong!!! It's a famous tourist attraction in Hong Kong. You must not miss this amazing night view!!!!!!

Hong Kong is famed as the Gourmet Paradise. I can't agree more with this reputation. You can taste different delicious local food and food from other countries in Hong Kong. 

Cha Chaan Teng(茶餐廳) is a kind of restaurant which is very common in Hong Kong. It sells local food which is full of Hong Kong's features.


This is Hong Kong-style French toast. It looks so delicious,right?


This is called yuan yang (鴛鴦), which is a mixture of coffee and Hong Kong-style milk tea. It is originated from Hong Kong. It's creative, right? 

Dai Pai Dong(大排檔) is also a kind of Hong Kong feature. It is a type of open-air food stall .It is a collective memory of Hong Kong people.



I think you must love the food there if you try it once!!!!dip tau fan (碟頭飯), Chiuchow-style noodles(潮州粉麵) and you name it !!!! They are so yummy !!!! XD

You must come to Hong Kong once in your life ,if not ,you must regret it!!!!!

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_pai_dong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cha_chaan_teng
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Hong_Kong

Explore more about Spain with Vanessa!!!

Hi everybody!!!! Are you interested in Spain ?? Let's us explore more about it!!!

Can you guys guess which language is used as an official language in Spain? Yes, you're right. It's Spanish!!!Spanish is one of the most widely spoken Romance languages. It is the most popular second language learned by native speakers of American English. From the last decades of the 20th century, the study of Spanish as a foreign language has grown significantly, in part because of the growing populations and economies of many Spanish-speaking countries, and the growing international tourism in these countries. Thus, you can see that the dominance of Spanish is actually positively related to the power of Spanish-speaking countries.  However, Spain is not a monolingual country which use Spanish only. Catalan, Basque, Galician are also languages used in Spain. This shows that Spain is actually a multilingual country!!!

Spain is also a country in practice of cultural bricolage, which means the mixing of different cultures together. Spanish cuisine is a good example to show it!!!! A significant portion of Spanish cuisine is derived from the Roman, Jewish and Arab traditions. For instance, there are three major elements indicate the influence of Arabic cuisine: sugar, saffron, and spices. 





Oh my god!!! They look so yummy!!!!
Have you ever tried the dishes above?? Let's try them when you visit Spain !!

The architectures in Spain are also worth us going to Spain to have a look. Due to its historical and geographical diversity, Spanish architecture has drawn from a host of influences. Iberian architecture started to take shape in parallel with other architectures around the Mediterranean and others from Northern Europe.






Let's go to Spain and explore more with your friends next time !!!

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Spain#Painting_and_sculpture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Spain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain
http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2010/06/02/18078/