The Atlas Obscura Guide To

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18 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hong Kong

Unusual
Attractions
in Hong Kong

The stacked homes of the Monster Building.

Quarry Bay 'Monster Building'

This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.

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Jumbo Kingdom

Jumbo Kingdom

A colossal floating restaurant built to look like a ancient Chinese imperial palace.

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Chunking Mansions malls.

Chungking Mansions

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

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Kowloon Walled City Park

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

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The flower tunnel.

Un Chau Estate Flower Tunnel

A fairytale flower tunnel hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

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Cheng Po Cave

Cheung Po Tsai Pirate Cave

Venture into the hideout of one of Hong Kong's legendary pirates.

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Ngong Ping, Hong Kong

Tian Tan Buddha

Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.

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The Whampoa

The Whampoa

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

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Unique
Food & Drink
in Hong Kong

Dragon's Beard Candy

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Dragon's Beard Candy

The ancient confection consists of wispy sugar-strands that look like dragon whiskers.

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Egg Waffles

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Egg Waffles

These portable pancake sheets have a crispy, hollow side and a sweet, doughy side.

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Black Sesame Sweet Soup

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Black Sesame Sweet Soup

This thick, jet-black soup is an amazingly fragrant and nutty Chinese dessert.

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Pineapple Bun

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Pineapple Bun

This sweet treat is so beloved in Hong Kong, it inspired an animated movie.

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Stories
About Hong Kong

Even if riders keep to themselves, microbes mix and mingle on the Hong Kong subway every day.

How Microbes Commute on the Hong Kong Subway

Meet the smallest straphangers.

by Jessica Leigh Hester

Buns on buns.

Once a Year, This Island Goes Completely Vegetarian

The Cheung Chau Bun Festival commemorates a Taoist ritual.

by Laura Kiniry

Mulian confront his hungry ghost mother in the Kyoto Ghosts Scroll, late 12th century.

In China, Ghosts Demand the Finer Things in Life

The Hungry Ghost Festival provides them with paper effigies of money, food—and iPhones.

by Vittoria Traverso

October 19, 2017

A Cathay Pacific flight comes into land in Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport, June, 27, 1998.

Remembering Hair-Raising Landings at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport

Turn right at the mountain.

by Anika Burgess

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