“… the first thing I did… was to get the famous Star Ferry from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island, from where I caught the bus to the Peak… I stayed for a few hours watching the light die over Hong Kong and the dazzling lights of the city taking over. It was quite a spectacle.”
“I found myself alone on the concourse of a massive train station, in a strange city, with hundreds of people going this way and that and I had no desire to move. I was, if I’m being honest, a tad scared.”
“I’ve wanted to visit China for some time, lured by its history, its iconic sights and its reputation as a difficult, closed location for foreigners. I’ve yet to see outside the capital, but that’ll be changing soon.”
“…built to protect the northern borders of China, mainly from the Northern Moguls, but as barriers go it was quite poor and could easily be penetrated at weaker sections.”