- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; 2nd Revised edition edition (31 July 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141013532
- ISBN-13: 978-0141013534
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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- #44 in Books > Reference > Consumer Guides > Publisher > Time Out
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"Fantastic, au courant listings of both hotels and restaurants include salient details to nail the essence of a place and provide all practical info."
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A team of local writers take a look at how things have changed since the former British colony was handed back to China. This vibrant, exciting and often overwhelming city offers an extraordinary diversity of attractions - both urban and rural - for visitors. This guide explores Hong Kong's best restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars, with an in-depth look at all types of Chinese cuisine. It also includes a round-up of the best festivals and events in the area, from rugby tournaments to arts festivals, and, or course, Chinese New Year. Though best known for its shopping and eating opportunities, Hong Kong offers much, whether you want to soak up some scenery or try out an activity such as kung fu or tai chi. The guide also goes beyond the city to include the outlying islands, the former Portuguese colony of Macau and booming modern city of Guangzhou (Canton).
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Hmm, mixed opinions from other reviewers. Well, I've used more than a dozen Time Out guides and would say this is one of the best.
Visiting Hong Kong for the first time I held a set of images of the city, cliches which this guide actively seeks to challenge. Like most Time Out guides this book combines the usual useful information for orientation, public transport, sightseeing, accommodation, even recommended itineraries; and a comprehensive, thoughtful primer on the history of the ex-colony, life today and specific aspects of the city such as architecture and profiles of significant HK residents.
The guidebook is also good on looking beyond the shops and bars, with information on walks through the countryside and trips across the border to the mainland (which I expect will be beefed up in the next edition, judging by the revised title).
I was only in HK for a couple of days so didn't have long enough to test the listings to destruction, but there was never a question the book couldn't answer or a subject of interest it didn't cover. Recommended for a first time visitor, and probably many expats too.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'The Other side of Hong Kong is on the Other side of Hong Kong.' Having lived in Hong Kong for 8 years I am able to appreciate this slogan for Ocean Park, written a couple of years back (the 'other side' is the laid-back, calmer side of Hong Kong, and really is on the other side of Hong Kong Island). However, for the first-time traveller Time Out Hong Kong successfully manages to present all sides of this fascinating city in an unbiased and completely independent way - the researchers are not paid by any establishment to give good reviews. Which is what I like about the guide - alongside placing Hong Kong in a historical and political context it manages to be bang-up-to-date on this vibrant city's movers and shakers, the hippest bars, pubs, clubs, restaurants and shops to be seen in. It also has an extensive coverage on the arts and entertainment scene as well as a gay/lesbian chapter. There are sections on Hong Kong's country parks, flora and fauna and the Outlying Islands plus a section on Macau and Guangzhou if you're thinking of a day trip into the mainland, and at the back is a handy dip-in directory complete with maps of the city. Accommodation for all budgets is listed, and the guide, which is beautifully illustrated with photographs throughout, provides detailed insight into local customs so tourists don't get caught out. Time Out Hong Kong also answers the first thing on every tourist's mind early on: What's changed since 1997? A section on the city's future deals with this question, and by flicking through the rest of the guide the reader realizes that yes, most things remain reassuringly diverse, Hong Kong still mixes the old with the ultra-modern with characteristic flair and merciless money-making is still very much a part of everyday life.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We regularly travel with Time Out guides as we find them to be up-to-date and well researched. This version - sadly - is not. Key details (e.g. opening times, map details, etc.) seemed to be wrong or out of date. Ordinarily I would whole-heartedly recommend TO guides but for HK I'd suggest trying a different brand.
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Hong Kong and Guangzhou
'Time Out' Hong Kong and Guangzhou: this book is excellent and informative for first-time visitors, telling you what you need to know yet remaining easy to carry around, unlike... Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2010 by Mrs. Anne E. Smith
Good travelling guide
This is a good and useful guide to visit Hong Kong, but not as great if you want to visit Macau... The maps aren't fantastic but they can help walking around the city.
Published on 6 Dec 2009 by Rita
6th trip and not better off...
I just got back from my 6th trip to Hong Kong. I bought the book for my boyfriend for it was his first trip there and I wanted to read all about Hong Kong, the history and so that... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2002 by C. Tsou
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