The World's No.1sss

There are countless outstanding buildings in Hong Kong and, most importantly, a number of them are (or had been) the world's no.1s: the longest, the highest, the best................ Let's have a look at some of the representative works in Hong Kong.

1. The Lantau Buddha

The Lautau Buddha, also known as the Big Buddha, is the world's tallest outdoor seated bronze Buddha. The Buddha is 34 meters tall, weighs 250 tonnes, and is the major centre of Buddhism in Hong Kong.


Visitors have to climb 268 steps in order to reach the Buddha, though the site also features a small winding road to the Buddha for vehicles to accommodate the handicapped.

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Of course, the harder it is to reach, the cooler it is when you are standing right next to the enormous Buddha!

2. Tsing Ma Bridge




The Tsing Ma Bridge had been the world's longest span suspension bridge carrying both road and railway traffic. The total length of wire is enough to stretch four times round the world!


It is part of the Lantau Link, which, with two long span bridges links the New Territories and Lantau Island, and eventually leads to the Hong Kong International Airport.

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So, if you go to visit the Big Buddha in Lantau Island, you will as well travel through the Tsing Ma bridge!

3. The Central-Mid-levels Escalators

The Central-Mid-levels escalators in Hong Kong is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. It consists of twenty escalators and three moving sidewalks, linking the centre of Hong Kong-Central and one of the most affluent areas - Mid-levels.

The whole system is 800 meters long with a vertical climb of 135 meters. The total travel time is twenty minutes, but most people walk while the system moves to shorten their trip. Daily traffic exceeds 55,000 people, although originally forecast to transport 27,000, and using it is free of charge.



Watch this
http://www.geobeats.com/videoclips/china/hong-kong/central-escalator
you will understand it better


(Oh I just miss this place so much..... it is my favorite area where I had lived for 17 years since I was born)

Last but not least..

4. Hong Kong International Airport

Dear potential visitors, you will be arriving in one of the BEST airports in the world.

Opened on 6 July 1998, it took six years and US $20 billion to build. It is one of the world's busiest airports in terms of international passengers and the second busiest airport in the world in terms of cargo movements.

Despite a relatively short history, Hong Kong International Airport has won more than 20 notable international "Best Airport" awards. In 2001-2005 and 2007 - 2008, it came first in Skytrax's World Airport Awards, and second in 2006.

Although it's built on an island, it is directly linked with the city.
Remember Tsing Ma Bridge? It is the main way to get the other parts of Hong Kong.

It's a little bit far away, but you know what, you have various choices of transports: buses, taxis, ferries and, of course, Airport Express.

Alright you might say, "Dude, this is where people stay only for a couple hours, what's so important?!"

Well, I believe the airport you arrive at always gives you the first impression of that city. Also, wouldn't it be nice to enjoy such fantastic services and facilities when you travelled to a new place?!

Believe me, it's huge, with wonderful facilities.








Ciao guys!