Although the pervading futuristic architecture masks what little of traditional Hong Kong remains, the older days linger in the way people act, what they eat and (occasionally) in the layout of a few villages and hamlets dotted across the SAR.
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Lanes such as Pottinger Street still retain their original steep flights of stone steps.
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At temples such as Wong Tai Sin you’ll see people shaking canisters of “fortune sticks” to see what the future might hold for them.
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This fortress-like village was built in the 1870s, and retains many traditional features, despite being hemmed in by modern towers.
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Businesses in Sheung Wan still specialize in items such as bird’s nest, sea slug and ginseng.
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Fishing village on Lantau with half the houses built on stilts over the water.
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Traditional Hong Kong