A new guidebook takes a different slant on the multi-dimensional city, where malls, parks, tunnels, escalators, roof gardens and more come together in sprawling tiered patterns.
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For centuries, the cosmopolitan city has been a financial and commercial hub for Southeast Asia.
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Chinese tea and Tibetan horses were long traded on the legendary Tea Horse Road, a harsh 2,250km trail stretching from China’s Sichuan Province to Tibet’s capital city of Lhasa.
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Discover an extreme blend of art deco architecture, high-speed Maglevs, skyrocketing buildings, European colonial neighbourhoods and charming 19th-century alleys.
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A 4,000sqft rooftop in the industrial neighbourhood of Ngau Tau Kok is home to HK Farm, which grows organic produce and promotes the consumption of local fruits and vegetables.
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