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The Kowloon Peninsula is a peninsula that forms the southern part of the main landmass in the territory of Hong Kong. The Kowloon Peninsula and the area of New Kowloon are collectively known as Kowloon.
Geographically, the term "Kowloon Peninsula" may also refer to the area south of the mountain ranges of Beacon Hill, Lion Rock, Tate's Cairn, Kowloon Peak, etc. The peninsula covers five of the eighteen districts of Hong Kong. Kowloon Bay is located at the northeast of the peninsula.
The main rock type of the peninsula consists of a medium grained monzogranite with some fine granite outcrops, part of the Kowloon Granite . Early maps and photographs show flat, low-lying land behind the beach of Tsim Sha Tsui Bay with a raised area, Kowloon Hill, in the west.
The peninsula has been significantly expanded through land reclamation from the sea, over several phases. In the south and west most of the reclamation was carried out before 1904. Reclamation in several other small areas along the main Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront was completed by 1982. The West Kowloon Reclamation was formed as part of the Airport Core Programme and largely completed by 1995.
Kowloon (/ˌkaʊˈluːn/; Chinese: 九龍; Jyutping: gau2lung4; Hong Kong Chinese: Giu3lung2) is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, the mountain range including Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of 43,033/km2 in 2006. Kowloon is located north of Hong Kong Island and south of the mainland part of the New Territories. The peninsula's area is approximately 47 square kilometres (18 sq mi). Together with Hong Kong Island, they contain 48 percent of Hong Kong's total population.
The systematic transcription Kau Lung or Kau-lung was often used in derived place names before World War II, for example Kau-lung Bay instead of Kowloon Bay. Other spellings include Kauloong and Kawloong.
The name Kowloon stems from the term Nine Dragons, which refers to eight mountains and a Chinese emperor: Kowloon Peak, Tung Shan, Tate's Cairn, Temple Hill, Unicorn Ridge, Lion Rock, Beacon Hill, Crow's Nest and Emperor Bing of Song.
It is known as Asia's world city. In this http://www.WatchMojo.com video, we take a look at the Kowloon Peninsula, the New Territories and the Outlying Islands of Hong Kong.
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Traditional and authentic.Discover and explorer Hong-Kong. Extreme and impressive city. Travel in Asia Hong-Kong city video on you tube. Shopping in Hong-Kong. Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. Famous peninsula hotel. The Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, the mountain range including Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. Kowloon is located north of Hong Kong Island. Dont forget to try the famous Chinese food and many Chinese recipe and Kitchen. Good place for shopping .Découvrez la fameuse baie de Hong Kong pendant la journée et le soir. sans oublier la tres legendaire avenues des stars avec de nombreuses etoiles de Stars Chinoise comme Bruce Le...
Hong Kong's oldest and most famous hotel, the Grand Dame Of The East. A walk from the top floor Felix Bar, the hotel balcony poolside overlooking Hong Kong harbor, a room overlooking Kowloon, down through the lobby and a walk to the Star Ferry terminal at Kowloon
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The Peninsula Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Luxury hotel with spa, near Nathan Road Free WiFi and free parking
Prostitution in Hong Kong is itself legal, but organised prostitution is illegal, as there are laws against keeping a vice establishment, causing or procuring another to be a prostitute, living on the prostitution of others, or public solicitation.[1] The most visible public venues for sex workers in Hong Kong, especially for tourists, are massage parlours and the so-called "Japanese style night clubs". However, most of the commercial sex worker industry consists of women working in small, usually one room apartments, usually referred to as "one-woman brothels", the equivalent of the "walk-up brothel" in the United Kingdom. They advertise for clients through the Internet and local classifieds. Most popular mainstream newspapers will carry such classifieds with a brothel guides as an insert...