China Destiny?

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A China motif in our life. Does it mean anything?

Megaluck Team

Here is Judy and her colleaques at Mega Luck Enterprises.
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Homeward Bound

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Now the afternoon light begins to fade, and it is time to head for home. Total transportation score for the day, five buses, five trains.


That's All, Back to wingssail

Or...Start the Tour Over

Pier

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The end of the line for our Shatin tour: we reached this pier on Tolo Harbor, reachable by dingy from a good anchorage. We could anchor Wings here and easily get to a train station for a different commute.

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Soccer Kids

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Near the shoreline, a soccer field, and these boys were having fun.

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Girl Scouts

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Walking around Mah On Shan, we found a park, and on the sidewalk, these girl scouts.

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Mah On Shan Town

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Another satellite city in the New Territories, Mah On Shan has the standard look: tall apartment blocks and concrete canyons. In the bases of these buildings are modern shopping malls, all looking exactly alike.

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KCR Train Interior

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Inside the KCR train. We've spent a bunch of time riding in these trains.

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KCR Train Arrives

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This modern looking train is part of the Kowloon Canton Railway (KCR) system.

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Train Station to Mah On Shan

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After the Opera, it's off to the train station on the way to our next stop, Mah On Shan

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The Bride Replies

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Now the prospective bride makes her point, while the groom watches in schocked dismay during the Cantonese Opera, Chinese Heritage Museum.

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Cantonese Opera

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Negotiating Marriage. This scene from the Cantonese Opera presented at the Chinese Heritage Museum. Here the prospective groom pleads his case.

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Fearsome Warrior Statue

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This feasome warrior guards one hall in the Chinese Heritage Museum

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Handover Vase

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This 6' high vase, and others, are display at the Chinese Heritage Museum. This vase was made to commemorate the handover of Hong Kong back to China

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Museum Interior

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Inside the Chinese Heritage Museum.

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Chinese Heritage Museum

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The Chinese Heritage Museum in Shatin.

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Noodles for Lunch

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Lunch time in Sha Tin? Noodles are the best bet. Judy has the technique down.

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Megaluck Workers

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Here is the crowd Judy works with at Megaluck Enterprises.

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New Plaza Mall

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In Shatin, from the bus terminal, you can walk through the New Town Plaza mall, but watch out you don't get lost, this place is big.

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Shatin River

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Finally we cross the Shatin River. Total commute, 1 Hour & 40 minutes, one way.

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Beautiful Bridge

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One more beautiful bridge. But notice how light the traffic is? This freeway and these bridges were built for the new airport on Lantau, and there is no commuting and not much goods transportation on this route.


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Tsing Ma Village

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On a small Island in the middle of the Tsing Ma bridge, a village can be seen, and another town in the background.


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Tsing Ma Bridge

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From Lantau Island, the bus crosses to the New Territories over the Tsing Ma Bridge

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Sha Tin Bus Boarding

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And here we get on the double decker bus to Sha Tin.

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Tung Chung Bus Terminal

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Another Bus Teminal, In Tung Chung we get off one bus and head for another.

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Tung Chung

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Tung Chung is a one of the newer towns, but with its tall appartment blocks and shopping malls, it is typical of Hong Kong's suburbs.

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Tung Chung Bus Ride

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The bus to Tng Chung is often crowded, but the 20 minute ride is better sitting down.


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Disco Bay Plaza

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In the DB Plaza, at the bus terminal, we catch a bus to Tung Chung.


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Plaza Bus Ride

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A friendly place to greet your friends in the morning, the Plaza bus gets us from the Marina Club to the Plaza.


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DBMC Bus-Club House

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From the Discovery Bay Marina Club we take this mini-bus to the Plaza.


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Alleyway Marketplace

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Hong Kong's streets and alleys are the locations for most of the fresh produce consumed here. But the street stores are not limited to produce. Meats, dried food, hardware, virtually anything actually, can be found for sale on the sidewalk.

Dai Pai Dong Still Life

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Kitchen scene in one of Hong Kong's few remaining Dai Pai Dong street restuarants.

Dai Pai Dong-Street Restuarant

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Dai Pai Dongs; a passing scene. These street restuarants are found in the back alleys of Hong Kong. Well loved by locals, but not known for santitary conditions, these are being phased out by the Hong Kong government. Licenses are being cancelled when the license holder dies, and no new licenses are being issued.

Cantonese Opera

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Here is a photo from the Cantonese Opera we recently attended. It was fun, but we confess: We didn't understand one word! But the music was soothing, and we had fun listening to the audience giggle and laugh. It was a comedy about marital negotiations, we think.