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Built around a sheltered coastal inlet, Yam O grew into a key transport corridor on northern Lantau Island. North Lantau Highway runs beside railway tracks used by the Airport Express and Tung Chung Line, linking Hong Kong International Airport, Tung Chung and the city beyond Lantau. Wooded hills press close to the route, with the coast immediately to the north. Yam O remains part of Lantau’s older rural setting despite the major infrastructure that now crosses it. Penny’s Bay, east of Yam O, is home to Hong Kong Disneyland, which opened in 2005, while nearby Sunny Bay provides the interchange for the Disneyland Resort line. Road, rail and densely vegetated slopes give this part of Hong Kong’s outlying islands a distinctly functional character.
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Among the regions of China, Hong Kong stands out for its dense harbourfront skyline set between steep green hills and the South China Sea. Victoria Harbour separates Hong Kong Island from Kowloon and remains the city’s defining waterway, busy with ferries, working vessels and the Star Ferry route. Beyond the commercial core, country parks cover large areas of the territory, while Lantau Island is home to the Tian Tan Buddha and the Po Lin Monastery. A former British colony until 1997, Hong Kong retains a distinctive mix of Cantonese traditions and international urban life. Continue through nearby webcams to explore different parts of Hong Kong.
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Built around the Yellow River and Yangtze basins, China grew into a vast modern state with landscapes that run from the Tibetan Plateau and the Himalayas to the Gobi Desert and the shores of the South China Sea. The Yangtze, Asia’s longest river, crosses the country west to east, linking mountain regions with major cities and fertile plains. Beijing’s Forbidden City, the former imperial palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties, remains a defining monument of its long imperial era. The Great Wall follows northern terrain in many separate sections, while regional cuisines, tea traditions and festivals reveal striking local variety. Explore other places across China’s regions to put this setting in a broader geographic context.
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