大学英语专业泛读3第九单元-香港介绍

Introduction•OfficiallytheHongKongSpecialAdministrativeRegionofthePeople‘sRepublicofChina,isalargelyself-governingterritoryofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.•ABritishdependentterritoryuntil1997,HongKonghasahighlydevelopedcapitalisteconomyandenjoysahighdegreeofautonomyfromthePRCunderthe“onecountry,twosystems”policy.•HongKonghasthreeareas:HongKongIsland(香港岛),Kowloon(九龙),NewTerritories(新界)andLantauIsland(大屿山),.•HongKongisshoppingparadise,dietaryworld,leisuresummerresort,andculturewindow.GeographyofHongKongLocation:SituatedatthesoutheasterntipofChina,HongKongisideallypositionedatthecentreofrapidlydevelopingEastAsia.Withatotalareaof1103squarekilometres.Geographiccoordinates:22.15°N,114.10°EClimate:subtropicalmonsoon;coolandhumidinwinter,hotandrainyfromspringthroughsummer,warmandsunnyinfall.HeartandSoulofaPeopleOfanEasternculturethrivingamidoneoftheworld’smostcontemporarycitiesDatebacktothehistoryofHongKong,wecanknowthatitbeginfromTangDynasty.ButbecauseofTheFirstOpiumWar,in1842-1997itbecomethecolonyofEngland.BecauseofthatHongKongbecomeamulticuturalplace,andturnintoamoderncityinsteadofasmallfishingvillage.Standinthestreet,youcanfeelastronglycultureshock:therearestonelionsandgoldfishinyourighthandbutwesternstylestructureareinyoulefthand.Almosteverykindofreligionsyoucanseeinhere,anddifferentkindsoffestivalwerecelebratedoverheretoo.西式建筑教堂中式建筑文武庙EarthlyTreasuresIfyoucan’tfinditinHongKong,itdoesn’texist.“Ifyoucan’tfinditinHongKong,itdoesn’texist.”Thetruthofthissayingbecomesabundantlyclear.Itiseasyforyoutobuythingsyouwanttoget.Driedroot,snakes,tea,jade,porcelain,pearl,gold,Antiques,watchesandclothes,areallpresentforyou.Thevarietyofgoods,bothWesternandOrientalareverypopularhere.TherewasaimportantreasonisallofthisgoodsareDuty-freeprices.TheendlessnightThereisendlessmagicintheHongKongnightMaybeallofuswillenjoysuchaoccasion:Theeveningbeginswithapre-dinnercocktailhighupinahoteloverlookingtheharbour.Yougazeoutthewindow,wonderingwhereinallthiswonderfulglitteryou‘dliketogofirst.InHongKongyoucanseeaboutthat.Ifyouenjoyexcitedyoucangototheracetrack.Enjoythecultureyoucangotowatchtheplays,recitals,theHongKongPhilharmonic,andartsfestivals,American,Europeanand,CantonesefilmareshowedintheMoviehousestoo.Enjoythepeaceyoucangoforamidnight,moonlightstroll,Takeinthecolorfulstreetlifethatneverstops.Orridearomanticferryandlettheworldcarryonwithoutyou.AtasteoftheExtraordinaryYouwon’tmakeittoeveryone,butyou’llhaveanunforgettabletimetrying.•Hongkongisaninternationalcity.Hongkongactsasanimportantroleintheeastoftheworld.Peoplefromallovertheworldgatherheretogether,theybringstheirowntraditionalfoodfromtheirhometown.Also,HongkongwasruledbyTheBritainforalongtime.Someoflifestylewasforcedtoberemoved.ButthemostimportantfactisthepeoplestillliveatraditionalChineselife.•Afterthat,Allfoodculturalwasmixedtogether.Anewfoodculturalcameintobeing.Catalogue1.IndianJapaneseItalianKoreantraditionalfood2.Western–stylefood3.TheHongKongstyledimsumrestaurant4.Sweetfoodmadebytheoldfamily5.StreetfoodIndianjapaneseitaliankoreantraditionalfoodWestern–stylefood•WesternstyleoffoodisparticularlypopularintheyounggenerationofHongKong..FastfoodjointsareabundantinHongKong.BrandslikeMcDonald'sandBurgerKingareineverycornerofHongkong.Thesejointsarespeciallypatronisedbyoffice-goers,whocangetaquickandfillingdietatlunchtimehere.