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The Unforgettable Hong KongThe plane arcs softly into its final descent at Hong Kong International Airport. Below, Victoria Harbour, and the silent rhythms of countless ships. Beyond, sloping mountains fence in a breathtaking city view that seems to stretch forever. (飞机的柔和的弧线最终降落到了香港国际机场。下方是维多利亚港，无数的船只演奏着无声的旋律。远处，环绕着山体斜坡令人叹为观止的城市景色仿佛一直延伸到无际无边。)This is no ordinary airport. This is no ordinary city.（这不是一个普通的机场。这是一座非凡的城市。）An elderly man passes by wearing pyjamas, bearing a brightly feathered bird singing merrily in its cage.（一位穿着睡衣的老人经过，手上提着一个鸟笼，一只颜色鲜艳的鸟儿在里面欢快地歌唱。）Professionals gather at a roadside kitchen for noodles, congee and shrimp. （上班族聚在路边的餐馆里吃面条，喝粥，吃小虾。）Incense from a tiny Taoist temple drifts into the pounding beat of rock music pouring out of a discotheque.（一个小道观里飘出来的檀香混杂着从迪斯科厅里流出的摇滚乐有力的节奏，浑然一体。）A ferry travels on the nearby water regularly, taking passengers to an isolated island 40 minutes away, where Buddhist temples and tiny fishing villages dot the landscape. （一只渡船时常穿梭在附近的水面上，把乘客们带到离此处40分钟里程的一个孤岛上，在那里，佛寺和小渔村点缀着迷人的风景。）Hong Kong. Here, 161 km. south of the Tropic of Cancer, beats the pulse of Southeast Asia’s heart. Where East greets West, and past colours present.（香港，北回归线以南161千米，东南亚心脏的起搏器，这里东西交融，呈现着昔日的色彩。）Where does one start? （从何开始呢？）The streets are exciting with the sheer force of so many lives, and so many contrasts, moving in so many different directions.（街道上挤满了熙熙攘攘的人群，但他们又都形形色色，奔着不同的方向。）Even transportation proves an experience. A double-decker tram provides a bird’s-eye view of neon signs twisted into huge Chinese characters, dwarfing the human parade below.（甚至是交通线也展示着一次经历。从双层的有轨电车上鸟瞰霓虹灯镶嵌成巨幅的中文，使下面的人群显得如此的渺小。）Another tram, in operation since 1888, stumbles 396 m. straight up Victoria Peak. You see the city stretches out mute at your feet. The islands of the South China Sea are beyond, and further, the mountains of China.（另一辆有轨电车，从1888年就启动运行，慢行396米直达维多利亚顶峰。你可以看到这座城市悄无声息地在你脚下延展开来。南海上的岛屿隐约可见，更远处，可以看到中国的青山。）The Star Ferry makes its way across the harbou