A walking tour Hong Kong :
sketches of the city's architectural treasures..Take a stroll Hong Kong old and new plus explore the wonders of Macau. /
by G. Byrne Bracken.
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| Summary: | This new edition of A Walking Tour Hong Kong is a study in contrasts as a collage of buildings old and new is set against a canvas of colonialism and modernism. Architect G. Byrne Bracken takes his passion to the streets of Hong Kong capturing with his sketches the duality of Hong Kong's built environment; from shop houses to skyscrapers, temples to churches, mansions to make-shift vendor stalls. Covering favourite places such as The Peak, Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui and more, with the abouts, beyonds and surroundings, this beautiful-book-cum-walking-guide will enhance anyone's appreciation of Hong Kong's history, culture and temperament through its distinctive urban landscape. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore ; London :
Marshall Cavendish,
2012.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Series: | A walking tour
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| Notes: | Includes index. Physical description: 141 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. more |
| ISBN: | 9789814361415 (paperback) 9814361410 (paperback) |
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13A 1625 |
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