Kowloon

The name 'Kowloon' is thought to have originated when the last emperor of the Song dynasty passed through the area during his flight from the Mongols in the late 13th century. He is said to have counted eight peaks on the peninsula and concluded that there must therefore be eight dragons there. But the young emperor was reminded that with he himself present, there were actually nine dragons. Kowloon is thus derived from the Cantonese words gau, meaning 'nine' and lung, meaning 'dragon'.

Location, and stuff

A territory located on China's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong, province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the east, west and south. Its population is 6.9 million people which makes it one of the most densely populated area in the world. It was ruled by the British from 1842-1997, July 12 when it broke away and gained independence.
Common industries include textile, apperal, tourism, Ship building, iron, steel, fishing, cement, small manufactures, and spinning mills, which were some of the best in the world.

From personal experience I can say with most certainty that Hong Kong is one of the most amazing and diverse cities I have ever been to. Large buildings, beautiful sky-scrape, bright lights, city markets, animals, Hong Kong is so full of life and beauty. The people are among the friendliest in the world and even as an American tourist that didn't speak an ounce of Chinese, I still made my way around the city without any problems and found everyone to be extremely polite and courteous. I fully enjoyed my trip and would go back in a heart beet!

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Hong Kong is one of the worlds leading financial capitals. China as a whole is a communist country but Hong Kong is a capitalist country so anyone can make any amount of money that they want with limited government interference. This capitalistic form of government directly relates to the economic prosperity of todays Hong Kong.
Religions are extremely diverse in Hong Kong, largely due to the fact that Hong Kong itself is so diverse. The west religions such as Christianity is fairly common, Confucianism and Buddhisms along with many others are also common choices for the people of Honk Kong. Originally a British colony Hong Kong was declared a free country in 1997. Since then Hong Kong has grow to be one of the strongest economies in the world and remains a power to this day.

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This is the official flag of Hong Kong post independence from British rule.