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Hong Kong history

The area has been inhabited some 5000 years. When excavations are objects from the Neolithic found, indicating the influence of the northern Chinese Stone Age culture (Longshan). Later the area was populated by Han Chinese during the Song dynasty between 970 and 1279 came from North China. Hong Kong however, the Chinese government took a long time a rather modest place.


Hong Kong

Hong Kong consists of about 260 islands, each with tunnels, bridges and ferries are connected.


Hong Kong Museum of Art

The spacious brick building, the Hong Kong Museum of Art on the waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui houses a collection of Chinese calligraphy and delicate landscapes. The highlights of this museum include the 17th-century poems in flowing script characters,huge sculptures from the Qing dynasty and temporary collections of local artists.