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Pok Fu Lam

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Pok Fu Lam or Pokfulam is a residential area on Hong Kong Island, at the western end of the Southern District. [1]

55 relations: Aberdeen, Hong Kong, Baguio Villa, Bauhinia × blakeana, Béthanie (Hong Kong), Chinese New Year, Christianity in China, Cyberport, Dairy Farm International Holdings, Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired, Europe, Expatriate, Feng shui, German Swiss International School, Government of Hong Kong, High West, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong University Press, Hongkong Land, Housing estate, Kangxi Emperor, Kellett School, Kennedy Town, Lamma Island, List of places in Hong Kong, List of reservoirs of Hong Kong, Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Levels, Nüwa, New Territories, Paris Foreign Missions Society, Patrick Manson, Pok Fu Lam Country Park, Pok Fu Lam Fire Dragon Dance, Pok Fu Lam Reservoir, Pok Fu Lam Road, Qing dynasty, Queen Mary Hospital (Hong Kong), Revolt of the Three Feudatories, Sai Ying Pun, Sandy Bay, Hong Kong, Shanty town, Shek Tong Tsui, Smithfield, Hong Kong, Southern District (Hong Kong), St. John's Cathedral (Hong Kong), Stanley, Hong Kong, Telegraph Bay, University of Hong Kong, ..., Victoria Peak, Wong Chuk Hang, World Monuments Fund, World War II, Xin'an County. Expand index (5 more) »

Aberdeen, Hong Kong

Aberdeen is an area and town on southwest Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

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Baguio Villa

Baguio Villa is a large scale luxury private housing estate located in Pok Fu Lam, Southern District, Hong Kong.

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Bauhinia × blakeana

Bauhinia blakeana commonly called the Hong Kong Orchid Tree is a legume tree of the genus Bauhinia, with large thick leaves and striking purplish red flowers.

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Béthanie (Hong Kong)

Béthanie is a historic building complex located in Pok Fu Lam, in Hong Kong built in 1875 as a sanatorium by the Paris Foreign Missions Society (Missions Étrangères de Paris).

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Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year, usually known as the Spring Festival in modern China, is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar.

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Christianity in China

Christianity in China appeared in the 7th century, during the Tang dynasty, but did not take root until it was reintroduced in the 16th century by Jesuit missionaries.

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Cyberport

Cyberport is a business park in Hong Kong consisting of four office buildings, a hotel, and a retail entertainment complex.

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Dairy Farm International Holdings

Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is a Hong Kong retail company with its legal base in Bermuda.

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Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired

Ebenezer School & Home for the Visually Impaired is a school for blind and visually disabled children in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Expatriate

An expatriate (often shortened to expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than their native country.

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Feng shui

Feng shui (pronounced), also known as Chinese geomancy, is a pseudoscience originating from China, which claims to use energy forces to harmonize individuals with their surrounding environment.

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German Swiss International School

The German Swiss International School (GSIS; Deutsch-Schweizerische Internationale Schule) is an international school in Hong Kong established in 1969 by German and Swiss families looking for a bilingual German-English education in an international setting.

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Government of Hong Kong

The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, commonly the Hong Kong Government or simplified as GovHK, refers to the executive authorities of the Hong Kong SAR.

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High West

High West (Chinese: 西高山) is a mountain in Hong Kong Island.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is an autonomous territory of China on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in East Asia.

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Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts is a provider of tertiary education in Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of Hong Kong.

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Hong Kong University Press

Hong Kong University Press is the university press of the University of Hong Kong.

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Hongkong Land

Hongkong Land is a property investment, management and development groups with premium commercial and residential property interests across Asia.

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Housing estate

A housing estate (or sometimes housing complex) is a group of homes and other buildings built together as a single development.

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Kangxi Emperor

The Kangxi Emperor (康熙; 4 May 165420 December 1722), personal name Xuanye, was the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty, the first to be born on Chinese soil south of the Shanhai Pass near Beijing, and the second Qing emperor to rule over that part of China, from 1661 to 1722.

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Kellett School

Kellett School is a private co-educational school in Hong Kong and member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia.

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Kennedy Town

Kennedy Town is at the western end of Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

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Lamma Island

Lamma Island, also known as Pok Liu Chau or simply Pok Liu, is the third largest island in Hong Kong.

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List of places in Hong Kong

The following is a list of areas of Hong Kong.

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List of reservoirs of Hong Kong

Reservoirs in Hong Kong are spread fairly evenly over the entire 1,104 km² of Hong Kong.

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Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival celebrated notably by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese peoples.

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Mid-Levels

Mid-Levels is an affluent residential area on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

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Nüwa

Nüwa or Nügua is the mother goddess of Chinese mythology, the sister and wife of Fuxi, the emperor-god.

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New Territories

The New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula.

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Paris Foreign Missions Society

The Society of Foreign Missions of Paris (Société des Missions étrangères de Paris, short M.E.P.) is a Roman Catholic missionary organization.

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Patrick Manson

Sir Patrick Manson, (3 October 1844 – 9 April 1922), was a Scottish physician who made important discoveries in parasitology, and was the founder of the field of tropical medicine.

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Pok Fu Lam Country Park

Pok Fu Lam Country Park is located on Pok Fu Lam, the western end of the Southern District of Hong Kong Island.

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Pok Fu Lam Fire Dragon Dance

The Fire Dragon Dance in Pok Fu Lam is held in the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is the main activity during the Mid-Autumn festival.

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Pok Fu Lam Reservoir

Pok Fu Lam Reservoir is the first reservoir in Hong Kong.

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Pok Fu Lam Road

Pokfulam Road, or Pok Fu Lam Road, is a four-lane road in Hong Kong.

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Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, also known as the Qing Empire, officially the Great Qing, was the last imperial dynasty of China, established in 1636 and ruling China from 1644 to 1912.

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Queen Mary Hospital (Hong Kong)

Queen Mary Hospital, located in Pok Fu Lam on Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong, is the flagship teaching hospital of the Faculty of Dentistry and Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong.

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Revolt of the Three Feudatories

The Revolt of the Three Feudatories was a rebellion lasting from 1673 to 1681 in the Qing dynasty (1644–1912) during the early reign of the Kangxi Emperor (r. 1661–1722).

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Sai Ying Pun

Sai Ying Pun is an area in Western District, in the northwestern part of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.

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Sandy Bay, Hong Kong

Sandy Bay (also known as) is a bay located in Pokfulam and south of Mount Davis, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

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Shanty town

A shanty town or squatter area is a settlement of improvised housing which is known as shanties or shacks, made of plywood, corrugated metal, sheets of plastic, and cardboard boxes.

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Shek Tong Tsui

Shek Tong Tsui is an area in Sai Wan on Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong.

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Smithfield, Hong Kong

Smithfield (formerly) is a street with a length of approximately 1,300 m in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

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Southern District (Hong Kong)

The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong.

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St. John's Cathedral (Hong Kong)

The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist is the oldest Anglican church in the Far East.

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Stanley, Hong Kong

Stanley (赤柱) is a coastal town and a tourist attraction in Hong Kong.

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Telegraph Bay

Telegraph Bay or Kong Sin Wan, formerly known as Tai Hau Wan (大口灣), is a bay in the west shore near Pok Fu Lam, between Sandy Bay and Waterfall Bay on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong.

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University of Hong Kong

The University of Hong Kong (often abbreviated as HKU) is a public research university located in Pokfulam, Hong Kong.

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Victoria Peak

Victoria Peak (or previously) is a mountain on the western half of Hong Kong Island.

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Wong Chuk Hang

Wong Chuk Hang or Staunton Creek is an industrial and residential area in the Southern District of Hong Kong Island, in Hong Kong.

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World Monuments Fund

World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a private, international, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of historic architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world through fieldwork, advocacy, grantmaking, education, and training.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Xin'an County

Xin'an County (Chinese: 新安县; Pinyin: Xīn'ān Xiàn, Hakka Dialect: Sin On Yen) is a part of Luoyang City, Henan Province, People's Republic of China.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok_Fu_Lam

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