From Taoist temples to Christian churches, and from traditional Cantonese seafood and dim sum restaurants to luxurious French fine dining, Hong Kong is widely regarded as a 'city of charms', filled with a diverse culture that can be seen from food, language, architecture and many more. These cultural contrasts are what shapes Hong Kong, shown with the sophistication of an international city, and also the cosmopolitan lifestyle that the locals there even show.
Cantonese would be the language that is widely spoken around Hong Kong, where up to 89% of the population speaks this. However, ever since the reversion of British Colonial Hong Kong back into the hands of China, it has been made official by the local government that Cantonese, English and Mandarin are made the 3 official langauges of Hong Kong. Over 95% of Hong Kong are bilingual and over 60% are regarded to be trilingual. Furthermore, Hong Kong is known for it's communities that it shapes around the city, for example, shaping communities for expatriats such as Lan Kwai Fong, and also Muslim Communities too. This represents that although these 3 are the official langauges, residents there still may have the chance to speak your home language no matter where you come from!
As it is a city with a fusion from the east and the west, street names as well as restuarants come from different sides of the world. Numerous street names and buildings use British officials as well as current British monarchy as a representative of the diverse fusion of east and west. An example would be the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and D'Aguilar street, both very important people in British History. Moreover, as influenced during the British colonial period, Western restaurants as well as this culture in local restaurants have been introduced to Hong Kong citizens, allowing them to explore the different culinary journeys ranging from French, Italian, British, Indian and even Spanish, making Hong Kong a culinary world for different tourists to explore.
Filled with flawless 13th century ancestral halls, small ancient villages, to elegant yet sophisticated Victorian architecture and World War 2 memoribilia tell the story of Hong Kong’s journey from a common and small fishing harbour during Imperial China and the British rule to the culturally diverse crossroads that is seen today in the city. Tourists get a choice to explore the wonderful Victorian Architecture yet shopping at the same time. An example would be at the 1881 Heritage on Salisbury road in Tsim Sha Tsui, where it includes high-end shops such as Cartier, Bvlgari, Van-cleefs-Arpels and many more.
All in all, with it's fusion of culture influenced from the East and the West, Hong Kong demonstrates it's widely diverse culture through numerous aspects especially with ones listed above. They speak your language, they have the cuisine that you enjoy, they have the currency rate that you need, and of course, they provide you with the most spectacular sceneries that you can ever imagine as influenced with their rich cultural diverity. So, enjoy Hong Kong!