Hong Kong island (off off Tokyo): Oct. 28, 2012

It was exciting to walk around the streets in Hong Kong island.

The scene of skyscrapers on hillside was only found here. The combination of modern brand shops and traditional messy stalls was impressive. I was convinced that it was a place where western and eastern culture met.

I climbed narrow streets from the Central area near seashore through hillside to the middle of the mountain. A moving sidewalk was built along the streets. It moved downward in the early morning and changed the direction at around 10 am. The sideway is called the “hillside escalator”.

Brand shops gather in the Central.

Small food shops and daily goods shops scattered around the escalator. NOHO (north of Hollywood Road) and SOHO (south of the road) are famous for gourmet and shopping. He attracted tourists.

Books on Chinese politics　occupied main places in bookshops. They included books on leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping and on Bo Xilai scandal. Communist party’s general assembly will begin on Nov. 8.

The island is overcrowded. Many construction works were under way in other islands and continental side.