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Jumbo Floating Resturant by Michael Jenkin

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Through the Aberdeen Tunnel (a two-tube tunnel linking Happy Valley and Wong Chuk Hang near Aberdeen on the Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong) and onto Aberdeen. The tunnel shortens the travel time between the north and the south of the Hong Kong Island. It connects the Wong Chuk Hang Road in the south, and Canal Road Flyover in the north.

The tunnel is 1.9 kilometres long.

Aberdeen is an area and town on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Southern District. Aberdeen Harbour is a harbour between Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau. The name 'Aberdeen' can refer to the areas of Aberdeen, Wong Chuk Hang and Ap Lei Chau, but it is more often used to refer to the town only.

Aberdeen is famous to tourists for its floating village and floating seafood restaurants located within the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelters. The Tanka people are generally associated with the fishing industry, and there are also several dozen expatriates living on boats in the harbour.

Ocean Park is in this area.

Starting during the Ming Dynasty, "Hong Kong" became the original name for the presently-named Aberdeen village. In the early 19th century, foreigners who landed near Aberdeen Village mistook the name of the village "Hong Kong" for the whole island. When the foreigners eventually realized their mistake, the name "Hong Kong" was already commonly used to refer to the entire island.Thus in 1845, Aberdeen was named after the British Foreign Secretary, the Earl of Aberdeen.

Aberdeen is known indigenously as Heung Kong Tsai or Hong Kong Tsai, which means Hong Kong Minor. It is believed that Aberdeen is where the name of Hong Kong (more accurate transcription, Heung Kong) originates.

From here you can get SanPan rides, eat a mean in the Jumbo floating Resturant and expeariance the life of the Tanka (Boat People).

The Jumbo Kingdom consists of the Jumbo Floating Restaurant and the adjacent Tai Pak Floating Restaurant.

The Jumbo Kingdom was established in October 1976 by Dr. Stanley Ho after four years and over HK$30 million were spent to design and build it. It was originally decorated in the style of an ancient Chinese imperial palace.

In 2000, two tugboats brought one of the floating barges (Palace) from the Aberdeen Harbour to the mouth of the Manila Bay, and it was rebranded as the "Jumbo Kingdom Manila". Much of the original ancient Chinese imperial palace style renovation has been retained.

Aberdeen is a wonderful place to visit. More tall buildings mixed in with traditional Junks, Sanpans, Fishermen and food.

I took many random photos of the buildings. I have no idea what they are but they made an impression on me. I also discovered just how wide 24 mm on my lens was as the perspective of buildings was interesting, they were all leaning into the pictures.

Canon EOS 5D, 24-70L

2013

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