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Taiwan vs Hong Kong

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Planning to go Taiwan or Hong Kong? Let's see the points below. 1.Transportation Transportation in Hong Kong is quite impressive. The MTR which is mass transit railway is being provided and the tourist can purchase their card easily at the counter. The information about the next destination is clear and there are announcement being made at every station to remind the passengers about the drop off. One thing you need to bear in mind is most of the MTR stations require you need to climb up a lot of staircases, maybe this is also the reason why elders in Hong Kong are so healthy. Changing one station to another station require you to walk some distance if compared with Taiwan railway transit. To me, Taiwan owns a much more simple transit station structure, if you intend to change station, most of the time, you just have to walk to the opposite side, rather than waling to another area for changing station. Note that the transit railway is only available in Taipei, For some reg

Wong Tai Sin temple, Hong Kong

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Wong Tai Sin Temple is one of the well known temple located in Hong Kong. Many prayers will go there to pray and wish for their dreams to come true in one day. Before entering into the temple, few steps away from the entrance is furnished with a lot of Buddhism accessories. There are plenty of stalls selling accessories for the people to decorate their houses or keep it in wallet or hang on bag to bring luck. One of the stalls selling accessories After entering the entrance, turn left and you have to climb several steps before going into the main temple. The entrance 12 zodiac statues  There are a lot of statues surrounds the main temple This one is located at the right side of the main temple Prayers who are kau cim-ing This is probably the main temple  This prayer prays sincerely  Lamp holding statue The Wong Tai Sin Temple has a mini garden. It is located at the behind of the main temple. The garden is well maintained and one can