City between worlds : my Hong Kong / Leo Ou-fan Lee.

Main entry:

Lee, Leo Ou-fan.

Title & Author:

City between worlds : my Hong Kong / Leo Ou-fan Lee.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008.

Description:

322 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 300-304) and index.
Victoria City -- Central values -- The world of Wan Chai -- Views from the peak -- Kowloon, past and present -- New territories, ancient traditions -- Hong Kong lifestyle -- City and country.

Summary:

The author of this book offers an insider's view of Hong Kong, capturing the history and culture that make his densely packed home city so different from its nearest neighbours. He goes through the wet markets and the corner bookshops, remote fishing villages and mountaintop temples, teahouses and noodle stalls.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780674027015
0674027019

Subject:

Manners and customs
Travel
Landeskunde
Hong Kong (China) Description and travel.
Hong Kong (China) Social life and customs.
China Hong Kong
Hongkong
Hong Kong (China) Description.
Hong Kong (China)

Form/genre:

Nonfiction.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 261092
Call No.: BIB 192070
Status: Available

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