A dazzling city where Chinese traditions and Western culture blend in the most surprising way. On a single street you might spot a shop selling dried mushrooms and medicinal herbs, then right next door find European fast food and a cinema premiering the latest Hollywood releases. Hong Kong has long outpaced even the world's boldest megacities in sheer numbers of skyscrapers. Buildings under 30 storeys are hardly built here at all. It feels as if air taxis might start gliding between the towers at any moment – just like in The Fifth Element. This is not simply a city of the future; by many measures, it is already the future for everyone else.

Yet Hong Kong has not forgotten nature. In the centre and on the nearby islands you will find plenty of parks, leafy squares, and gardens. Better still, just beyond the fast-paced financial district rise beautiful mountains, green hills, and scenic valleys.

To make sure you do not miss anything worth seeing, it pays to plan your Hong Kong trip in advance. Use our interactive attractions map, mark the places you would love to visit, and sync your finished guide with the free Ever.Travel mobile app. How does it work? Very easily! Take a look at our overview ;)