Senado Square (Largo do Senado) is a public square in Macau. It is located in the central area of the Macau Peninsula. Covering an area of 3,700 square meters (4,425 square yards), this is one of the four largest squares in Macau; the others being Praça do Centro Cultural, Praça do Lago Sai Van and …
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Huaqiangbei (華強北)
As one of the top shopping destinations in Shenzhen, Huaqiangbei Commercial Street (华强北) is renowned for its electronics markets, but it also has plenty to offer those looking for men’s and women’s fashion. The shopping area starts where Huaqiang North Road (aka Huaqiang Bei Lu) intersects with Shennan Middle Road and then all the way north …
F5 Future Store (未來商店)
F5 Future Store is a convenience store that uses a combination of machine automation and artificial algorithms instead of labor. The 35-square-meter F5 shop in Shenzhen consists of two counters for food and goods, a beverage-maker and a self-cleaning dining table. Customers can order and pay for products at a special terminal or wirelessly with …
Mi Flagship Store (小米之家)
Hema Supermarket (盒馬鮮生)
Alibaba is rapidly expanding its new offline retail store, Hema, throughout China. The tech giant has grown its brick-and-mortar supermarket to 65 stores overthe last year. And, although it may seem a shift from Alibaba’s tech roots, the store operates on cutting-edge innovations. “Alibaba has a very ambitious strategy of the convergence of online and offline …
Cross Border Facilities along the East Rail Line
The East Rail Line, one of the 10 MTR lines in Hong Kong, used to be one of the three lines of the Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR) network. First known as the KCR British Section, it is now called KCR East Rail. It starts at Hung Hom Station in Kowloon and terminate at Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau stations, both of which …
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Turbo Jets (噴射飛航)
Macau Ferries from Hong Kong depart from both Kowloon and Hong Kong Island. The journey takes around one hour. Ferries to Macau leave from two terminals in Hong Kong and arrive at both Macau Terminals, the main terminal and the Taipa Terminal, you can choose whatever is more convenient to where you are staying in …
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (廣深港高鐵)
Getting from Hong Kong to the mainland has for many years been an arduous process of cross-border buses, bus + metro + light rail, or if you could afford such, a private car. Not anymore. With the line opening on the 23/09, tickets are now on sale for the new High Speed Rail Link which …
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Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (港珠澳大橋)
The 55-km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB), comprising the 12km Hong Kong Link Road, 29.6km Main Bridge and 13.4km Zhuhai Link Road, is the longest bridge-cum-tunnel sea crossing in the world. Operating 24 hours a day, HZMB puts major cities in the Pearl River Delta within a three hours’ commute from Hong Kong; and it will …
Hong Kong Observation Wheel (香港摩天輪)
The Hong Kong Observation Wheel (HK Ferris Wheel) is an addition to the city and one of the easiest ways to get a bird’s eye view of downtown Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour. Similar to the London Eye or Singapore Flyer, each air-conditioned pod takes up to 8 people and the ride takes a little …
Guangzhou-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area 