Hong Kong Information and Cultures

Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, covering an area of about 1,000 km2 in the south-east. It is one of the main economic and financial, and its port is one of the busiest in Asia. Geographically comprises a small archipelago where the highlights of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula.

Popular culture is very similar to that of Canton. They speak the Cantonese language, written using traditional Chinese characters instead of simplified characters used in the rest of the country. Also speaks Chinese and English, a legacy of the colonial presence, and are the two official languages.

Although there have been found human settlements from Neolithic times, its recent history is linked to British colonialism. The Hong Kong Island was conquered by the British during the First Opium War and used as a free port for trade with mainland China. After the second Opium War in 1898 the Qing Dynasty ceded the New Territories (some islands and the peninsula of Kowloon) to the British for a period of 100 years.

In approaching the end of the cession, in 1984 signed a treaty to restore Chinese sovereignty over Hong Kong. On 1 July 1997 all the territories that formed the British Hong Kong became part of the special administrative region depending on the People's Republic of China. So have some freedoms, economy and quality of life distinct from the rest of China.

Gujarat India

Gujarat is a state in northwestern India. Land's inception in 1960 was conditioned by the fact that there is a majority population who speak Gujarati. Residents in the state prides itself on being a better business than other Indians, and the Land is also the second most industrialized in the country. Mahatma Gandhi was born in Porbandar in Gujarat.

Land adjacent to Pakistan. Here are two deserts, one of them named Kachchh is known from the British Indian history. Coast to Coast (the Gulf of Khambhat) is higher in Gujarat than in any other state, a total of 160 mil. Land has two million inhabitants: Ahmedabad and Vadodara.

Land home to several national parks, including Girskogens National Park near Junagadh, where the last Asiatic lions live, and Vela National Park in Wading Bhavnagardistriktet, Vandsa National Park in Bulserdistriktet and Jamnagar Marine National Park at Kutchbukten.

The largest cities are Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Baroda and Surat. Among other cities, there Amrela, Anand, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, cured, Dahod, Dhoraji, Dhrangadhra, Gandhidham, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kadi, Keshod, Mahuva, Mehsana, Nadiad, Navsari, Okha Port, Patan, Petlad, Porbandar, Savarkundla , Surajkaradi, Surendranagar, Una, Unjha, Rolled, Vapi, Veraval and Visnagar.

Hindu nationalism is strong in the state, and it is controlled fn of the Hindu nationalist BJP. 2002 took heavy clashes between Hindus and Muslims. 89% of the population are Hindus and Muslims, 9%. Of the population is 70% literate. Urbanization rate is 37.7%.

Phnom Penh Information

Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia. This is situated where the rivers Mekong, Sap and Bassac Tonlé meet. According to the census of 2008, the city has 1,325,681 inhabitants, an increase from 862 000 inhabitants according to census 1998th.

The city was founded in 1373 and the construction of Wat Phnom. The city became the capital years in 1431 when King Ponhea Yat moved there from Angkor after he was defeated by Siam (Thailand). The Royal Palace with the Silver Pagoda was built in 1866 and it was only then that the town became a city. During the French colonial power was Phnom Penh, known as Asia's pearl. The city became the capital of the independent Cambodia in 1953. In 1975, expelled the city where two million inhabitants, of which about 1 million refugees, the Khmer Rouge after they have taken the city. The population began to return after the Khmer Rouge crushed by the Vietnamese in 1979.

Since the Khmer Rouge cases, Phnom Penh plant and in recent years become a tourist destination which has many of the city's industries will increase. Sights, except the above, including the National Museum, Choeung Ek (Khmer Rouge's execution site outside the city), Toul Slengmuseet (former S-21 prison by the Khmer Rouge period) and Wat Ounalom.

If Phnom Penh in late 1980s, the writer Carl-Johan Charpentier written book report, "Phnom Penh. Travel to isolated metropolis'. The city is divided into seven districts (Khan), who in turn are subdivided into 76 municipalities (Sangkats). The seven districts are Chamkarmon, Daun Penh, Prampir Makara, Tuol Cork, Dangkor Meanchey, Russei Kaew.

Phnom Penh is hot year round with slight variations. The climate has a dry season from November to April and a rainy season from May to October. Varma is March to May, while the coolest months are from November to February. Most rain falls from September to October, the driest months are January to February. Winter Period, in addition to lower temperatures also lower humidity, making it the most pleasant period for those wishing to visit the town.